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Revision as of 22:45, 16 May 2022
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Laser Cutter Training
This page documents the process for being trained on the Laser Cutter.
Summary
Training takes place in three main steps:
- Group Training of up to 4 members, going through the equipment and how to use it (~1hr)
- Individual Training Task, where an individual member is set a task to complete to prove and improve understanding (~30min each)
- Project Oversight, where more experienced users oversee the projects being undertaken when cutting (first 2-3 projects)
Training on the Laser Cutter is run by the Laser Cutter Owners. The Laser Cutter Owners are a group of people responsible for maintaining and training on the laser cutter, and hence have been trained to train, and trained to perform the weekly and monthly maintenance on the laser cutter.
Booking
Laser training is by request. The easiest way to request training is to post a request in the #equipment-training channel on our Slack site (email info@hackhitchin.org.uk to request access if you are a member and dont have a Slack account yet) Training sessions may also be advertised on Facebook/Twitter
Training You Tube Videos
Our very own Mark Mellors has created a short series of Training Videos to support our Laser Cutter training specifically for the Hackspace Laser Cutter. They can be found on the Hitchin Hackspace YouTube Channel
The following videos do not constitute all of the training required to be a Laser Cutter User. A practical on site session is still required but they will help give you a solid grounding in the principles and safe operation of a Laser Cutter
- Laser Cutter Theory
- Laser Cutter Operation
- Basic Intro to the Ruida Controller
- Basic Intro to RDWorks
- A Quick Introduction to Using Lightburn
Training Cheatsheet
The training structure and prompt sheet. Please note, this is used by the Laser Cutter Owners as a prompt to ensure training is executed in a consistent and complete fashion is included on this page; this does not constitute and is not a substitute for the training itself.
Group Training
The group training introduction structure, suitable for 1-4 members at a time in a 1 hr session.
- Introduction of main components
- Laser
- Cutting Mechanics
- Water Chiller System
- PC/software
- Materials (what it can cut, supply)
- Laser Hazards
- Process and progression for normal operation failure (fire) - pause, open, move, CO2
- Process for abnormal operation failure (mechanical/jam) - emergency stop, open, move, CO2
- Ensure confident of process
- Checks for everyone to do
- Check in use, looks ok
- Check water bath, temperature
- Powering Up
- Turning on Laser, what to do if doesn't power up
- Turning on PC and starting software
- RDWorks Project walkthrough
- Package function, drawing, import file types
- Bed dimensions
- Paths
- Green Square
- Layers and colours
- Through cut, surface cut, scan and engraving, speeds and strengths
- Various steps to build up design (shapes, text, uniting, layers, alignment, scaling, layers)
- Job ordering
- Saving
- Download with "Current Position"
- Laser Operation
- Lid
- Control panel, escape
- Moving head XY, indicator laser, origin
- Moving Z
- Focus
- Start position and test
- Start, pause and emergency stop function
- Do job, pause/open lid, restart
- Power Down
- Switch off laser
- Switch off chiller and fans
- Clean any residue from the bed or bottom tray
- Close lid
Individual Training Task
The individual task to get familiar, prompt questions and check understanding
- Task
- Make a simple item
- Should use a selection of full cut, surface cut and scan/engrave features
- Should demonstrate all steps, size, appropriate ordering, positioning
- Steps
- Set individual to work, don't prompt but do answer questions (or pose if needed)
- Talk through design once done, question/check things etc
- Proceed to lasering (watch carefully all steps)
- Ask to stop job/restart, question escalation process
- Assuming all ok
- Get them to read the health and safety notes about operation and materials
- Add to the trained member list!
Project Oversight
For next 2-3 projects, ensure member will find another more experienced trained user to support them (second pair of eyes)