Machine of the Week: Trotec Speedy 500
One of the cool new machines that will be available to NextFab Studio’s members is the Trotec Speedy 500 75 Watt laser engraver and cutter. This laser allows you to make clean and precise cuts in a wide range of materials, turning digital designs into custom 2D and 3D objects.
The Trotec is large enough to etch a glass door without removing the glass from the doorframe. It’s powerful enough to cut super-accurate shapes from 3/8″ thick acrylic. It has a rotary head, which allows etching and cutting onto 3D objects such as glassware, mugs, or baseball bats.
Here are a few examples of the kinds of projects that are possible with this type of engraver:
Acrylic products, like this iPhone dock by Tod Kurt:
Architectural models, like this one from Atomic Laser Lab:
Crafts projects, such as engraved leather notebook covers:
In theory, you can even slice a pizza, although this is NOT recommended for Next Fab Studio members.
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