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*ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK THAT WATER PUMP IS RUNNING, it is turned on by plugging in extra cord that comes out of water cooler | |||
*cutting order is often strange, don't freak out if it looks like it skipped a section, it will come back | |||
*engraving and cutting can be put in same file, when you get them into lasercut select cuts and push them to a later layer (select line, select layer colour) | |||
*think about cut order, if it matters push cuts to different layers, e.g. shark with eye cut out, cut out eye first then shark, otherwise shark could fall away or move before the eye has been cut | |||
Process notes | Process notes | ||
google sketchup -> dxf via http://www.guitar-list.com/files/skp_to_dxf.rbz | *google sketchup -> dxf via http://www.guitar-list.com/files/skp_to_dxf.rbz | ||
take file to laser laptop | *take file to laser laptop | ||
open dxf in autocad save as 2004 dxf | *open dxf in autocad save as 2004 dxf | ||
import in lasercut5.1 | *import in lasercut5.1 | ||
download | *download | ||
download current | *download current | ||
do setup tests for function, focus, | *do setup tests for function, focus, | ||
use test to setup test piece | *use test to setup test piece | ||
verify cut/engrave speed and power settings | *verify cut/engrave speed and power settings | ||
use test to setup work piece | *use test to setup work piece | ||
cut | *cut | ||
cut guidelines | cut guidelines | ||
materialxthickness | materialxthickness | ||
acrylic | acrylic | ||
2mm speed 5-10 power 100 | 2mm speed 5-10 power 100 | ||
6mm speed ? power ? | 6mm speed ? power ? | ||
Revision as of 00:49, 21 January 2012
super rough notes, don't even look at me pls
gotchas
- ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK THAT WATER PUMP IS RUNNING, it is turned on by plugging in extra cord that comes out of water cooler
- cutting order is often strange, don't freak out if it looks like it skipped a section, it will come back
- engraving and cutting can be put in same file, when you get them into lasercut select cuts and push them to a later layer (select line, select layer colour)
- think about cut order, if it matters push cuts to different layers, e.g. shark with eye cut out, cut out eye first then shark, otherwise shark could fall away or move before the eye has been cut
Process notes
- google sketchup -> dxf via http://www.guitar-list.com/files/skp_to_dxf.rbz
- take file to laser laptop
- open dxf in autocad save as 2004 dxf
- import in lasercut5.1
- download
- download current
- do setup tests for function, focus,
- use test to setup test piece
- verify cut/engrave speed and power settings
- use test to setup work piece
- cut
cut guidelines
materialxthickness
acrylic
2mm speed 5-10 power 100
6mm speed ? power ?