Making an enclosure for my Laser engraver
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- I got this 2500mW Laser engraver from gearbest .com. To protect it from the dust in the shop and manage the fume extraction I build an enclosure for it. Its made from 12mm thick plywood and 3mm acrylic. I salvaged a fan, switch and some wires from an old PC Power supply. For the fume filtering, I use some active carbon filter that I got from my home center.
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I think it can be usefull to make smth to switch off laser when door of enclosure is opened.
Reed switch or smth like this.
@@QueueTeePies There is a point, with some youtubers reporting that this Gearbest junk turns on the laser unexpectedly. Plus, I wouldn't even trust it enough to included large acrylic windows. Instead, I'd stick an old cell phone in the box and stream video out. No windows, unless they're made from correctly-rated uv laser filter material. ...and I wouldn't trust the included glasses for a sunny day, let alone an el cheapo China Direct laser engraver.
Your own glowforge! Love the pass through and lights.
Thanks! Not quite glowforge more a #slowforge!
Very nice enclosure. Many folks just vent directly outside the house, so no filter needed.
cool build the bypass door on the back was a good idea..
Thanks John!
Very nice build Seb ! Clever design !
Thanks Remy!
Amazing!! Those lights and adapting the power is a fantastic idea!! Great job my friend!!😊
Thanks Jedidiah!
in order to engrave acrylic, you can simply put sharpie or a dark marker or paint on the acrylic for it to absorb the heat. This means that rather than refracting the laser, it will absorb it and you will be able to engrave. Just find a solution to dissolve or wipe away that paint/marker when you are done.
Thanks ! I will try that!
That's exactly what I used a yellow highlighter that did the job perfect. quick to clean also and easy to see when it engraves it also. Btw Ollari : Great video. I did something similar with only Plexiglas but its too see through. Gonna redo with some spare 9mm mdf. Love the back flap idea.
Nice work! That engraver looks handy!
Thanks Andy! I hope to get some use of it!
Hey, can you send me the dimensions for the box. I ordered the a3 pro laser engraver and until it arrives i want to make the box cover for it :). Thank you all the best 😊
good job 👍
Always pretty awesome!
Thanks Libo!
Very compliment!!!!
Thank you!
Nice box ;). I have a question, for the fan do you use another power supply or do you get power from the supply of the engraver?
Igen a lézernek a tàpegységét használom.
@@Ollaris Értem és a vezérlőegységet csapoltad meg, vagy van valahol egy kimenet, amit lehet hazsnálni?
@@Ji0927 sajnos nincs kimenet ugyhogy forrasztottam egy csatit a dc jack bemeneti pontjaihoz a vezérlőn. Hogy oldható legyen a kötés ha dobozon kívül akarom használni a gravírozót.
@@Ollaris Köszönöm szépen!
Szivesen
Do you have plans for this amazing design?
Seconded
Klasse Video. Super cool, dass ich deinen Channel gefunden hab. Hab gerade erst meinen eigenen Kanal zum Thema "Möbel bauen - Design meets Handwerk" gestartet und bin immer dankbar, wenn ich mich von jemandem inspirieren lassen kann. Also 👍 für dein Video und deine Arbeit!
Dankeschön Jonas!
I think I was more impressed with all the shop tools you have than the enclosure for the laser. Lol 😆 Curious, why did you use clear plastic instead of orange like everyone else.
It is just there to keep the sawdust out and the fumes in.
Did you add a camera? If so what kind
Great job, enjoyed watching!
Thank you!
wie funktioniert das Einmessen des Werkstücks bzw die Höheneinstellung?
Hi, did you prepare any PDF plan or anything else for this useful project ? Thanks in advance
Amazing 😍😍
Hello,
Can you please provide measurements and all materials used so I can make this.
Thank you
tres jolie votre boit a aspiration
aurier vous les mesures pour que je puisse faire un pour moi merci
Does the plain, clear acrylic provide eye protection to let you watch the laser working?
No. It’s just there to seal the fumes in. You always need safety glasses when working with a laser.
Could you share a basic cutlist for this? I'm too l lazy to generate my own. Cheers!
Hola yo tengo uno igual como puedo cortar papel tengo que hacer alguna modificación en la potencia o en la altura del material y el
Láser
Pretty freakin cool my man!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Thanks for watching Drake!
Most kicsit irigykedem, ez volt az eddigi legjobb videót! Gratulálok ! A lézergravirozóhoz adsz nekem egy linket hol vetted? Köszi
Köszönöm szépen! Természetesen minden linket és infót megtalálsz a leírásban!
