Difference between revisions of "Laser Cutter"
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| + | The Laser cutter located in Washburn manufacturing laboratory and is available for use whenever a lab monitor is on duty. Please read the lab policies and guidelines on the manufacturing labs my.wpi.edu site. | ||
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| + | ==Approved Materials for laser cutter== | ||
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| + | Acrylic | ||
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| + | Delrin (Acetal copolymer) | ||
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| + | Wood and paper based materials such as birch, balsa, or vanilla folder. (not plywood) | ||
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| + | Cloth | ||
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| + | ==Reserving the laser cutter== | ||
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| + | Reserving the laser cutter gives you priority but it is frowned upon to reserve the laser cutter for more than 2 hours at a time. | ||
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| + | 1. Log on to my.wpi.edu | ||
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| + | 2. Go to the Community tab | ||
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| + | 3. Search "manufacturing" and select manufacturing-labs | ||
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| + | 4. Go to the content tab on the left. | ||
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| + | 5. Select the Manufacturing Sharepoint link | ||
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| + | 6. Then add a calendar event to the calendar and select "laser cutter" along with persons name and projects name. | ||
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| + | == Laser cutter manual== | ||
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| + | Complete instructions for using the laser cutter. | ||
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[[File:VLS460_Laser_Cutter_Manual.pdf]] | [[File:VLS460_Laser_Cutter_Manual.pdf]] | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 1 August 2014
The Laser cutter located in Washburn manufacturing laboratory and is available for use whenever a lab monitor is on duty. Please read the lab policies and guidelines on the manufacturing labs my.wpi.edu site.
Approved Materials for laser cutter
Acrylic
Delrin (Acetal copolymer)
Wood and paper based materials such as birch, balsa, or vanilla folder. (not plywood)
Cloth
Reserving the laser cutter
Reserving the laser cutter gives you priority but it is frowned upon to reserve the laser cutter for more than 2 hours at a time.
1. Log on to my.wpi.edu
2. Go to the Community tab
3. Search "manufacturing" and select manufacturing-labs
4. Go to the content tab on the left.
5. Select the Manufacturing Sharepoint link
6. Then add a calendar event to the calendar and select "laser cutter" along with persons name and projects name.
Laser cutter manual
Complete instructions for using the laser cutter.
