IDIYA now has three laser cutters with 27″ x 19″ etching and cutting capability. These cutters can etch and cut cloth, leather, cardboard, wood and plastics up to 1/4″ thick.
Projects made with laser cutters by IDIYA members:
- Mardi Gras shark costume from cutting cloth patterns they designed
- Finely cut leather clothing, costumes and jewelry
- Laser etched blue jeans with unique etching patterns without cutting the jeans
- Preproduction fabrication and rapid prototyping
- Hand written (on an iPad) then laser cut wood sign
Our laser cutters can take some fairly large projects
Maximum dimension of laser cutting materials
- Cardboard 1/2″
- Plastics 1/4”
- Cloth & leather 1/4″
- Wood 1/4″
Popular uses for our laser cutters:
- Cloth & leather:
- Making costumes including
- Laser etched leather
- Blue jeans
- Custom cut leather jewelry and fashion pieces
- Testing & product fabrication
- Jewelry making
- Wooden signage
- Mardi Gras wooden doubloons (perfect in New Orleans) VIDEO below
- Craft projects like the birdhouse at right (plans available)
Start laser cutting your New Orleans art, production and engineering projects today with this IDIYA promotional offer – sign up for one year, pay only $99 month
Autodesk Fusion 360 – Modeling software for laser cutters and 3d printers:
- FREE 1 year license for subscription members of IDIYA
- FREE Fusion 360 training classes at IDIYA every Weds 6-8 (for IDIYA members)
- FREE 3 year license for students, teachers & educational staff.
- FREE 1 year license for members of Startups who have not yet released a product