Vancouver Hack Space is Moving
Vancouver Hack Space is moving from 45 West Hastings to 270 East 1st Ave. This will mean ground floor, wheelchair friendly access and 2000sqft of extra space to work in. I’m coordinating the load-out...
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Moving VHS 3.0 to 270 East 1st
In this scene our heros are building a staircase to lower the 400kg laser to the pavement. In the distance the regular delivery has to back his truck out of the alley. Together we moved the laser...
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Laser cutter purchased!
We’ve been having a real challenge with producing laser cut parts over the last 6 weeks, ever since the VHS laser cutter was disassembled for transport to the new location at 270 east 1st ave. I did...
View ArticleEquipment upgrade – selling the BlackToe CNC to pay for the G. Weike laser...
Gallery here My laser cutter is due to arrive in the port of Vancouver on the 21st at 10:00. I needed room in my garage, pronto. Thankfully the choice was easy: I had a giant CNC machine that never...
View ArticleLaser cutter update: calibrated!
The laser cutter is now assembled and calibrated. I’m working to find the right feed rate and speed for cutting the material I have. Once that is charted it will be a snap to produce parts for the...
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Rapid Prototyping a Spray Nozzle for Makelangelo Venti
Two weeks ago I received, installed, and tested a 60 watt laser cutter from G. Weike. Within an hour the laser tube power supply died. Today I received the replacement and installed it in about 30...
View ArticleThe Laser Cutting in Vancouver FAQ
Here are the most common questions I get asked about my laser cutter. What material can you cut/etch? natural wood, some ply woods, bamboo, paper, leather, and acrylic. What’s the biggest thing you can...
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Farrell’s Laser Cut Bookshelf
See all the pictures and read about it on Imgur My first customer for laser cutting. Woo! Farrell runs the Maker mobile truck in Vancouver and is a regular at the VHS. He needed a reliable,...
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How to Laser Cut a Lantern
This is the lamp I made for the Illuminares Lantern Festival 2013 here in Vancouver BC. If you have access to a laser cutter, some design software like inkscape then you can follow these steps to make...
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Laser Cut Frabjous Tetrahedron Sculpture
This is one of my first Laser cutting experiments. Even though this isn’t the best example of what I can cut I feel it’s worth sharing because it helped me get a lot better. I needed a large piece to...
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