I’m still on a laser cutter learning curve. Not ready to do my own complex designs yet so am searching the web for interesting designs done by others.
I found a free, mechanical iris Creative Commons SVG design on this Maker Design Lab site and gave it a go. Thanks to Theresa Wasinger for generously sharing.
Simple design (using Lightburn software)
Note that you will need a wooden dowel to hold the pieces together, a bamboo skewer will do the trick.
For this one you need a method to locate the tiny joiners if they fall through the laser cutter grid. eg. sweep out the scrap collecting try before the cut.
It's tricky connecting the top layer. A pair of tweezers to compress the joiner ends helped here.
What have I learnt so far: That setting up with Lightburn and doing the cutting is straightforward. I'm working at the Adelaide Maker Space and they have a great setup there. Putting the pieces together after the cutting is fiddly but doable. A friend has been helping me with that (thanks Pat!).
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