I find that I am often picking stuff up off the ground to try in the laser.
Rocks and sticks and stuff like that.
I was sorting some of them into piles so I would be able to quickly find the ones that fit with the crumb-tray in place, and individual caliper measurements were taking too long on these weirdly-shaped objects. I thought about searching the forum for some solutions that I half-remembered seeing some time ago, but then realized it would be quicker to just make my own in AI.
If it can be of use to you, enjoy. Or if you just think it’s cute, that’s fine too.
This is designed for ~ 3mm/Eighth-Inch material, and uses two 1"-long chicago screws with a diameter of .195" to avoid glue and keep everything aligned nicely.
Engrave black, cut blue, then cut red.
Since my material was a pinch shy of 1/8" and my screws were a pinch proud of 1", I ended up cutting one extra layer from a bit of scrap, for a total of nine layers.
*note: I was reminded that not everyone has the exact same clearance in their machines. Please measure your actual clearance and adjust the opening accordingly.
This is great. I’m definitely making one of these.
Everyone should remember to check their own clearance though. With my recent replacement machine, I actually can’t fit anything over .48" inches under the air assist, which is slightly less clearance than I had in my previous machine.
It is a quick gauge to check whether a piece will fit on the crumb tray and clear the laser head. The max height is 1/2 inch, so if your piece fits in this without interference it will be fine in the GF too.
I think adding measurements up the leg towards the top would be a great addition to see what height your working with. But ill be sure to be making this in the near future
I didn’t bother with any ruled markings, since this is only meant for really rough sorting, but feel free to add your own (I would put them on the back side)
The length was determined by the size of the Chicago screws that I had on hand. The width was arbitrary, but about the size of stuff I might pick up and put in my pocket or my bag.
