FABO ACADEMY X_2

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FABO ACADEMY X

CLASS 2

Introduction 2 Laser Cutter

View Boibee on GitHub

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY! XD

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….Here comes CO2 Laser Cutter! Lasers Cutter

LASER CUTTING OPERATING THE MACHINE

  • Turn on the laser cutter, the airflow and the exhaust filter.
  • Insert a sheet of material.
  • Focus the laser head.
  • Send the file from PC to the laser cutter.
  • Use laser cutter control panel to start cutting. (When the machine is ready to cut, it will "bibi")

    LASERS CUTTER SAFETY

  • Ensure good ventilation.
  • Airflow and filter must be ON.
  • Only cut safe material (using flame test)
  • NEVER EVER leave the laser unattended while cutting. (no farther than an arm length between u and the machine)

KERF CALCULATION

  • The laser burns away a portion of material when it cuts through.
  • This is known as the laser kerf and ranges from 0.08mm – 1mm depending on the material type, its thickness and laser settings (power, speed, PPI).
  • To calculate the kerf:

Kerf Calculate

FASTER SHAPE ENGRAVING

  • When engraving, laser swings left to right and moves bottom to top.
  • To avoid smoke stain use masking tape. (laser settings must be modified)

PRESS FIT JOINTS

  • KERF should be counted.

Kerf

  • Or you can make a TRICK two little holes will be helpful.

Trick

DESIGN ADN CUT A NAME TAG WITH A STAND AND FRESS FIT JOINTS

  • Original graffiti design by my friend Yang Zhang

Hedwig.graffiti

  • Sketch in Rhinoceros

Sketch_Rhino

  • Raw Prototype from Laser Cutter

Raw_version

Hedwig1.0

  • Hedwig 2.0

Hedwig2.0