In the wild + PCB spraypaint lasering

UPDATE (9-22-15): Someone on youtube has built one! Video at the bottom.

UPDATE: David has a great write-up on spray-paint-lasering PCBs:

https://hackaday.io/project/6180-dna-lamp-diagnostic-device/log/24663-laser-assisted-pcb-fabrication

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@SUF and @Radu Motisan found these prebuilt laser-engravers (photo/links below) while looking into using laser for PCB-etching. The idea being: Spraypaint the PCB, then etch the paint away with a laser. Something David (who's not showing up in the dropdown list: https://hackaday.io/hacker/15795) is currently doing with CO2 lasers. The jury's out on whether these lasers would be powerful enough to burn away the spraypaint, but maybe a different type of paint...?

These are the laser-engravers:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-NEJE-300mW-USB-Laser-Engraver-Cutter-Engraving-Cutting-Machine-Laser-Printer-/181833606089?hash=item2a5620a3c9

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEJE-500mW-Mini-USB-DIY-Laser-Printer-Engraver-Laser-Engraving-Cutting-Machine/181833681583?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=33205&meid=9a5c936fe94d4a66a4f7dc2371777bec&pid=100005&rk=3&rkt=6&sd=181833606089

They look suspiciously like CD/DVD mechanisms!

This ain't mine, but it's cool to see it in action!

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Radu Motisan wrote 09/19/2015 at 16:56

sorry for the slow reply, been very busy with http://www.uradmonitor.com/model-d-production-ready/ . Any news on this?

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Eric Hertz wrote 09/20/2015 at 21:31

None on this particular front, but it's definitely a design I'm keeping in mind in all the other endeavors leading up to it. It seems steppers are the de-facto, so I'm looking into them a bit. And burning out laser-diodes left and right, so I'm pondering a safer driver-circuit.

Thanks again for the link, and good luck on the uradmonitor!

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frankstripod wrote 09/04/2015 at 09:11

Nice find!

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Eric Hertz wrote 09/04/2015 at 09:32

Agreed. And the mounting-method is pretty smart... no moving parts on moving parts.

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davedarko wrote 09/04/2015 at 08:42

I've seen them too just recently, got me into buying laser diodes and drivers :D I want to put that on my dorment 3D printer..

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Eric Hertz wrote 09/04/2015 at 08:56

nice :)

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