Incredible home made low cost CO2 Laser

June 7, 2012 By 21 Comments

[LokisMischief] wrote in to the tip line to let us know about this incredible home made CO2 laser. This thing is a complete DIY beauty, from the PVC cooling jacket to the toolbox based controller.  The whole thing is essentially built from DIY parts,  hand blown glass for the laser tube, plumbing store mirror mounts,  a PVC cooling jacket … Read the rest

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Make your own CO2 laser

December 24, 2006 By 12 Comments


We all remember the diy cnc laser. In my quest to bring you guys fresh stuff, I found an interesting design (the author says he built his in the 80s) for a home-built CO2 laser. The dimensions are missing, but the design is pretty simple. If you like some textbook style reading, the hyperphysics server is your friend. I … Read the rest

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