The first thing I made was a fixture to prevent me from hitting the go switch by accident. I couldn't stop resting my hands or arms on the laser, but now with the enclosure I don't need it anymore.After I made the enclosure I could start playing with the laser. I made a couple of items and then I had to do something about the smoke and smell it created. https://www.lumberjocks.com/projects/422953 I cut a hole in the wall and used PVC with a 90 elbow on the outside. I covered the end with window screen to keep out bugs and anything else that might want to enter the home. The blast gate is to also prevent entry, but mostly for keeping the winter outside and the warm inside.After a few more projects I decided I needed air assist to get cleaner and deeper cuts. I used an old CPAP machine cranked up as high as it would go that fed into an old syringe I had from my first operation. I pulled out the needle and drilled out the plastic part that was left. I used some rubber hose and some thin metal tubing I had laying around to hook it all up.Here are a few things I've made so far.This was the second thing I made after the guard for the switch. The next item This was just to see how small I could cut something. I have a friend whose father is a bee keeper and sells honey, so I made a couple of items for him. I also made this for my 19 year old son. He called me that one time and it made me laugh so hard I had to make this for him.Then I felt like a pro and made a little wall sign for my sweetie. I cut all the words out of different woods, then I cut a piece of mahogany to plug all the cut out letters into. I was pretty happy with the results. I wasn't happy with the way the word LOVE turned out because the color of the letters blended with the mahogany too closely and made it hard to read. I can't wait to see what else I can do with it.
The first thing I made was a fixture to prevent me from hitting the go switch by accident. I couldn't stop resting my hands or arms on the laser, but now with the enclosure I don't need it anymore.
After I made the enclosure I could start playing with the laser. I made a couple of items and then I had to do something about the smoke and smell it created. 
After a few more projects I decided I needed air assist to get cleaner and deeper cuts. I used an old CPAP machine cranked up as high as it would go that fed into an old syringe I had from my first operation. I pulled out the needle and drilled out the plastic part that was left. I used some rubber hose and some thin metal tubing I had laying around to hook it all up.
Here are a few things I've made so far.This was the second thing I made after the guard for the switch.
The next item
This was just to see how small I could cut something.
I have a friend whose father is a bee keeper and sells honey, so I made a couple of items for him.
I also made this for my 19 year old son. He called me that one time and it made me laugh so hard I had to make this for him.
Then I felt like a pro and made a little wall sign for my sweetie. I cut all the words out of different woods, then I cut a piece of mahogany to plug all the cut out letters into. I was pretty happy with the results. I wasn't happy with the way the word LOVE turned out because the color of the letters blended with the mahogany too closely and made it hard to read. I can't wait to see what else I can do with it.