10 Layer Bathymetric Map made with a Mira 9

[pubultrastar]

Posting this in everything else since it was not done on a Glowforge, but hey, it does use Proofgrade materials and like to share my projects! Since I have multiple lasers in my shop, I thought I’d post a few comments on this project using the Mira 9 compared to using my Glowforge in case anyone is interested.

This is the first map I’ve done on the Mira 9, and hope to make a 24"x36" layered map someday. One positive is being able to maximize material. I do have a lot of 12"x20" sheets. Normally my Glowforge-made maps were limited to a height of ~10.86" with the design flipped landscape, assuming I didn’t want to use pro pass through. With the Mira 9’s larger bed, I’m able to stretch the width of this map to 11.6", so almost edge to edge on a piece of proofgrade. You could go bigger if you created a jig, but I didn’t want to monkey around trying to get closer to 12". The middle layers were painted 1/16" mdf, but the top layer, bottom layer, and frame were plywood. The Mira 9 is also quite a bit faster than the , but I’m never really in a big hurry.

I’m always happy to answer any questions on the Mira 9, or comparisons with my other lasers!

Timelapse for instagram

Birch_lake_bathymetric_60sec

[deirdrebeth]

Beautifully done!

Is the interface on the Mira just as point-and-click as the ? I feel like I’m spoiled for ease of use now!

Sentences like “configuring the Red Dot Pointer, establishing the chiller, and performing cleaning and maintenance tasks.” steer me away as 2/3rds of it might as well be Greek!

[pubultrastar]

@deirdrebeth

Is the interface on the Mira just as point-and-click as the

No, it uses Lightburn, which is by itself a full application that can create files, but I still do all my file creation in Illustrator, and import into lightburn for printing. Although not as plug and play, It’s very easy, but also has a lot of settings that can be tweaked. For repeatable jobs, you just press start, and don’t have to re-upload each time like on Glowforge. I use the same computer with Lightburn for both the Mira 9 and EMP fiber laser, so it’s nice the interface is the same for both.

[rvogt]

Wow this turned out nice!

[ptodd]

It’s beautiful … and so is that bed size.