> My 1W blue works nicely on wood

Thanks

> but getting a practical lens/galvo system would be a nightmare

> If the surface is planar, I'd think more in terms of an X-Y sled
> approach, but that would also allow you to use one of the multi-
> watt NIR lasers that deliver through fiber.

I was thinking an electro-mechanical pantograph / facsimile or, as
you suggest, an X-Y scanner / writer. A couple of steppers and
lead screws. Resolution would be easily set to match the fineness
of the artwork and the blade

Two identical tables - one scans high-contrast artwork, the other
does the marking

As Mark initially said, speed is not an issue. If several pieces are
to be done, you can be cutting one whilst another is being drawn

What a great time-saving project

Joe
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