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The laser vent on the roof should be cleaned every ~6 months. This page documents how. | The laser vent on the roof should be cleaned every ~6 months. This page documents how. | ||
Do not breathe the carcinogenic dust! Make sure the wind is going away from you, maybe wear a mask, some eye pro, gloves, and definitely wash your hands after. | |||
==== Previous Cleanings ==== | ==== Previous Cleanings ==== | ||
- 2025-04-05 | - 2025-04-05 | ||
- 2024-09-24 | |||
- ??? | |||
- 2022-04-02 | |||
==== Cleaning Instructions ==== | ==== Cleaning Instructions ==== | ||
# Grab a wire brush from the red cabinet in the welding area. | # Grab a wire brush from the red cabinet in the welding area, a Philips screwdriver, and a sharpie (optional). | ||
# Go up with a spotter. Take sunglasses since the white roof is very bright. | # Go up with a spotter. Take sunglasses since the white roof is very bright. | ||
# Jam the red Featherlite ladder under the roof access ladder outside:[[File:Laser-vent-cleaning-1.png|none|thumb]] | # Jam the red Featherlite ladder under the roof access ladder outside:[[File:Laser-vent-cleaning-1.png|none|thumb]] | ||
#Climb onto the roof. Navigate west to the lower roof and locate the laser vent:[[File:Laser-vent-cleaning-2.png|none|thumb]] | #Climb onto the roof. Navigate west to the lower roof and locate the laser vent:[[File:Laser-vent-cleaning-2.png|none|thumb]] | ||
# | #Draw an alignment Sharpie line (optional), unscrew the vent cover and brush it clean:[[File:Laser-vent-cleaning-3.png|none|thumb]] | ||
#Screw the cover back on and go back down. | #Screw the cover back on and go back down. | ||
#Update this page or [https://forum.protospace.ca/t/laser-exhaust-vent-cleaned-today/9431 post on the forums] that the laser vent was cleaned. | |||