Hi all. Just wanted to share some photos of the start of my first

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Hi all. Just wanted to share some photos of the start of my first project. Starting small with a desktop laser engraver. These are pics from last night extracting diodes from DVD burners and stripping down carrier and stepper assemblies. I have ordered my stepper drivers and laser driver as well as the diode housing. This first project will be Arduino driven, but I plan to scale my next project up to a 2’x4’ CNC router with PC controller. Baby steps first… Thanks for accepting me in to the community!

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Is there a plan you’re working from? This seems interesting to me…

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I’m working from this instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Pocket-laser-engraver/

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Cool, thanks for the reference. :slight_smile:

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very cool!

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Be sure to be safe, DVD lasers can cause serious eye damage. Even from defuse reflections.