Comment on Any resources on using a 3D printer as a plotter cutter
fufu@feddit.org 1 week ago
I went down that road first building a plotter attachment then trying to attach a knife on an ender 3. Kinda got it to run by simply extruding svgs into a 1 layer body that i could then “print” with a standard slicer. In the end i build myself a laser, and let me tell you, everything before was a huge waste of time :) the laser cuts like a beast, much faster and cleaner. Would not recomment using a knife in a laserworld.
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Can this laser attachment (safely) cut vynil, tho?
fufu@feddit.org 1 week ago
Standard Vinyl that contains PVC should never be heated with a Laser. It will create corrosive chlorine gas.
Any advanced Vinyl like PVB, PVA or any variant that does not contain chlorine can be cut with diode co2 and fiber without issues.
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
So… no to laser, right?
fufu@feddit.org 1 week ago
Well depends on the actual material you are using. Just google PVC free vinyl, you can buy the stuff in any form.