Hey everyone. I just wanted to toss this out there in hopes that members become aware of other safety concerns with the laser cutter. A few people have been cutting plexiglass on the laser cutter, and when that happens, it vents out into the rest of the shop. Not only does it just smell bad, but the odor is actually toxic and harmful to breathe in. I'm aware that the cutter is set up to vent out of that area, but when dealing with toxic fumes, you can never be too safe, so I'd just like to encourage members who regularly work with plexiglass on the cutter to pick up an appropriately-rated respirator (not a dust mask, a <i>respirator</i>). 2StoryProps uses respirators when we work with our fiberglass and bondo. So I'd just like to encourage everyone to be safety-minded when burning plastic-based materials on the laser cutter.<br>
<br>David Reimer<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:40 AM, David <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ainut@knology.net">ainut@knology.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I'm not a safety Nazi but there was no mention of the laser goggles on
the wiki. Do we even have any? Highly recommended whenever the beast
is in operation.<div class="im"><br>
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David Merchant<br>
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Enabrin Tain wrote:
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<div><span>I think Candleknight did update the wiki page:
(<a href="https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/40_Watt_Laser_Cutter" target="_blank">https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/40_Watt_Laser_Cutter</a>)</span></div>
<div><span>/me applauds</span></div>
<div><span> :-D<br>
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<hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b>
Joshua Pritt <a href="mailto:ramgarden@gmail.com" target="_blank"><ramgarden@gmail.com></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> General discussion
about makerslocal <a href="mailto:general@lists.makerslocal.org" target="_blank"><general@lists.makerslocal.org></a> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday,
January 25, 2012 8:37 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [General]
Laser Cutter Class Announcement: 1/31/12 @ 7:00pm<br>
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<div>I hope someone takes notes and puts it on the wiki!</div>
<div>On Jan 25, 2012 7:43 PM, "Justin
Richards" <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ratmandu@gmail.com" target="_blank">ratmandu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex">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<br>
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PM, WebDawg <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:webdawg@gmail.com" target="_blank">webdawg@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On 25 Jan 2012 18:08, "Enabrin Tain" <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:enabrintain@yahoo.com" target="_blank">enabrintain@yahoo.com</a>>
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<div>according to the fount of all human knowledge: <br>
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<div>Fiberglass: <span> </span>yes, sans polymer
(<a href="http://www.cnczone.com/forums/laser_engraving_cutting_machines/46407-can_laser_cutter_cut_fiberglass.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnczone.com/forums/laser_engraving_cutting_machines/46407-can_laser_cutter_cut_fiberglass.html</a>)</div>
<div>Carbon fiber: No
(<a href="http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/749" target="_blank">http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/749</a>)</div>
<div>Kevlar: Requires 1,500watts?
(<a href="http://www.ambox.com/laser-cutting/materials/kevlar.html" target="_blank">http://www.ambox.com/laser-cutting/materials/kevlar.html</a>)</div>
<div><span> </span>I
dunno about this one, there was very little about Kevlar... <br>
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<div>[-CO-C6H4-CO-NH-C6H4-NH-]n doesn’t have any Cl in it, so
experimenting
with a piece <span> </span>shouldn't be disastrous.
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<div>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.<br>
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