I have a 3D carving that I want to be able to laser engrave so I was thinking about getting a low powered laser attachment for the S5P. The problem I see is that the carving height differs, and I’m sure the laser would lose focus as it passes over different heights. Is there a way to get the laser head to follow the 3D carve data as it scans back and forth engraving, therefore staying a fixed distance above the surface and staying in focus? My other concern, even if this were possible, is that the heads of the units I have seen seem to be boxy and need to be close to the surface they are engraving. If this were the case, they would potentially crash into the raised details on my carve when engraving lower areas. For example the JTech Photonics head looks big and boxy. Is all the lower part just shielding to avoid reflections, etc, and the laser module sits higher up? (I am not proposing removing the safety features, just redesigning them.
Can the software allow for the 3D Z movement and still control the laser, or would I be limited to using something like LIghtburn, which, as far as I know, doesn’t have 3D motion control?
Is all of this not an issue, as the modules can focus over a distance and stay sharp? I have a 60W CO2 Redsail clone laser, but it needs to stay focused and has no 3D capabilities. It does have a bed that can be raised and lowered (slowly), so if anyone has a solution for using that, I would be interested in getting more info.
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