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

[Joshua Pritt]

I hope someone takes notes and puts it on the wiki!
On Jan 25, 2012 7:43 PM, "Justin Richards" <ratmandu at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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