[General] Laser Cutter Class Announcement: 1/31/12 @ 7:00pm

[Justin Richards]

I've been experimenting with it a lot as well, but i'll be there also. It's
always good to see other peoples opinions and results with things

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 6:21 PM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ill be dere.
> On 25 Jan 2012 18:08, "Enabrin Tain" <enabrintain at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  according to the fount of all human knowledge:
>>
>> Fiberglass:  yes, sans polymer (
>> http://www.cnczone.com/forums/laser_engraving_cutting_machines/46407-can_laser_cutter_cut_fiberglass.html
>> )
>> Carbon fiber: No (http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/749)
>> Kevlar: Requires 1,500watts? (
>> http://www.ambox.com/laser-cutting/materials/kevlar.html)
>>                 I dunno about this one, there was very little about
>> Kevlar...
>>
>> [-CO-C6H4-CO-NH-C6H4-NH-]n doesn’t have any Cl in it, so experimenting
>> with a piece  shouldn't be disastrous. ;-)
>>
>> All that said, ours is a 40W laser so there are things that could be cut
>> by a more powerful laser, that ours can't.
>> -Phil / EnabrinTain
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>> *From:* Rick Nelson <geezer.nelson at gmail.com>
>> *To:* General discussion about makerslocal <general at lists.makerslocal.org>
>>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:49 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [General] Laser Cutter Class Announcement: 1/31/12 @
>> 7:00pm
>>
>> I'm not a part of the Makers group, but I have followed since you guys
>> were meeting in each other's residences.  I'm curious about the laser
>> cutter.  Will it cut fiberglass, carbon fiber, and/or kevlar cloth?
>> Not cloth with resin, just the raw cloth.
>> Now that the shop is so close to my house, I have been seriously
>> considering joining your band of Makers in hopes of learning more ways
>> to create/destroy stuff.
>>
>> Rick Nelson
>>
>>
>> On 1/25/12, John Kelly <candleknight at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Greeting fellow makers.
>> > I've been spending an obscene amount of time playing with the laser
>> cutter
>> > lately, so I think it's high time I put together an official session to
>> > share what I've learned.
>> >
>> > This class will cover:
>> > ♦Startup, shutdown, and basic operation of the laser cutter.
>> > ♦In's and out's of using the Spectrum driver for the laser cutter.
>> >      ♦(Using speed/power/repetitions settings, navigation, vector
>> layers,
>> > raster resolution, etc.)
>> > ♦Vector cutting
>> > ♦Raster engraving
>> > ♦The different secondary programs to use to set up images and vector cut
>> > patterns, and some basics on how to use them.
>> >      ♦(HYCAD, InkScape, paint.net, Pepakura, CorelDraw, etc.)
>> > ♦Properties of different materials and suggested power/speed/repeats
>> > settings.
>> >      ♦(Acrylic, paper, cardstock, wood, MDF, HDF, ?DF, cardboard, glass,
>> > M&Ms, etc.)
>> > ♦Tips and tricks for getting the best results when cutting or engraving.
>> > ♦And anything else I think of
>> >
>> > I've been thinking about holding it next *Tuesday, January 31, at
>> > ~7:00pm*since there will already be a decent crowd around for the open
>> > house.
>> > Session will probably last at least an hour.
>> > If you can't make the session Tuesday but still want to know about the
>> > laser cutter, feel free to ask me any time I'm in the shop and I'll show
>> > you. I don't mind repeating myself.
>> >
>> > Make on!
>> > -Candleknight
>> >
>> > (John Kelly)
>> >
>>
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