Maker space New Orleans uses laser cutter to make wooden bird house
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)
Laser cutting wooden doubloons for Mardi Gras throws
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