User:MobiTobi
Welcome to my page :^)
I am now a not-so-new member of the comakingspace. Below you will find a list of what I am working on and what I have created so far. When I have made acceptable photos of my projects the write-ups will follow.
So far I have engaged primarily with the laser cutter, 3D printing and Autodesk Fusion. Next I want to learn sewing 🪡 and improve my soldering. In the long term I would like to work on expedient furniture, like collapsible desk designs and atlas compatible housing.
I have outlined help pages on creating collapsible designs based on reversible tenon and miter joins and on advanced techniques that made using the laser cutter easier for me. It will take some time to write the text body. If you want to learn about any of the subheaders now shoot me a message on slack and I will get back to you.
Also trying to lobby for more morning opening times. Wish me luck 🍀
Finished Projects
laser distance gauges
desk pen organiser
desk trading card shelf
speed token for mtg
fountain pen leather case
photography light box
(backdrop still missing)
In the pipeline
In no particular order
- fans (folded, brisé)
- engraved acrylic lights
- earrings
- deck boxes
- canvas roll-up cases
- Upcycle mint tins with custom linings
- Geometry teaching tools
- pyramid cuts
- geo board
Materials I have used
The full Laser Cutter Material Settings page has become unwieldy. For quick reference I duplicate my own laser cutter settings in this table.
| Material | Date
(YYYY-MM) |
Thickness | Operation | Speed (mm/s) | Power (%) | Corner power | Scan gap ("resolution") | Focus | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plywood 3mm Bubinga (ROBOTIME) | 2024-10 | 3 mm | cut | 26 | 100 | surface | kerf 0.1 mm | ||
| Plywood 3mm yellow Lime (ROBOTIME) | 2024-10 | 3 mm | cut | 26 | 100 | surface | |||
| Plywood 3mm yellow Lime (ROBOTIME) | 2024-10 | 3 mm | bleech | 500 | 20 | surface | do NOT use masking tape | ||
| Plywood 3mm yellow Lime (ROBOTIME) | 2024-10 | engraving | 200 | 40 | surface | DO use masking tape; 2 passes | |||
| Hardboard | 2024-10 | 3.2 mm | cut | 16 | 100 | -1 | absurd levels of soot | ||
| PMMA (acrylic glass) black | 2024-11 | 2 mm | cut | 26 | 100 | ||||
| PMMA (acrylic glass) extruded | 2024-11 | 3 mm | cut | 35 | 100 | surface | kerf:0.1 mm | ||
| PMMA (acrylic glass) extruded | 2024-11 | 3 mm | cut | 45 | 100 | surface | kerf: 0.06 mm | ||
| PMMA (acrylic glass) extruded | 2024-11 | 6 mm | cut | 6 | 100 | surface | visible difference between top and bottom edge; at speed 4 and 8 cutting edges looked less clean | ||
| PMMA (acrylic glass) extruded white | 2024-11 | 3 mm | cut | 20 | 100 | - 1mm | |||
| PMMA (acrylic glass)
cast |
2025-3 | engraving | |||||||
| felt polyester | 2025-3 | 2 | cut | 90 | 85 | surface | 1 mm kerf | ||
| Leather,
black |
1 mm | cut | |||||||
| Leather, black | 2025-3 | 2 mm | cut | 40 | 100 | ||||
| Leather,
(Gürtelleder) |
3.2 mm | cut | |||||||
| PE foam, black | 2025-4 | 10 mm | cut | 50 | 100 | -2 | ~ 30kg/m^3 | ||
| EVA foam (Moosgummi) | 2025-4 | 2 | cut | 200 | 100 | surface |
Material testing
