Kirch, Anna

Hi there everybody!  It’s your friendly neighborhood laser champion here to tell you about some amazing things that have happened in the laser lab in the last few months!

We were so pleased with the Xtool F1 Ultra that we purchased back in 2024, that we decided last summer to try out their diode laser, the S1 40W diode and 2W Infrared combo.  Boy, were we ever surprised!  That little laser has been extremely popular for its ease of use and versatility.  Our members, and especially our newer…

Recently, I (Anna K) gave a presentation to the board of directors to start a group buy to purchase an Xtool P3 CO2 laser to begin replacement of our 3 ULS lasers: Left Shark, Katy Perry, and Right Shark

At this juncture of the Milwaukee Makerspace, it is in our best interest to replace these three lasers.  The oldest of these three was made in 1996 – when I was in the 4th grade.  We have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to keep these lasers operational over the years.

Each…

When the Milwaukee Makerspace was new, we relied on donations and hand-me-downs for a lot of our equipment.  In 2015, member Tom Gondek lent us a ULS V460 laser that he had used for one project.  That project happened to be cutting PVC!  It was his laser, so he can do what he wants with it.  So when we received the laser, it was pretty corroded.  We ended up buying this laser off of him after it caught fire.  Very surprisingly, this did not make the V-460 inoperable.  It chugged away through a…