Welcome to Diode Laser Wiki!

Welcome to the Diode Laser Wiki – your central resource for independent guides, hardware upgrades, and practical tips on engraving and cutting with diode lasers.

In this wiki, I share my gathered knowledge from numerous DIY projects. The focus is currently on Sculpfun diode lasers, the LightBurn control software, essential safety aspects, and useful modifications. All guides are based on hardware that I own and have thoroughly tested. Whether you are a beginner or looking to optimize your laser – you will find the right documentation here to get started without frustration.

I can only provide guides and tips for hardware that I own/can test, so if your hardware / brand is missing, feel free to contact me, I’m happy to add additional guides at any time!

New! I started to create some laser/DIY-related online tools. You can find them here: https://tools.diode-laser-wiki.com/. I will continuously update/extend them over time.

Beginners guides

Here are the most important articles for getting started with (diode) lasers. This wiki contains many more articles, which can be found in the list below.

Collection of guides

I use Sculpfun laser engravers, which I highly recommend. All models are easily expandable, as shown in the instructions on this page. Of course, most knowledge presented here also applies to all other diode laser brands as well. So, it should help you even if you don’t own a Sculpfun laser. Since I don’t own many other laser types, I can’t provide hands-on experience on those. But most systems are very similar.

Note
With this site, I do not pursue any commercial interests, the links on these pages are no affiliate links. However, if you like to support this site, you can send some Euros to help me cover the costs of the webspace etc. Click the donate button at the bottom of the page! Thank you!