Category Archives: Acrylic

Adding a Rocktech Capacitive Touch LCD to the NXP i.MX RT1052 EVK

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It is never too early to start thinking about Halloween projects :-).

rended Eyes with i.MX RT

rendered Eyes with i.MX RT

When I ordered originally the MIMXRT1050-EVK from Mouser, it was without the LCD display (see “MCUXpresso IDE V10.1.0 with i.MX RT1052 Crossover Processor“. I ordered the LCD for the board soon after writing that article, but I was too busy with the university lectures and exams to get a hand on it. Finally I have spent a few hours at night and I proudly can say: the display is working 🙂

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Laser Cutter: Wooden Chest Box

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I have been asked to share what I’m creating with the laser cutter. So here is one more design: a wooden chest box:

Wooden Chest Box

Wooden Chest Box

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Tuning a Laser Cutter and Determine the Maximum Usable Laser Power

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The question has been: If I buy such a 50 Watt cheap laser cutter from China, how many Watts does it really have? I have read all these stories that usually what is advertised is only the theoretical maximum I could get, and will not be realistic at all. This article is about how I tuned the machine and how much I got out of it.

Different Laser Power

Different Laser Power

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