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lasercutter [2022-05-27 02:12] – clean up table MirZa | lasercutter [2023-08-02 07:20] – simon | ||
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^ Material ^^ Cut Speed ^ Cut Power ^ Notes ^ | ^ Material ^^ Cut Speed ^ Cut Power ^ Notes ^ | ||
- | | Acrylic | 1mm | 12 | 98 | Recommended by Julian | | + | ^ Acrylic | 1mm | 12 | 98 | Recommended by Julian | |
| ::: | 2mm | 9.5 | 98 | Recommended by Julian | | | ::: | 2mm | 9.5 | 98 | Recommended by Julian | | ||
| ::: | 3mm | 8 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | ::: | 3mm | 8 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
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| ::: | 8mm | 1.5 | 98 | Recommended by Julian | | | ::: | 8mm | 1.5 | 98 | Recommended by Julian | | ||
| ::: | 10mm | 1 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | ::: | 10mm | 1 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
- | | Ply | 1.5mm | 10 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | + | | ||||| |
+ | ^ Ply | 1.5mm | 10 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
| ::: | 3mm | 7 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | ::: | 3mm | 7 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
| ::: | 4mm | 7 | 98 | | | | ::: | 4mm | 7 | 98 | | | ||
| ::: | 5mm | 7 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | ::: | 5mm | 7 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
| ::: | 6mm | 1.5 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | ::: | 6mm | 1.5 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
- | | MDF | 2mm | | | | | + | | ||||| |
+ | ^ MDF | 2mm | | | | | ||
| ::: | 3mm | 5 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | ::: | 3mm | 5 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
| ::: | 4mm | 4 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | ::: | 4mm | 4 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
| ::: | 6mm | | | From HPC Manual | | | ::: | 6mm | | | From HPC Manual | | ||
- | | Laminate | + | | ||||| |
- | | ::: | + | ^ Laminate |
+ | | ::: | 3mm | 15 | 80 | From HPC Manual | | ||
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| Corrugated Cardboard 3mm || 12 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | Corrugated Cardboard 3mm || 12 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
| Hardboard 3mm || 3 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | | Hardboard 3mm || 3 | 98 | From HPC Manual | | ||
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The protective film is safe to cut, and protects the acrylic from smoke and accidental scratching. For engraving, the top layer of film should be removed as it can affect the quality of the engraving. | The protective film is safe to cut, and protects the acrylic from smoke and accidental scratching. For engraving, the top layer of film should be removed as it can affect the quality of the engraving. | ||
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+ | ===== Other Specifications (for maintenance) ===== | ||
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+ | Water tubing: silicone, 9.5mm OD, 6.3mm ID, 1.6mm wall\\ | ||
+ | Water pump: 2500L/hour (max), 2.5m head (max)\\ | ||
+ | Air compressor: Hailea ACO-328, 82L/min, pressure > | ||
+ | Air assist tubing: PVC, 6mm OD, 4mm ID, 1mm wall (approx)\\ | ||
+ | Mirrors: 20mm diameter\\ | ||
+ | Lens: 20mm diameter, ZnSe, 50.8mm focus | ||
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+ | ===== Resources ===== | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * {{ : | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
===== Log ===== | ===== Log ===== | ||
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* Clogged extraction filter cleaned | * Clogged extraction filter cleaned | ||
- | ===== Other Specifications (for maintenance) ===== | ||
- | Water tubing: silicone, 9.5mm OD, 6.3mm ID, 1.6mm wall\\ | + | 2023-07-04: |
- | Water pump: 2500L/ | + | * Tube has been replaced with an SPT Laser tube C60. |
- | Air compressor: Hailea ACO-328, 82L/min, pressure >0.035Mpa\\ | + | * Rated power: 60w; Max power: 80w; Warranty: 5 months |
- | Air assist tubing: PVC, 6mm OD, 4mm ID, 1mm wall (approx)\\ | + | * https:// |
- | Mirrors: 20mm diameter\\ | + | * It was measured to run at 55W, 10mA. Power supply setting kept at 36%. |
- | Lens: 20mm diameter, ZnSe, 50.8mm focus | + | * Driving a higher power tube at a lower power will hopefully give a longer lifetime |
+ | * It was ordered 2 July, arrived and installed on 4 July | ||
- | ===== Resources ===== | + | * 320 hours for the previous laser tube (rated 40w) |
- | * [[http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/ | + | * Laser timer/ |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * {{: | + | * Water has been replaced. The tubes have been cleaned a little bit but had a lot of brown dust, which TKerby thinks may be biofilm |
- | * {{: | + | * "we may want to use distilled water plus a wetting agent and biocide - there are plenty out there for lasers. Otherwise in the attic there is a UV water decontamination on decommissioned air con we use. Brown dust suggests we need to better seal the containers…" |
- | * [[http:// | + | * "I would suggest changing the water every 6 months" |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * {{ :lasercut_laser_palette.zip | Zeno's LaserCut5.3 Palette for Inkscape, makes all 40 layers colours match}} | + | * the speed/power table now needs to be sped up about x2 because it was made when the laser tube was aged a bit already |
+ | * 3mm plywood cuts reliably at 15 speed 100 power | ||
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+ | * Mirrors cleaned and realigned | ||
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+ | 2023-08-01: | ||
+ | * PC replaced - was: Pentium 4, 3GB RAM, 256GB HDD; now: i3-7100T, 8GB RAM, 256GB NVMe | ||
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lasercutter.txt · Last modified: 2023-12-24 13:37 by simon