Ollari's biztonságos az oldal ? Lehet nyugatodtan rendelni?
Én eddig mindent megkaptam. De tudnod kell hogy a gravírozót a videóért kaptam.
Ollari's biztos voltam benne😄
neat!
Thats not much.... you can expand on that if you like! ;)
What was the inside dimensions of your box? 24" isn't really enough I found out. I've got to expand mine. The steppers are almost touching the sides.
Mine is 19” by 25 1/2
Great video, but why would you want to filter the fan? First of all it creates more work for the fan and significantly reduces your airflow, and secondly, why filter it? You want to remove everything you can and what can that filter actually stop??, besides your air flow? It's only smoke and fumes you are removing and trying to stop those with a filter will just make a stinky filter.
Active carbon filter. If you can’t vent it outside it helps tremendously.
@@Ollaris Yes it probably would. I thought you were venting outside.
So if I make a lid like this..for a 55w mini laser it will be safe?? I have kids...so safty is very important
Not safer for your eyes. You need special glass to make it safer. It just helps with the fumes.
Hey question: Does the acrylic is eye safe? Or it isn't?
It’s not! Just to keep the fumes in.
What googles do you have?
Laser proof green glasses that came with the laser.
Laser needs to be higher up so a rotary attachment can't be used.
I dont have that.
too legit
Thanks! :)
Nice video of the enclosure. Too bad you didn't narrate and tell us the dimensions and talk thru the process of building it. Too many people do this same exact thing. Are you afraid of talking? Otherwise great content.
This is beautiful! I am considering getting this same laser kit, and would love to pick your brain about some things. Would you be willing to email back and forth? Thanks!
Sorry but you know this Plexiglass will not Stop you UV Laser!? Try with you test something under this Plexiglas and you should burn and Cut the things under that, like your eyesight! Therefore you should use Filtered Plexiglas mostly orange in Color. Good luck.
It’s NOT for protecting your eyes! It’s there to keep the fumes in and give the machine a more “finished “ look. You should always wear special Laser safe glasses when operating a laser of any kind.
BTW different lasers have different wave lengths so Orange glasses are not always appropriate.
if you use clear acrylic doesn´t that mean that the laser just goes
through the acrylic and is still dangerous?
Yes! Its just for the fumes. Still need proper eye protection
Nice, but this was NOT a budget project.
Never did i mention that it was. You could just put a cardboard box on it and call it an enclosure.
³Jedlnia Letnisko
Great build! I just got my laser and need to build an enclosure for it as well. I looked on your website, do you have plans/dimensions for this project?
We see the exhaust port for the air to be pulled out, but there are no holes for fresh air to get in. With no air movement, not.much smoke will get pulled out.
You are correct. I added some intakes later.
Is this basic acrylic used here good enough to be able to watch it while it runs without the included safety glasses? Or is there a way to do that?
I made my enclosure out of a cardboard box. Took 5 min.
Yours is much nicer.
Hi, did you do a plan(PDF or similar) with measurements ?
Thanks in advance
Antonio
Hey Antonio. I don't have any plans available yet.
Can you send me some pics or info about how you have this wired up?
I think I'll build something like this, one question does the fan suck up enough? I was thinking of using a bathroom vacuum placed centrally at the back panel
It works well enough for me but i guess the bathroom fan would be a good upgrade especially if the hose is longed.
Beautiful work Seb. That's an awesome box. Love the little door for longer boards. Nice job!!
Thank you very much Red!
brother, I just bought one like yours, I live in Brazil, and now I'm looking forward to the arrival of the machine, I'm going to make a project based on your idea of a cabinet so that it can also be free of dust and other things. Very good video and congratulations !
Thank you very much!
Do you sell these i really need one 😩
This is just a show of your tools, not really showing anyone how and what to do, no dimensions, nothing, why over the top just to make a box, why not use your laser for marking out etc ??
Hi Ollari please could you share dimension of box with me i have the same engraver and have been looking for a way to box it.
Nice idea !!! I love the back door that you make this is one of the best !!
Thanks my friend!
Es una caja de extracción de humo incleible. Me podrías pasar los planos o medidas? Gracias
Great video really good idea making an enclosure it’s something il be doing with mine but how did you get the laser engraver to make the grid on the base plate please
You put plexiglass in but still need glasses to watch it?
For fume and dust control. You should ALWAYS use glasses while operating a laser.
