Tag: LAYZOR
Mother’s day card
My mom’s birthday is always aroud the same date as mother’s day, but this year they coincided on the same day. So I made this quick card with interchangeable greetings. Not much else to sa... Read More
Lasercut city map
My mom’s birthday is coming up, and this year I want to give her something special. I actually came up with the idea last year, but this project makes heavy use of my lasercutter, which was bein... Read More
COVID-19 face shields
These are strange times. Covid-19 is taking the world by storm and a lot of us are temporarily unemployed and holed up at home. The Belgian maker community was very fast to respond to this new reality... Read More
Lasercut Treasure Chest
I’ve been working on a little project for a friend during the month of January. It’s a lasercut ‘treasure chest’-looking box that will contain some badges that the kids have to... Read More
LAYZOR 8mm pine test
Not much to add, just watch the clip: Pretty happy with that result!... Read More
Living hinge 2.0
Most of you will undoubtedly have come across the so-called ‘living hinge’ pattern which, when cut into thin wood stock, allows it to be bent along one axis (as illustrated below – n... Read More
PSA: Check your water flow!
A friendly reminder to those of you who own a CO2 laser cutter: always make sure your coolant is running! The other day when I was doing some test cuts during the latest batch of upgrades, I forgot to... Read More
LAYZOR final upgrades
I’ve been tinkering with my LAYZOR ever since I’ve built it, and now I believe I have gotten to the point where there isn’t much else to add without having to resort to huge modifica... Read More
Dymaxion Globe
From Wikipedia: ” The Dymaxion map or Fuller map is a projection of a world map onto the surface of an icosahedron, which can be unfolded and flattened to two dimensions. The flat map i... Read More
LAYZOR custom part kits now available!
Get it here: https://manmademayhem.com/layzor/myshop/#forsale That’s all folks!... Read More
LAYZOR custom part kits underway (2)
One of the last pieces that I needed to make for the part kits was the jog wheel. I was kind of nervous for this one since I never ran a multi-stage contoured toolpath on the lathe before. Well, I did... Read More
LAYZOR custom part kits underway (1)
Hi, Since I returned from holiday, I have been working on the custom part kits for the LAYZOR. Finally I can show off some of the progress I made. The kits will be made available in batches of 10, so ... Read More
LAYZOR cart
Although I consider the LAYZOR finished, I find myself regularly taking off the outer panels in order to troubleshoot small issues or generally dicking around with new hardware. The problem is that th... Read More
LAYZOR upgrades
Yeah I know. I haven’t even spent any time using the finished v1 LAYZOR and I’m already upgrading it again 🙂 The thing was, I had to disassemble the machine partly in order to finish th... Read More
LAYZOR plans now available
The LAYZOR project has been dominating all my free time since the beginning of the year. This post marks another milestone in this crazy journey. So what happenend? Well I finally finished the complet... Read More
LAYZOR website online!
Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Final design and preparation part 4: Building the frame part 5: Custom parts part 6: Mechanical part 7: Electrical + first te... Read More
LAYZOR (10) – FINISHED!
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Fina... Read More
LAYZOR (9) – This is the home stretch!
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Fina... Read More
LAYZOR (8) – Acrylic
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Fina... Read More
LAYZOR (7) – Electrical + first test run
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 –... Read More
LAYZOR (6) – Mechanical
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 –... Read More
LAYZOR (5) – Custom parts
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 When d... Read More
LAYZOR (4) – Building the frame
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 I managed to get all t... Read More