I found this really nice project showing how easy it is to build your own laser cutter using an Arduino to control it. The team at Nortd Labs has been very busy finalizing the project and they have specifically focused on laser cutting, software, and making the building process repeatable.
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Looks and sounds fantastic!
Thanks for the link Bert, this has to be the next cool project