Glowforge to the rescue!

MechanicalGoose · March 31, 2018, 4:13am

I recently took a chance on a table saw from the thrift store which was missing the safety key. After rigging it temporarily to ensure it worked I needed to get a new key. At 15 bucks, I figured there was a way to make one. If only there was a machine that converts beams of light into magic :). I found an STL someone had posted on Thingiverse, exported a profile and then cut from some scrap acrylic I had. Works perfectly.

I’m curious what you guys have used your Glowforge to fix.

Pprmntpaty · March 31, 2018, 4:15am

Friggin’ awesome!

rpratt · March 31, 2018, 4:37am

Great work! If only I could laser some steel rails. My saw is missing those.

evansd2 · March 31, 2018, 4:38am

Check out Practical cuts … this is perfect for that thread.

Jules · March 31, 2018, 4:46am

That’s great! (And I think we have that model.)

lairdknox · March 31, 2018, 5:57am

My cat.

Wait… Did I say that out loud?

I haven’t “fixed” anything yet but I’ve used it to cut a hole template for a ceiling fan I’m building a custom housing for.

n_dawson · March 31, 2018, 11:02am

What did you use to “export a profile” of the STL file?

ptodd · March 31, 2018, 11:29am

Sweet!

MechanicalGoose · March 31, 2018, 4:21pm

Solidworks

smcgathyfay · March 31, 2018, 7:05pm

But…does it still work if its not yellow??? Lmao