# Project LaserScythe - Or, what exactly do you do with leftover TAZ rods? **URL:** \ **Category:** User's Gallery\ **Created:** [February 24, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/project-laserscythe-or-what-exactly-do-you-do-with-leftover-taz-rods/3011 "2016-02-24T01:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![piercet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/piercet/32/12_2.png) [@piercet](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/piercet)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/project-laserscythe-or-what-exactly-do-you-do-with-leftover-taz-rods/3011/1 "2016-02-24T01:24:15Z")
Here is a little preview of the project I have been working on in my spare time. It’s designed to use as many spare parts left over after Taz modifications as I could. It’s patterned loosely after the 3dpburner project, though I didn’t actually end up using any of his parts. This will be released open source as soon as I finish up the final assembly and make sure everything works. Top crossbar is an Openbuilds 20mmx20mm extrusion and mini wheels, lower rods are 10mm TAZ rods. The lower crossbar is actually a drawer separator from a steelcase filing cabinet that shouldn’t be too hard to find. Baseplates are large cutting boards. Should be operational later in the week. We are building a nice safety enclosure with lockouts and emergency stop buttons for it to live in as well, which is currently offsite so no pictures of it yet. ![20160223_163928.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/a/a8cc5607bf906f8a4e45b3e65f3d7108ab8a8894.jpeg) - Freehand cardboard burning art. I plan to auction them off to the lowest bidder! ![20160223_163906.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/8/8559eb3d4989a6f3999d9911d4e36118ed1ba105.jpeg) - Laser detail. It’s a 12mm 445nm blue laser diode in a copper housing inside a heat sink. That heat sink is in turn inside a custom 3d printed cooling duct with a 40mm fan on top. ![20160223_163847.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/0/03e8a1f9095fecf3658495d532c1fdc99d964974.jpeg) - With the top deck on ![20160223_163825.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/0/02387335d9601b6b7d50a2e298150f963bf5f493.jpeg) - Gantry motion - Look Ma, no Z Axis! ![20160223_163815.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/1/1ab98f5ce76944e835ce24ca3a69fb019d402948.jpeg) - Main Frame and Gantry. Wiring remains a work in progress… ---
**Author:** ![Rhoderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@Rhoderman](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Rhoderman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/project-laserscythe-or-what-exactly-do-you-do-with-leftover-taz-rods/3011/2 "2016-02-24T01:34:01Z")
Very Cool! 😮 Please consider building a micro sized plasma cutting table. Now that would get my attention! ---
**Author:** ![mirage335](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/mirage335/32/66_2.png) [@mirage335](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/mirage335)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/project-laserscythe-or-what-exactly-do-you-do-with-leftover-taz-rods/3011/3 "2016-02-24T01:39:21Z")
Awesome, thanks! HacDC could actually use this design, given the rods from my Taz3. ---
**Author:** ![piercet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/piercet/32/12_2.png) [@piercet](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/piercet)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/project-laserscythe-or-what-exactly-do-you-do-with-leftover-taz-rods/3011/4 "2016-02-24T01:44:27Z")
> [@Rhoderman](#): > > Very Cool! 😮 > > Please consider building a micro sized plasma cutting table. Now that would get my attention! The main complicating factor there would be I know nothing about plasma cutting. Whats the smalles plasma cutter head available look like? ---
**Author:** ![piercet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/piercet/32/12_2.png) [@piercet](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/piercet)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/project-laserscythe-or-what-exactly-do-you-do-with-leftover-taz-rods/3011/5 "2016-03-04T05:03:13Z")
Finished it all up, it passed testing with flying colors. I need to take some pictures, write everything up and upload all the files. That will likely happen this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![kcchen\_00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kcchen\_00](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/kcchen_00)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/project-laserscythe-or-what-exactly-do-you-do-with-leftover-taz-rods/3011/6 "2016-03-04T18:17:56Z")
Nice work! Looks like an interesting build… ---
**Author:** ![piercet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/piercet/32/12_2.png) [@piercet](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/piercet)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/project-laserscythe-or-what-exactly-do-you-do-with-leftover-taz-rods/3011/7 "2016-03-07T03:35:41Z")
Thanks! it was fun to put together! The project files are now live here: > **[Project: Laserscythe - Another Open Source laser engraver using recycled...](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1396503)** > > This project is basically a laser engraver frame designed to work with leftover TAZ 3d printer pieces and whatever stuff I had laying around. It should be pretty easy to adapt to whatever size or bearing setup you would like to use. The electronics... It’s alot of files so I’m not going to upload them here as well, but if anyone wants other formats, just let me know as usual. ![20160306_170216.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/f/f52f1c98917b39e6b7b426ae44824af55332300f.jpeg) ![image4.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/b/bb6bb17993128a5c53aeaca5e2c76174878c2210.jpeg) ![image3.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/6/6cb8af09740f507b45c263c305a9331f53a9ad99.jpeg) ![20160306_170511.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/3/3468eadb93676b215a4305a54fe8ffaa8fd31aea.jpeg) ![20160306_170239.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/d/d0661624294952382570e29ed2b364fd93956c5b.jpeg)