Constructing a C02 laser cutter

9/10/2010

[Owen] contacted us to show us his site dedicated to his C02 laser cutter buildHe spent about 2 years and roughly $15,000 putting it together, so this is not small buildThe laser and optics alone were $9,000.

This site isn’t necessarily meant to be a template to build your own, but he shares [...].

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