This is a cool project. I wonder swapping the laser for a sharpie/pen plotter would make it more accessible to a wider audience? I imagine that you could cut it accurately enough if the designs were drawn onto the fabric?
Perhaps! But the drag of the pen would likely move lighter fabrics, and if it catches at all it would bunch up and surely drag the fabric all over. Maybe there is some way around that, but for me once I’ve gone to all the trouble to build a full motion gantry and control system I’d spend the additional $100 to include the laser and get the cuts done as it moves.
