Converting the 3d printer to a laser cutter is relatively easy.
Convert 3d printer to vinyl cutter.
Then the laser is connected to the power supply and the mainboard.
Here is what you need to get started.
First the nozzle is replaced by a laser using a self made 3d printed holder.
By attaching a laser to the extruder for example you can easily convert your 3d printer to a laser engraver or even cutter.
It is able to easily cut vinyl paper and cardboard.
An old hp pen plotter with a serial.
In this quick video guide i will show you how you can use your 3d printer as a laser engraver and i won t cost you more that 40.
Vinyl cutters can be very expensive so vinyl hacker decided to share with us the alternate route some people have taken.
However huge thanks to him for making such a great design.
My first serious post here on thingiverse as well as the first time i model something from scratch i marked this as a remix from pascalmakes pen holder even if i just needed the support that attaches to the fan.
So this thing turns your ender 3 into a cnc 3 axis cutter.
The laser circuit is optically sepparated from the 3d printer circuit.