Setting the bar high! Nice one
They are scary stories written for kids. The covers are usually colorfully illustrated. https://story-arc-blog.com/2020/10/30/all-62-classic-goosebumps-covers-ranked/
Regarding power consumption I found this on the Trotec laser website. In the example they provide they are working with an 80watt laser so cut that in half for the K40. They are a commercial laser company so they are also assuming you are cutting every day.
https://www.troteclaser.com/en-us/learn-support/faqs/laser-power-consumption
In order to give you a specific figure for power consumption, we have drafted the following example:
A Speedy 400 laser machine with 80 watts laser power An average effective working time of 2 hours a day Of which 50% of the time with maximum laser power (80 > watts) and 50% of the time with half laser power (40 watts) This results in a power consumption of approx. 50 kWh per month, which corresponds to the consumption of 2 office PCs. This is always a surprisingly low value for many customers.
I don't think it actually pulls too much current, compared to other power tools. It's powered off 115v, amps aren't super high. Less than most of my tools.
I have not used blender or a 3d printer but I would guess it's probably a lot easier to design since it's 2d. There is a little more planning maybe because you have to visual how the 2d plans will come together in real life.
I think you would have no problem if you are already doing 3d printing
Nice, I have used 'anatomy textbooks illustrations' in some of my prompts to good effect to. Try that one out if you havent.
This is a cool style!
Very nice! What's next on the shop build list?
Looks great
I'd say think of it as a learning exercise, where the end result is something your kids can enjoy. Better to make mistakes on ~$50 worth of material, where the end result will be loved no matter what. Maybe just don't start it a few days before Christmas ;)
Two banners to commemorate the guy that asked how to not poop for 3 days
Haha thanks