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

[WebDawg]

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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