Laser Engraving Water Bottles and Tumblers
When I added the rotary chuck to the laser, the primary use was to be for engraving powder coated water bottles and tumblers. These make nice gifts and I wanted to be able to do “full wrap” designs. With a “full wrap” design, as you may have guessed, the engraving goes all the way around […]
Laser – Close Loop Stepper Alarm Interlock
Previously I had upgraded my OMTech 3555 130W CO2 laser from open loop to closed loop stepper drive on the X axis. See: https://bronkalla.com/blog/2022/10/17/converting-the-laser-to-closed-loop-stepper-drive/. The closed loop stepper driver has an alarm output. This is used to signal the controller that the stepper driver has encountered an error that it cannot correct. The particular driver […]
A dresser for Hadley
My grand-daughter Hadley needed a new dresser. Her old one was “commandeered” to use for her baby brother. The dresser needed to fit a rather narrow space in her room. The height allowance was flexible so I went with 4 feet. She will be able to reach into the top drawer in a few years. […]
