Category:Laser Cutting

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Cutting or engraving compatible materials with a laser cutter is a powerful and very precise way to make things. Besides useful external resources, we try to collect all of our wiki pages on the topic in this category (scroll to the bottom)!

Inspiration

Downloadable Designs

Besides designing your own shapes, e.g. with Inkscape or Fusion 360, there are plenty of people sharing their drawings on the internet. Sometimes they are free and sometimes they may cost a bit - but think about how much work went into creating them and you'll see it's usually a very good deal.

Obrary.com seems to be an interesting site providing free patterns and eBooks for laser cutting and CNC milling.

Other Ideas:

Tutorials

Laser Cutting Services

You could also order laser cut parts online:

Metal Cutting

Not many laser cutters can cut metal. You could use a CNC mill instead, or try one of these services: