Polystyrene Cutting Plotter

It allows you to create various types of models, writings, boxes, silhouettes for Christmas decorations, boxed letters, logos, symbols, 3D puzzles, etc.
What makes the cutter even more appealing is the cutting speed and the ease with which it can create shapes from images and silhouettes available online.
The structure is very simple and light, so much so that the overall weight does not exceed 4 kg.
It is made up of 20x20mm, 20x40mm aluminum profiles and laser-cut plexiglass parts that act as a frame, two NEMA17 stepper motors, toothed belts, pulleys and the electronic control board with the relative motor drivers, all managed with classic G-code commands.

The PC software that allows you to create drawings of the pieces you want to cut is “ Inkscape ”, a vector graphics software that is particularly interesting not only for the variety of tools it provides, but also for the fact that it is open-source.
It has a series of very useful tools that allow you to draw, create geometric shapes, import images and write in many writing styles.
To generate G-code directly from Inkscape you need to download a plug-in, created specifically for this machine, called “ Foamcutter ” and which can be downloaded for free.

The Repetier-Host software is used to control the machine, which loads the created G-Code file and directly executes the commands.

The package includes: The polystyrene cutting plotter (cod. 7300-FOAMCUTTER) complete with electronic board, driver, motors, USB cable, power supply, mechanical parts and detailed assembly instructions in Italian.

Attention! The display is not included .

• Drawing software: Inkscape
• Cutting software: Repetier-Host
• Plugin: Foamcutter