100 Watt CNC Laser Installation

What I did this week: built the support arm. I also ripped out a lot of legacy wiring in the basement, re-wired the overhead lights in laundry room and re-wired overhead lights in my workroom. I also put in two 20 amp lines for plugs and the 220v line.

I needed something to support the laser about 48 inches away from the wall. I also wanted it to slide along the z-axis manually. Here's the CAD drawing of what I came up with...




I bought a pile of channel iron, angle iron, and flat stock then went to work with my chopsaw. Note the lag bolts attaching the angle iron to wall and floor.




Closeup of the wall bracket. There are four bolts and the top and bottom of the bracket which work to clamp the support against the channel iron.



The outriggers werent in the original design. The support arm wiggled a lot so I added them for more rigidity. Bolts extend off the outriggers and push against the wall. The thing is rock solid now.

I got a recent purchase the Laser Mechanics people and was able to put together my whole delivery system together for the first time last night.