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Revision as of 15:09, 23 August 2015
Cutting
| Setting | With film | Without film | Without film (alternate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power (mA) | 20mA | 18mA | 20mA |
| Speed (mm/s) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Bed height (mm) | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Etching
Undocumented. Though many have had great success with surface etched designs especially on wood and acrylic.
Things to make
Box generators
BoxMaker
Link: http://boxmaker.rahulbotics.com/
This script has been tested to created a 50mm cube from 7.5mm clear acrylic, here are the settings used.
Interestingly, the cube had an internal width of 42mm and external width of 57mm - this was due to the DPI, the generator assumes 100 DPI, the Inkscape default is 90 DPI. Once set correctly, it is highly accurate.
| Units | millimeters |
|---|---|
| Width | 50 |
| Height | 50 |
| Depth | 50 |
| Material Thickness | 6.5 |
| Notch Length | Auto |
| Cut Width (Kerf) | 0.1 |
Boxer
Link: https://bitbucket.org/hudson/boxer/overview
This is untested. May work well with wood but will not play nicely with the 7.5mm acrylic. burn baby burn the fun part
Project inspiration...
Help / issues
It's been found that if you try cutting with Acrylic underside's protective film removed, you will find 'swirl marks' after cutting. These are caused by the heat/smoke being extracted from the cut. To fix this, simply leave the protective film in place until you are finished cutting.