In cutting mode, you can mount the laser head on a gantry CNC machine that'll run it for automated and extremely precise cutting. In welding mode, the head comes out of the machine and is handheld.

Hooking up a laser to a CNC gantry isn’t exactly an Earth-shattering innovation, but it does make for a useful tool. Even a cheap diode laser mounted to an old 3D printer can do engraving ...

Then, a laser needs to be fitted to the CNC head, and the egg depth mapped with a probe to ensure the entire etching is in focus. Then it’s simply a matter of loading up an image, and turning ...