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    WHEN IN DOUBT, TRY AGAIN

    Apr 12, 2019 5 minutes
    By Enrico Miglino
    Photographs: Enrico Miglino

    This second instalment in our series on laser cutters and engravers, should be read in conjunction with the sixth project illustrated in the BBC Micro Bit column on page 96 as we will learn and practise designing and cutting materials, and how to prepare the components to create the animated birds in a cage featured in this article.

    All the parts designed for this project can be made by hand, but by using a laser cutter we achieve an incredible improvement in precision and a considerable reduction in the time needed to complete the project.

    A very important aspect of creating laser-cut objects is the choice of design tools. Laser cutters work with 2D design paths. It is possible to use 3D CAD software, then export a flat projection of the model for laser machining, but this approach is

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