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

[Enabrin Tain]

I think Candleknight did update the wiki page: (https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/40_Watt_Laser_Cutter)
/me applauds
:-D



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 From: Joshua Pritt <ramgarden at gmail.com>
To: General discussion about makerslocal <general at lists.makerslocal.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [General] Laser Cutter Class Announcement: 1/31/12 @ 7:00pm
 

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
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>On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 6:21 PM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:
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>Ill be dere.
>>On 25 Jan 2012 18:08, "Enabrin Tain" <enabrintain at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>according to the fount of all human knowledge: 
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>>>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... 
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>>>[-CO-C6H4-CO-NH-C6H4-NH-]n doesn’t have any Cl in it, so experimenting
with a piece  shouldn't be disastrous.
;-)
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>>>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 
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>>>________________________________
>>> 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
>>>
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>>>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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