80 watt laser engraver: Difference between revisions

-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

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