Laser Resources and Techniques

[Brendon_Hatcher]

The Laser Tool Page provides a higher level overview and context for this page.

YouTube

• The Trotec youtube channels (USA, Canada)

• Deep Dive With Dave - Videos by Trotec showing techniques

• Trotec Ruby Playlist

• Trotec Techniques Playlist

• Trotec Laser Hacks Playlist

Manuals

• Our Ruby manual
• Official Ruby guides
• Brendon’s Book - deep dive into laser cutting with lots of examples and learning activities.

Generators

• makercase.com - Simple box generator
• festi.info/boxes.py - Lots of different generators

Techniques

Laser users are invited to contribute to a list of laser techniques. Over time, we can develop complete “how to” documents that match the technique to our specific laser, software and other tools.
Please only share successful techniques - if you have any questions post in the Discussion (Private) channel and @ lasertechs

• Paint Fill on Polished Surfaces
• Laser Engrave Masked Unfinished Wood
• Leather Embossing and Debossing Dies with Delrin Plastic
• Creating Toolbox Foam Inserts

[ed_o (Edward Owen)]

I found it useful to skip through this Ruby training from Trotec to get a better understanding of the software.
https://www.youtube.com/live/f516GsB53U4?si=Avysb_3cawiq4ukI