# Episode 133: LASER BANDSAW (with William Osman)

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2017-09-01
- Length: 1h 00m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-09-01-episode-133-laser-bandsaw-with-william-osman
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-133-laser-bandsaw-with-william-osman

## Summary

William Osman and Peter Sripal join the hosts to discuss their YouTube channels, with Osman detailing the construction of his 80-watt laser and Sripal describing his electric ultralight airplane project. The group engages in a technical deep-dive into the differences between brushed and brushless motors, explaining back EMF and controller requirements. They conclude by brainstorming the feasibility of building a 'laser bandsaw' by mounting a vertical laser tube inside a traditional bandsaw frame.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-09-01-episode-133-laser-bandsaw-with-william-osman#t=1) Introduction and Channel Updates
- [17:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-09-01-episode-133-laser-bandsaw-with-william-osman#t=1071) William Osman's Laser Build and Engineering Background
- [35:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-09-01-episode-133-laser-bandsaw-with-william-osman#t=2116) Brushless vs. Brushed Motors and Controllers
- [41:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-09-01-episode-133-laser-bandsaw-with-william-osman#t=2502) Peter Sripal's Electric Airplane Project
- [46:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-09-01-episode-133-laser-bandsaw-with-william-osman#t=2774) Brainstorming the Laser Bandsaw Concept

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

founders before launch

## Mentioned

- Full Spectrum Laser (company)
- Harbor Freight (company)
- Canon 70D (product)
- 80-20 (material)
- Depron foam (material)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep 235: Licorice for Lasers, Manual Motors, and Reading Resistors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-09-08-ep-235-licorice-for-lasers-manual-motors-and-reading-resistors) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep012: Nearly Perpetual Motion, Mars Rover Carries Kid, and Doc Brown's Cat Feeder](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-03-29-ep012-nearly-perpetual-motion-mars-rover-carries-kid-and-doc-browns-cat-feeder) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep101: Lasering and Milling Absolutely Everything](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-01-15-ep101-lasering-and-milling-absolutely-everything) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Shop Talk Live 34: Bandsaw Master Michael Fortune](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2013-06-14-shop-talk-live-34-bandsaw-master-michael-fortune) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL340: Do You De-Tension Your Bandsaw?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-05-02-stl340-do-you-de-tension-your-bandsaw) (Shop Talk Live)

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