Great build! I have a similar model engraver (smaller size) that I shelved because I didn't have a good smoke extraction system. You have definitely given me the inspiration to make my own.
I'm thinking of buying this Lazer for personalising beer caddy's... Would you recommend it... Great video and fantastic build btw seb
Thank you very much! It’s enough for engraving for sure. It takes a bit of patience to set it up but when you have more than 1piece to make it’s worth the setup time.
nice enclosure seem easy enough do make with just a circular saw
Very nice! You are very good!i would like to make one just like yours nowadays.keep on your good work!
Welp I found my design. Thanks!
Great build, got inspired, built one too, not as good though.
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For your birthday you should get some power tools...lol o you have more power tools the Dewalt and Milwaukee put together. Great job man.
😂😂😅🤣
I am using a 2,8Watt JTech laser, Acrylic no chance. maybe because its transparent. I was thinking how to get over sized material in, but at the end i checked the backdoor :D
Do you have to use eye protection? if yess like me, change the windows to protection glass.
I was also thinking of building a box but the xcarve is too big.
greetings from my channel, Arne
I was thinking about the same when it came to eye protection, the "glas" acrylic wont protect you from the lasers light in my guess. I skipped acrylic when i built my box for it because of this but do you know where you can buy protection glas suited for this in EU/Sweden?
Amazing work, man... Turned out awesome! 😊
Thanks! :)
hi! have you tried it on painted metals?? i would like to know if i could buy one of this to engrave painted aluminum, by just removing only the paint
Yes I have! It works. If you want you can use the link in the description when you purchase one. (Affiliate link)
Hola. Que tal la lente con ese sistema de extracción??.. no le va humo y se termina ensuciando?, yo he tenido ese problema, y le tengo una manguera flexible sujeta directamente al cabezal láser, para que no le llegue nunca humo a la lente, lo que pasa que es un engorro tener que mover toda la tubería junto al cabezal, y además, me complica mucho si lo quiero cerrar en una caja. Es que visto la humareda que sale algunas veces, me parece que tu sistema de ventilación se queda demasiado corto, me equivoco?, más que nada para animarme a replicarlo, o intentar apañar mejor lo que tengo, con alguna manguera más delgada pero con mayor poder de succión. Un saludo, y enhorabuena por esa pedazo de caja, quedó muy chula.
Love your design, thank you for sharing your amazing video
Thank you very much Carsten!
Just to share what I have learned from my Eleksmaker Pro A3 2.5Watt unit. The clear acrylic that you put on the cover will not protect your eyes from the 445nm diode laser. You need an amber colored acrylic made specifically for this wavelength. Another thing, this low power laser cannot engrave clear acrylic at all. This wavelength goes right through it and does not burn it. Also, this low-power diode laser cannot cut white paper, it reflects off it and won't burn it either. Please protect your eyes by using the correct color acrylic and some good eyeglasses made specifically for the 445nm wavelength.
Great job.bravo
Thanks for sharing.keep it up idol.
Stay safe.
I need that laser engraver! Sweet home you made for it
Thank you very much! :)
Üdv!
Nagyon jó ötlet és igényes munka! Gratulálok!
Köszönöm Szabolcs!
Great video, I’m currently looking at purchasing the A3 myself. How have you found it. Would you recommend it for a newbie getting into the laser world. Thanks. Been sub’d and your great to watch.
Thank you! I've seen a friend use it to customize his woodturning pieces. and he recommended it to me. Its good for engraving in wood and leather. It cuts paper just fine. for any more than that you need a proper 40W laser at least. And keep in mind that it is a DIY kit You need to play with it to get working properly. I have a link in the description for this and for the stronger one if you want to check out the price
Ollari's thanks for getting back to me. I’ll check out the links. Cabinet looks fantastic. Do you have plans available for if/when I purchase it.
Sorry i don’t. I might do that.
Ollari's you should I’d imagine it would sell well. There must be hundreds of the A3 out there. I found your video just by looking at videos of the A3 and watched yours before I had even watched a video about the A3 itself. 👍👌
Zappp! Very cool project and congrats on the new laser!
Thanks Alex! :)
Great job. I'm thinking of something along similar lines for mine.
One thing though.. The perspex panels offer zero protection from laser exposure. Swap them out with the darkest transparent red you can find, and they will protect from reflections, which can still do a lot of damage.
John Bailey I always wear my Laser glasses when working around it. And its much cheaper than buying a proper acrylic for the box.
I'm glad someone else mentioned using laser viewing glass! My idea behind an enclosure was so I *wouldn't have* to wear laser goggles!
