The Mr Beam its design is reminiscent of printers, scanners or 3D printing devices. This is not accidental, because the modes of operation of these devices are similar. First, you need a carrier. While you are inserting a sheet of paper at a printer, it is at our Laser cutters and engravers for example, a thin wooden board. In the corresponding graphic file you define which areas the cutter should cut out. Through tutorials and help section, the control of the software is very easy and can be learned in a few minutes, even without prior knowledge.
The laser bundles a light beam, which heats the substrate by the intensity. Materials behave differently under a laser beam. Wood burns, plastics melt, but in the end there is always an exactly cut line, which you can deburr later if necessary, so that no sharp edges remain. The cut-out part can be removed after the Cutting process simply remove it from the blank and process it further, for example, paint it or assemble it with other components.