Has anyone figured out a CO2 laser kit that can be installed onto the 1F gantry system? Or perhaps have built there own and can guide me to information as to what are the necessary components.
I doubt that there is something like an CO2 laser kit. CO2 laser generators are usually 3-5 ft. long and fragile glas tubes, driven by very high votages and sitting stationary in back of a laser machine. Only tiny mirrors are moved by a light gantry system in a tight enclosure. To be honest: this is nothing to play around on a open cnc machine.
You can set up the whole electical and tube system in a contained unit and then have the laser head mounted on a large gantry. I know its possible and have seen it online, just loooking for some guidance on what exactly is needed if anyone else had figured it out.
Oh, you maybe speaking about fiber laser. These can be used for cutting metal and welding too, but they are not CO2 lasers.
Sorry, can’t help you with that.