DIY effective air assist upgrade for the xTool D1 laser cutter/engraver for less than 45$. It requires zero modifications to the lasercutter and is surprisingly quiet. The nozzles aims a jet of air exactly at the point being cut by the laser, so you don't need a huge air compressor to get clean cuts. It's just a 30L/min pump I bought on AliExpress (non-affiliate link below). Everything you need to make your own + extra explanations can be found in my instructable (free & no login required):

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If you need someone to print the nozzle for you, you can either download the STL's from my instructable (link above) or look for someone to print for you. Be sure top print the nozzle printed using a resin printer! It's best to print the tube holder with a FDM printer (or cut something similar with your laser).

Direct links to products I used can be found below this comment I added:

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People were pretty offended by my video claiming I stole GeeksAtLarge's idea. Before designing my air assist I looked at the work of many other creators for inspiration, and since nothing fit what I wanted perfectly, I made my own version. There are fundamental differences (and similarities) between my work and others'. I also gave credits on my instructable article (link below) before posting this video.
I appreciate GeeksAtLarge's air assist design, as well as others here on YouTube and Thingiverse. Thanks to all of you who have been sharing your designs online. I don't claim to work in the vacuum of space - I took inspiration from many projects before making my own, and I appreciate them. If you look around you'll see that GeeksAtLarge is not that different from many older versions either. I'm not saying he stole his design, but he found inspiration in other people's work, just like I did.
As I saw it when posting the video, I thought the existing models can be improved, at least for my needs, and so I made my take on the existing air assist projects by modifying them. I also tried to show how I design my projects since I thought it might be interesting to some people. Finally, my video is about the air assist design but also my choices for the pump, how I assembled everything, and how it all performs.

One more Important note - I'm not making any money out of this project, as some people claimed. **


Pump (I picked the YYAP3000, non-affiliate link):
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Plastic tube link:
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