Three laser experiments today: laser-induced electroless copper plating, laser-assisted electroplating on stainless steel, ...

That’s what [Spiritplumber] did, and he’s actually cutting 3/16″ wood and 1/4″ acrylic with his 3D printer. [Spiritplumber] is using a 445nm laser diode attached directly to his extruder ...

There’s clearly a demand for this sort of desktop laser, the simplicity of using a diode over a laser tube ... isn’t used on larger lasers (or 3D printers, for that matter) as you can only ...