Plywood laser-cuts fairly well but has drawbacks when used in serious production runs, as [Marie] explains in a blog post about a quest for the ultimate laser-cutting plywood. One of the things [Ne… ...

Step-by-Step Construction 1. Laser Cutting the Plywood: Begin by designing the boombox’s body using CAD software. Once the design is ready, use a laser cutter to cut the plywood pieces.

The laser cutter I use is a Trotec Speedy 300, which is great for high detail laser cutting. For thicker and larger sheets of wood, I get all my CNC routing outsourced.

The folks at the Lansing, Michigan hackerspace built themselves a 40 Watt laser cutter. It’s an awesome machine capable of cutting plywood and acrylic, and is even powered by a RAMPS board, s… ...

Laser-cut Plywood Panels Layered & Stained To Add Depth By Matt Schumake July 11, 2014 | 1:53 pm CDT Click on the image to open ...

This also brings about material efficiency, as the kerf (the material removed during cutting) after laser cutting is often barely noticeable, sometimes as low as 0.1 mm.

You may also bring in your own materials, but you must present anything you bring to a think [box] team member approval before using the laser cutters. Plastic you bring should be clearly labeled ...

The build volume of the Laser Axe is 170 x 200 mm in size and a variety of different powered lasers are available for hire pledge amounts. For more information on this compact yet powerful desktop ...