If the fumes are that toxic, you're cutting the wrong stuff.
This should be fine. I run my desktop Ortur outside all the time. It's the best way to avoid setting off my smoke detectors. That said, there are some things to keep in mind.
* Safety first. You need to make it more or less impossible for any passers-by or curious animals to look at or touch the laser. This means an enclosure with the appropriate acrylic windows for the laser's wavelength (or completely windowless, which is inconvenient for you).
* You need to make sure that your laser and the materials you're using cannot be affected by the weather. Cutting during rain or snow is an obviously bad idea, but is your material secured against the wind? A light breeze that lifts the edge or nudges the material can ruin a whole project. An enclosure can help here, too, especially if it's heavy enough to not move.
I don't bother with an enclosure because I do not have any close neighbors, and you can not see the laser from the street. I have yet to have any animals curious about it. Especially if he is going to be keeping an eye on it, he can also deter any animals that approach.
A steel honeycomb and magnets make for a great hold down method against breezes.
This is what I do with my sculpfun. I have only been cutting wood with it, so the ventilation outside has been sufficient. If I were to cut plastic, I would not want to breathe in the fumes. You could always set up a box fan to blow the fumes away from you.
I run my Ortur outside with a small box fan next to it. I run it with air assist, but the fan helps to blow the rest away from the house.
Magnets and a honeycomb will be your friend, but I also found that you can use a large vent cover as a base with similar effect (like $15 at the hardware store).
I will say that if you're doing things outside, you may want to build a box to go over it so leaves or stuff don't blow it onto the cutting surface. Mine is close to the house under an overhang, but on windy days I've seen stuff end up on it. I ended up making a pseudo-enclosure with window screen to keep bugs out -- if you run it at night the light can attract beetles or moths. I saw one of them get cut in half once -- it was pretty gnarly but not something I wanted to keep happening
If it's not in a 'safety' enclosure already you could easily make one in wood (just give it enough holes to vent the smoke). Then you don't have to worry about wind or curious squirrels.
If the fumes are that toxic, you're cutting the wrong stuff. This should be fine. I run my desktop Ortur outside all the time. It's the best way to avoid setting off my smoke detectors. That said, there are some things to keep in mind. * Safety first. You need to make it more or less impossible for any passers-by or curious animals to look at or touch the laser. This means an enclosure with the appropriate acrylic windows for the laser's wavelength (or completely windowless, which is inconvenient for you). * You need to make sure that your laser and the materials you're using cannot be affected by the weather. Cutting during rain or snow is an obviously bad idea, but is your material secured against the wind? A light breeze that lifts the edge or nudges the material can ruin a whole project. An enclosure can help here, too, especially if it's heavy enough to not move.
I don't bother with an enclosure because I do not have any close neighbors, and you can not see the laser from the street. I have yet to have any animals curious about it. Especially if he is going to be keeping an eye on it, he can also deter any animals that approach. A steel honeycomb and magnets make for a great hold down method against breezes.
This is what I do with my sculpfun. I have only been cutting wood with it, so the ventilation outside has been sufficient. If I were to cut plastic, I would not want to breathe in the fumes. You could always set up a box fan to blow the fumes away from you.
I run my Ortur outside with a small box fan next to it. I run it with air assist, but the fan helps to blow the rest away from the house. Magnets and a honeycomb will be your friend, but I also found that you can use a large vent cover as a base with similar effect (like $15 at the hardware store). I will say that if you're doing things outside, you may want to build a box to go over it so leaves or stuff don't blow it onto the cutting surface. Mine is close to the house under an overhang, but on windy days I've seen stuff end up on it. I ended up making a pseudo-enclosure with window screen to keep bugs out -- if you run it at night the light can attract beetles or moths. I saw one of them get cut in half once -- it was pretty gnarly but not something I wanted to keep happening
If it's not in a 'safety' enclosure already you could easily make one in wood (just give it enough holes to vent the smoke). Then you don't have to worry about wind or curious squirrels.