This is the most important equipment necessary!

Epilog Mini 24 (Adafruit Laser uses the 35 watt model) Available from Epilog Laser

Wattages: 35, 40 and 45 watts

Work area: 24 " x 12" (610 x 305 mm)

Z-stroke: Holds items up to 8" tall (203 mm).

Included features: Red Dot Pointer, Air Assist, Auto Focus, Integrated Vector Grid & Vacuum Table, Radiance High Energy Optics

Options: Mini Floor Stand, Epilog Air Compressor, Rotary Attachment, Vector Pin Table

The laser can cut: Wood, plastic, acrylic, delrin, cloth, leather, matte board, melamine, paper, mylar, pressboard, rubber, wood veneer, fiberglass, cork, corian.

The laser can etch: Glass, coated metals, ceramic, marble, anodized aluminum, stainless steel, painted metals, tiles, wood, plastic, acrylic, delrin, cloth, leather, matte board, melamine, paper, mylar, pressboard, rubber, wood veneer, fiberglass, cork, corian.

These lasers cannot cut metal or PVC. Metal can be marked using a spray.

Depending on many things you can get one of these for as low as $15,000 or as high as $20,000 USD - it really depends on what dealer and where you are. Adafruit is in the NY area, our rep from Epilog is:

  Ryan Sprole
  rcsprole@hotmail.com
  203-405-1124

For other locations in the USA and beyond visit the Epilog laser U.S. distributor network.

Our filter system - Electrocorp Model RSU12-CCHR

Carbon cartridge/HEPA reverse flow Space saver air scrubber (data sheet, PDF).

The fumes and dust from etched and cut material are toxic, you must have a filtration system in place! If you're going to cut or etch plastics or pretty much anything else you'll need a filter system, we use the Electrocorp Model RSU12-CCHR.

The cost of a filter system is about $1,900 USD after shipping. It might be possible to do a comparable DIY version, we're looking in to it.

Duct hose- You'll need this to vent the laser to the filter. We use McMaster-Carr 53145K71 - General Purpose Polypro/Rubber Duct Hose Black, 6" Id, 6-9/32" - 6 ft ($6.50 per foot)

Coupling increaser for duct hose - |McMaster-Carr 2013K57 Galvanized Steel Round Duct Fitting 4" To 6" Diameter Increaser ($8.90 each).

Steel cart - we use a 4633T1 Bolt-Together Steel Cart with Open Shelves 500# Capacity, 32" Top Shelf Height, 36" X 24" Shelf from McMaster-Carr - $86.

Extra shelf - 36" L X 24" W Extra Shelf for 500 lb Capacity Light Duty Steel Cart from McMaster-Carr $26

Extra drawer - 12" W X 18" D X 4" H Optional Drawer for Light Duty Steel Cart

You can buy the $600 stand that Epilog sells, but we don't move the laser much and wanted storage as well. So, we went with this model available from McMaster-Carr. Its actually from Edsel so you can buy it elsewhere too. The extra shelf is installed upside down to hold plastic and other materials. The drawer is installed below that to hold small tools for the laser like the lens cleaning supplies bearing grease. The bottom holds tools, etc. We didn't install the casters, as they are not locking.