A CoreXY diode laser cutter built on a 2020 aluminium extrusion frame.

GhostCutter is a simple DIY coreXY designed laser cutter designed on a coreXY 3d printer like frame built for hotswap toolheads!

The main inspo for this project was that most current laser cutter's on the market on aliexpress are cheap and crappy - none of them have an easy to use software/wifi/easy to use cam (lightburn looking at you)

I set out to design a machine that solves ALL of these problems WHILE being cheaper than all the 300 dollar machines!! I also wanted a laser cutter because well,, couldn't afford one for 1k

This part is coming soon! Once I get the machine fully built I'll add instructions here + I've been working on a custom CAM software for this machine! (don't want to suffer using lightburn)

Sneak Peak (FluidBurn) - This software includes all the fancy features of lightburn while being easy to use and as intuitive as possible

Repo Link

Controller board, enclosure panels, acrylic bed slats, and safety goggles not yet costed above.

The bed uses a Clear acrylic slat design. This means that it uses a diode laser's inability to cut through clear acrylic as an advantage rather than a drawback. Slats slide into a 3D printed base with shallow grooves on one side and deep grooves on the other to form a slatted bed.

LT-80w-AA with a 10w Optical Output - This fits on to a hotswap head

TBD

Laser rated acrylic

This machine uses a Class 4 laser. Permanent eye damage can occur in milliseconds.

• Always wear wavelength-appropriate laser safety goggles (OD4+ at 450nm)
• Operate only with enclosure panels in place
• Never leave unattended during operation
• Ensure that there is ventilation

• CAD — frame
• CAD — CoreXY motion system
• CAD — bed
• CAD — laser head mount
• CAD — enclosure
• IRL — frame assembly
• IRL — motion system
• IRL — wiring & firmwareware
• First cut

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