Laser Cutting

Get to know the laser cutter at Sint Lucas / Code Space: the awesome Beambox Pro. With it you can cut and engrave in wood (full wood or MDF), paper/cardboard, leather, fabric and acrylic.  More information can be found here:

Beambox Pro Information

Bring your own design (bitmap or vectors), and then you can already do a test. We provide the wood!

Goals

• Understand the principles of laser cutting.
• Get to know the Beam Studio software.
• Grasp the safety concepts around laser cutting.
• Be able to distinguish between cutting and engraving and know when to apply which.

Requirements

Bring your own design (vector or bitmap) if you want to cut something. We expect a number of students, so make your design small enough (ideally less than 10x10cm).

Next Steps

• Watch an introduction on laser cutting / engraving.
• Understand the Beam Studio software.
• Check out the Fablab of the KdG in Hoboken, where they have a large-format laser cutter in addition to other digital fabrication tools.