I'd really like to make the leap into playing with a laser cutter - and there are a million (ok, maybe not a MILLION) of them on EBAY in the 500-600 range. But reading reviews, doing a bit of light research, watching some youtube videos, there's not a lot of info about how to really get started with these things if you're brandy-new to laser cutting. Ben's done a couple videos that involve laser cutting, and is constantly using it in his projects, but what I'd REALLY like is a sort of "getting started with a cheap EBAY laser cutter" video, or even a whole series. Maybe something where Ben buys one of those super-common 500-600 range laser cutters, gets it up and running, explains how the software for them works (because they all seem to want to use Corel Draw from what I've read, but using something like Inkscape would probably be a lot more flexible), and how to get the "most" out of them, given their limitations.
Other things that would be really interesting:
1. What other kinds of software can be used with these el-cheapo laser cutters? See aforementioned Inkscape (or Illustrator?)
2. What simple upgrades/improvements should be made to them to keep them running reliably or improve their performance
3. How "hackable" are they? I.e., after buying one could it be torn apart and the build size increased?
Thanks for a great show! Watch it every week!
