fellow hackologists may be interested in a year and half long project of mine to build a computer controlled sheet metal cutting system. It uses a 100 watt CO2 industrial laser.

Sheet metal fabrication is a versatile manufacturing process used to produce most components and products from thin metal sheets in huge quantities. Its application is widespread in almost every ...

If you’ve worked with a laser cutter ... on what you should not cut and why, if you want more details. In addition to material selection, the post covers creating a design file and setting ...