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| lasercutter2 [2019-06-12 21:48] – [Recommended Settings] mirza | lasercutter2 [2022-05-27 02:45] – todo MirZa | ||
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| TRAINING REQUIRED BEFORE USE.\\ | TRAINING REQUIRED BEFORE USE.\\ | ||
| (Note: Access control is ad-hoc, Ask someone to add you after you have received a walkthrough.) | (Note: Access control is ad-hoc, Ask someone to add you after you have received a walkthrough.) | ||
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| - | HOURS OF USE ARE LIMITED TO **8PM-8AM** UNTIL ADDITIONAL FUME EXTRACTION HAS BEEN INSTALLED. | ||
| Model JD90125\\ | Model JD90125\\ | ||
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| + | See also: | ||
| + | * [[lasercutter|Laser Cutter #1]] | ||
| + | * [[lasercutter_tips_and_tricks|Laser cutting tips and tricks]] | ||
| + | * [[lasermaterials|Laser materials price list]] | ||
| ===== Safety ===== | ===== Safety ===== | ||
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| The test were done in the centre of the cutting bed. | The test were done in the centre of the cutting bed. | ||
| - | ^ Material ^ Cut Speed ^ Cut Power ^ Notes ^ | + | ^ Material |
| - | | Acrylic 1mm | 30 | 40 | Miron | | + | ^ Acrylic |
| - | | Acrylic | + | | ::: |
| - | | Acrylic | + | | ::: |
| - | | Acrylic | + | | ::: |
| - | | Acrylic | + | | ::: |
| - | | Acrylic | + | | ::: |
| - | | Acrylic | + | | ::: |
| - | | Ply 3mm | <del>30</ | + | | ||||| |
| - | | Ply 4mm | 20 | 100 | Miron | | + | ^ Ply | 3mm | 30 | 100 | Miron - speed 50 cuts fine, but stutters at curves, 30 is safer | |
| - | | Ply 6mm | 9 | 100 | Miron | | + | | ::: |
| - | | MDF 2mm | 30 | 100 | Miron | | + | | ::: |
| - | | MDF 3mm | 22 | 100 | Miron | | + | | ||||| |
| - | | MDF 4mm | 16 | 100 | Miron | | + | ^ MDF | 2mm | 30 | 100 | Miron | |
| - | | MDF 6mm | 10 | 100 | Miron | | + | | ::: |
| - | | Paper | | | | | + | | ::: |
| - | | Card | | | | | + | | ::: |
| - | | Engraving Laminate 1.5mm | 50 | 100 | Miron | | + | | ||||| |
| - | | Engraving Laminate 3mm | | | | | + | ^ Laminate | 1.5mm | 50 | 100 | Miron | |
| + | | ::: | 3mm | | | | ||
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| + | | Card (200gsm) | ||
| + | | Card fold line (200gsm) | ||
| + | | Paper || | | | | ||
| - | ^ Material ^ Engrave Speed ^ (Range of) Engrave Power ^ Notes ^ | + | ^ Material ^ Engrave Speed ^ Engrave Power ^ Notes ^ |
| - | | Acrylic | | | | | + | | Acrylic | 350 | 50 | Miron | |
| - | | Ply | | | | | + | | Ply | 500 | 30 | Bart | |
| - | | MDF | | | | | + | | MDF | 350 | 50 | Miron | |
| - | | Laminate | | | | | + | | Laminate | 350 | 50 | Miron | |
| + | | Card (200gsm) | 500 | 30 | Scott | | ||
| Minimum power setting for the laser to turn on: 19 | Minimum power setting for the laser to turn on: 19 | ||
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| - | * Create chart of power/speed settings for common materials (as a basic rule, multiply speeds from the old chart by 3x) | + | * <del>Create chart of power/speed settings for common materials (as a basic rule, multiply speeds from the old chart by 3x)</ |
| - | * Ply ✔ | + | |
| - | * MDF ✘ | + | |
| - | * Acrylic ✘ | + | |
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| * Update docs: | * Update docs: | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | * Create spare focus jigs (requires 12mm acrylic, or a new design) | + | * <del>Create spare focus jigs (requires 12mm acrylic, or a new design)</ |
| * Build and install monitoring system (laser usage, temperature logging) | * Build and install monitoring system (laser usage, temperature logging) | ||
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| - | * Install ducts to roof and upgrade blower, to avoid releasing fumes onto courtyard users. **ACTION: PETE** | + | * <del>Install ducts to roof and upgrade blower, to avoid releasing fumes onto courtyard users.</ |
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| - | * Replace broken acrylic cover on front-loading slot. | + | * <del>Replace broken acrylic cover on front-loading slot.</ |
| ===== Guide for existing laser cutter users ===== | ===== Guide for existing laser cutter users ===== | ||
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| * check that the rear access panel (laser power supply) is closed properly | * check that the rear access panel (laser power supply) is closed properly | ||
| * check that the access controller is logged-in | * check that the access controller is logged-in | ||
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| + | ==== Nozzle quickly " | ||
| + | In LaserCut 5.3, File> | ||
| + | Make sure "Quick speed" is set to a sensible value like 300, work-acc to 500 and space-acc to 500 | ||
| ==== Nozzle moves but doesn' | ==== Nozzle moves but doesn' | ||
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| 2018-09-22: | 2018-09-22: | ||
| * Tube #2 (from Smoke and Mirrors) installed. All mirrors realigned to a reasonable (but not perfect) standard. Power level set to 33%. | * Tube #2 (from Smoke and Mirrors) installed. All mirrors realigned to a reasonable (but not perfect) standard. Power level set to 33%. | ||
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| + | 2020-03-03: | ||
| + | * Fettled the rear safety switch for the door to make it work reliably again. | ||
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| + | 2020-08-08: | ||
| + | * The mirrors were realigned, the actual laser tube was sitting about 2mm too low and the field was slightly crooked with the top right corner shooting too high. It seems to that the body of the laser had bent back to its original geometry from the time we've got the laser in 2018. It has probably happened due to the different location and maybe better floor. The intermittent issue of the tube switching off could not be replicated, the HV wires were checked but no obvious burn or oxidation marks have been identified. | ||
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| + | 2021-08-05: | ||
| + | * "I recently found that pressing the arrow buttons would only " | ||
| + | * "I think the wire harness for the Y axis is troublesome. I think the motor wires are still fine but the limit switch is dead. Also - after jiggerypockering the X axis limit switch wire the issue describes by Julian has gone (it shouldn' | ||
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| + | 2021-11-24: | ||
| + | * "Both Y and Z axes weren' | ||
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| + | 2021-12-02: | ||
| + | * "Laser is fixed, the connector that plugs into the motherboard got loose and signal wasn't reaching the driver. Tighten up and homed it. All works fine now. Obviously checked all others too. All cool." (Costa) | ||
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| + | 2022-05-19: | ||
| + | * " | ||
| + | * "The laser is fixed, the big switch [that switches between the rotary axis and the normal axis] needs to be looked at in the future." | ||
| ===== Other Specifications (for maintenance) ===== | ===== Other Specifications (for maintenance) ===== | ||
lasercutter2.txt · Last modified: 2023-12-24 13:36 by simon