Laser Cutting: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:01, 2021 October 8

We have access to several Laser Cutters at North Forge Fabrication Lab. These can cut many materials including acrylic, wood/veneer, paper, cardboard, some rubbers and other plastics. They can also engrave metal.

Click any of the images for more about that project.

MediaWiki kiosk running on a Raspberry Pi 4B
Tabletop training kit for rowing umpires
Custom fit winter cover for the vents in a bumper.
Soap rack custom fit to a sink
Wall mounted floating nightstands
Hat bands with a rower's sillhouette
Custom stand to store shampoo bottles upside down.
Gadget that measures how quickly the user responds to a cue and moves an accelleration sensor.
Ceiling lamp based on what a resting rowing shell would look like from under water.

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-== Figure out ==
+{{Skillset | Description=We have access to several [[Laser Cutter]]s at [[North Forge Fabrication Lab]]. These can cut many materials including acrylic, wood/veneer, paper, cardboard, some rubbers and other plastics. They can also engrave metal.
-/5/500 works for white paper
+}}
-=== cut from Inkscape ===
+[[Category:North Forge Fabrication Lab]]
-Engraving/rasters from Inkscape works, but cutting/vectors doesn't work natively. (epilog goes straight to "done")
-Found a reference somewhere that this has to do with the printer driver subsystem. (reference?)
-To cut an Inkscape design:
-* set stroke style width to 0.001
-* File menu, save-as, pdf
-** check "convert text-to-paths"
-* save
-* open PDF file
-* print as usual
-=== eliminate the "fog" around things ===
-Alexander's calgary flames had a fog around them - why?
-== Speed/Power settings ==
-== Meterials ==
-[[Category: How to]]