But the quality and precision in the build is *excellent*. How long did it take to make, Sebastian? And is it a rivet gun you used with glue to attach the sides?
If you use the charcoal filter to filter the fumes back into clean air, why then do you also need the pipe to the extraction fan at the top of your workshop? Or am I overestimating the effectiveness of the charcoal filtration?
Those types of laser proof acrylic panels would cost more then the laser engraver itself so I gone with the cheaper route. I used a nail gun and wood glue to fasten it together. Since then I removed the charcoal filter. It wasn’t working that well, probably to small of a surface area to catch all the particles. I would recommend an exhaust pipe even with a better filtering system.
@@Ollaris The charcoal didn't work? Hmm. So it'd be best just to have an extraction pipe going directly through the wall, then, I guess.
Have plenty of pipe and timber walls I can make holes in w/o needing a core drill.
I also have two pieces of laser viewing glass, so if I adapt some of the fantastic construction ideas in your video, I may be able to get away w/ not needing goggles at all...👍
You don't need an officially laser proof rated panel. Our lasers are blue, so red blocks them. I got some deep red transparent acrylic on ebay for a few quid that does the job beautifully.
Basically if I can cut it with the laser(even though it has to take about ten passes going really slow), that proves it is opaque to the laser, and the distance it is from the focus point means any light coming near will be unfocussed, so while not guaranteed harmless, certainly reduced to a reasonably safe level. Good enough for stray reflections. And at least as good as the cheap ebay safety glasses.
2:05 Thats a very good way to clamp it down with 2 clamps!
Saudações Ollari's; tenho duas perguntas:
1) Com essa máquina, vc pode cortar alguma coisa?
2) Esse Laser pode ser substituído por um Laser de 30W ou 40W para cortar algum material de 5mm, como Compensado, Acrílico, etc.? Obrigado
Olá tudo bem ? Voce saberia me responder se esta maquina na versão 5500 conseguiria contar papel, tipo papelão so que mais fino?
Yes it can cut paper in one pass, in cardboard it depends on the thickness, but with multiple passes, it can cut to thicker material too.
Very impressive work. How this laser I am looking to buy one.
It works great for engraving. Not for cutting.
Nice enclosure and it is a must for laser engraver congratulations ,please could you share a list of dimension wood , Thanks i advance
Im in the middle of building an enclosure for my engraver and ran across your video and must say its the best yet! Excellent video!
Would you happen to have a cut list and dimensions for this Great Enclosure?
You think like I do. Love your perfectionist ways ! Guess what I'm making 😁
Beautiful build.What is the size of the box, what did you make, for the engraving device?
Nice job.
You inspired me to make one similar to this. I added green acetate transparent film (for OHPs) to the windows so I can keep an eye on the engraving while doing other jobs.
Great idea!
Hi, great vid, also very nice job!!! Would you share box dimensions?
odd question but im building my enclosure based on yous. Did you paint the inside black or is that the carbon filter?
Yes I just painted it black.
@@Ollaris do you have any build specs and measurements
Thanks for the video. I really like your enclosure. You should be able to add the lightburn camera to that as well.
Fantastic video! You’ve inspired me. Thanks mate
Thank you!
Danke für das Video. 7:48 das Kabel sieht aber gruselig aus, ist das so eines wenn man es aufschneidet so einen Eisenbahndraht mit 0,1 mm findet ?, aber für 10 A drauf steht ? Das könnte irgendwann anfangen zu brennen - vielleicht doch mal durch eines von Conra_d tauschen
I just got a similar model laser kit. This will be a great project !
hi great build do you have any plans or measurements thanks Roger
Buen vídeo!!
Una consulta, esta máquina no es capaz de cortar materiales? Por ejemplo cuero...
Tienes un nuevo suscriptor!
Super, great 👍👍👍L. G. Martin
Thanks Martin ;)
Sehr gute Idee und saubere Ausführung. Nur ein Problem: Der Laser ist in der Tat sehr gefährlich. Eine rote oder orange Acrylglasscheibe wäre da erheblich besser vor allem sicherer für die Augen. Ein Laserwarnschild auf dem Gehäuse ist ebensfalls ratsam.
Your work is really very good, I follow your videos and I love them
Thank you very much Ruan!
Super Gehäuse! Aber kannst du uns auch genauer verraten, wie du den Lüfter und die LEDs mit Strom versorgst? Daran hängt es bei meinen Gehäuseplänen nämlich noch.