lasercutter_tips_and_tricks
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| + | **Acrylic bending** | ||
| + | * Can be done with hair straightener or hot air gun | ||
| + | * Costa has made a nice jig for bending acrylic at precise angles, consisting of nichrome wire, 2 board boards and a hinge https:// | ||
| + | * This can also be done on the laser, using an out of focus beam or with the lens removed https:// | ||
| + | * Another cool example of this: https:// | ||
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| **Removing duplicate lines** | **Removing duplicate lines** | ||
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| * The laser cutter has something called “kerf”, if you send a 1cm square to the laser, the part will come out slightly smaller (~9.8mm) | * The laser cutter has something called “kerf”, if you send a 1cm square to the laser, the part will come out slightly smaller (~9.8mm) | ||
| - | * This difference is about 0.1mm, so paths need to be offset by 0.1mm to compensate for this. | + | * This difference is about 0.1mm, so paths need to be offset by 0.1mm to compensate for this using the offset tool in Lasercut 5.3 |
| * Fusion 360 has a plugin which does kerf correction automatically: | * Fusion 360 has a plugin which does kerf correction automatically: | ||
| * This should also be possible with the “offset path” tool in any vector editing software like Inkscape or AI | * This should also be possible with the “offset path” tool in any vector editing software like Inkscape or AI | ||
lasercutter_tips_and_tricks.txt · Last modified: 2023-12-20 23:47 by danshearer