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==Warnings== | ==Warnings== | ||
| − | + | * There are no endstops | |
| − | + | * The door does not lock | |
| − | + | * That orange plexiglass will not save your eyes | |
| − | + | * If you don't know if you can cut it, don't. You could burn up the laser. | |
==File Preparation== | ==File Preparation== | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 4 September 2011
Set Up
- Turn the laser PC on
- Turn the laser on
- Cut the material to fit
- Put the material in the laser cutter
- Check the distance from the material to the diode (54mm) (Check this)
Warnings
- There are no endstops
- The door does not lock
- That orange plexiglass will not save your eyes
- If you don't know if you can cut it, don't. You could burn up the laser.
File Preparation
- Create the file in InkScape
- Print to XPS
- Open in the Full Spectrum software
- On the Vector Cut tab, these items will be cut
- On the Raser Cut tab, these items will be etched
