I sometimes do a lot of wood working where you have to transfer large=20
patterns to wood for scroll work, very intricate patterns and the=20
current method is to print out the pattern and then use carbon paper to=20
trace that onto the wood, it can take a couple hours to transfer some of=20
the designs.
The process works, but I was looking for a new electronics project to do=20
to make use of some new ARM and FGPA chips I just got, so I want to make=20
a setup that can use a laser, some spinning mirrors , that will transfer=20
a pattern to a section of wood.  I don't know what laser strength would=20
be required to do a project like this.

The laser just needs to burn a light brown line that I can distinguish=20
from white pine boards, so not anything industrial sized, hoping I can=20
do it with some reasonably cheap laser diodes, if IR lasers are better I=20
can use them , I don't need to be able to see the beam , just the=20
pattern on the wood.  Size of the patterns is roughly 2ft x 2ft max and=20
distance from the laser can be anything that would work best, open to=20
suggestions .

Thanks
Mark

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