Dvd Rom Lazer Yapımı. Super cheap 3d printer from cd rom drives. The laser engraver that he created consists of two large 3d printed pieces which create the base of the machine.
Those carriage will be your x and y axis we. The laser diode should never be turned on if it is not placed in a sufficiently large metal cover this serves as a heat sink. Drake anthony makes building a cutting laser from a pc look easy and it seems like it actually is.
An early cd jambox i found had a linear motor in place.
So yeah this phillips drive was a good pick. Taking apart the dvd drives. Set the dvd rom drives jumper to master and connect the dvd rom drive to the secondary ide port. It can be seen that 5mw laser beam is even weaker than the side beams of dvd rw laser.