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NOTE: The demo software will crash in the demo on A0 "Blacknose" settings. Please change the file "syscfg - Blacknose.ini", find "NeedRevise=1" under section "[TWOAXIS_0]" and change it to "NeedRevise=0" - a revised download may be provided soon. [https://wiki.nottinghack.org.uk/wiki/Laser_cutter/LaserCut/Usage#Quirky_Notes Source - Nottingham Hackspace wiki] | NOTE: The demo software will crash in the demo on A0 "Blacknose" settings. Please change the file "syscfg - Blacknose.ini", find "NeedRevise=1" under section "[TWOAXIS_0]" and change it to "NeedRevise=0" - a revised download may be provided soon. [https://wiki.nottinghack.org.uk/wiki/Laser_cutter/LaserCut/Usage#Quirky_Notes Source - Nottingham Hackspace wiki] | ||
===Media info=== | |||
3mm Lasersafe Poplar Plywood - 65% 12mm/s | |||
Pink card - 20% 15mm/s |
Revision as of 15:55, 31 August 2015
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 |
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Width | 50 |
Height | 50 |
Depth | 50 |
Material Thickness | 6.5 |
Notch Length | Auto |
Cut Width (Kerf) | 0.1 |
Boxer
This is a Perl script...
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
Materials/Cutting
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.
Software
NOTE: The demo software will crash in the demo on A0 "Blacknose" settings. Please change the file "syscfg - Blacknose.ini", find "NeedRevise=1" under section "[TWOAXIS_0]" and change it to "NeedRevise=0" - a revised download may be provided soon. Source - Nottingham Hackspace wiki
Media info
3mm Lasersafe Poplar Plywood - 65% 12mm/s
Pink card - 20% 15mm/s