The MCU-Link debug probe comes without an enclosure. To protect the hardware against ESD issues, I had created a 3D printed enclosure for it. That one worked fine, but takes some time to print it. If you have to build many enclosures for a full classroom setup, then a laser cutter is much faster. And to create some variations, I have decided to cut it with different materials and colors. To be environment friendly, extra glue is needed, and with recycled PMMA, different colors are possible too.
It is already December 1st, and time for a new Advent Calendar. This year the design includes birch plywood with PMMA, SK6812 RGBW LEDs running with a Raspberry Pi Pico board, building a small village.
Tomorrow is the 1st Advent, and right on time I was able to finish a special version of an Advent calendar for the Christmas 2020:
laser cut advent calendar illuminated
Having access to a laser cutter makes it possible to design custom enclosures. This one is for a Raspberry Pi in a Steampunk design:
Steampunk Enclosure
For this Christmas time I wanted to create a special gift box for a special neighbor family.
Christmas Gift Box Wrapped
Need a quick way how to attach a LED, a push button and two resistors to the Raspberry Pi header? One way is to use some ‘flying’ wires. Or to use three pieces of lasercut plywood for a nice looking Raspy extension board:
Wood Circuit Board on Raspberry Pi
I love my laser cutter because it makes it easy to create nice wood boxes:
Wood Box
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
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
MCU on Eclipse 