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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 ==== | ||
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==== Cleaning Instructions ==== | ==== Cleaning Instructions ==== | ||
# Grab | # 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]] | ||
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#Draw an alignment Sharpie line (optional), unscrew the vent cover and brush it clean:[[File:Laser-vent-cleaning-3.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 post on the forums that the laser vent was cleaned. | #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. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:49, 6 April 2025
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
- 2025-04-05
- 2024-09-24
- ???
- 2022-04-02
Cleaning Instructions
- 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.
- Jam the red Featherlite ladder under the roof access ladder outside:
- Climb onto the roof. Navigate west to the lower roof and locate the laser vent:
- Draw an alignment Sharpie line (optional), unscrew the vent cover and brush it clean:
- Screw the cover back on and go back down.
- Update this page or post on the forums that the laser vent was cleaned.
