Hi sroehlk,
Thanks for the info but I came to this forum by way of a post at the CNCzone forum which I regularly read. I read everything I can get my eyes on at the moment about lasers and such and I have always wanted to build one ever since I was 13yo after reading about one in an encyclopaedia. I was always worried about keeping the optics clean and setting up a clean room to use it in but have found that it needn't be that critical, just careful. Now it is not beyond the average persons reach to build one, you just have to wade through a mountain of info and piece it all together. So far my investment is $3480 AUD and I have only to get some cable chain and I will be able to "have at it" so to speak.
I have found that many different forums have people who are expert in their field AND willing to share their hard earned knowledge sometimes gained over decades of practices. I am a sponge to them :-)
Corel Draw seems to be the all encompassing program for this type of thing and I will seriously look into it at a later date.
Stunt Engraver,
I will start a thread on the CNCzone forum in a few weeks when I get into building the laser. It won't be pretty or (hopefully) cost a fortune but it will work. I have no worries about that unless I break something :O) .
I will be using mostly off the shelf components or readily available things from stores and ebay etc.
Being stuck in the outback I need the internet for this and it has become my lifeline and my partners bane. Yes, the poor thing is an internet widow but it is ultimately for her anyway so she tolerates it. .
Rich.
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