Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
5
Time Required
00:10:00
- How to use the 60W Laser Cutter 5 steps
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Consider wearing a mask. While non-toxic, some fumes are unpleasant to inhale. Consider wearing tinted safety glasses (sunglasses okay); looking at laser cutting can be bad for eyes.
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Make sure you're cutting appropriate material! If you're not sure, check the MSDS or ask another student.
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Turn on water chiller
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Turn on Laser Cutter using Key
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Connect using ethernet to designated laptop
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Open RetinaEngrave on the Dell
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Open file-to-be lazed. File -> Print to FullSpectrum RetinaEngrave Driver.
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Set Raster Settings, Vector Settings. Refer to video on how to do this.
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Place material to be cut on bed
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Use the plastic tool to align vertical (z) height of bed
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Use x/y functions on RetinaEngrave to move laser head to proper start point
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Run perimeter to make sure the cut will be clean.
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