air assist for lasersaur

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The ongoing project involves designing an air assist for the Lasersaur, with exhaust vents located at the cutting table's lower front area. The purpose of this design is to minimize dust and fume accumulation on the laser tube and first 90-degree mirror by sucking air out from the Lasersaur in a direction away from the laser source. A video demonstrating its functionality can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/allartburns/6338285065/. However, instructions for assembly are yet to be provided as this is still a work in progress. For those using a Cupcake 3D printer with MK7 stepstruder, printing the manifold without support has proven successful, but ensure that the four legs are positioned upward. Upon examining the STL file, you'll notice a hollow box structure supported by three columns connecting the top and bottom parts.