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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.
 
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. Go to http://www.wpihtec.org.
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#Go to http://www.wpihtec.org.
 
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#Login using your WPI credentials.
2. Login using your WPI credentials.
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#Click on "Machinetool Schedule".
 
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#Then add a calendar event to the calendar and select "laser cutter" along with persons name and projects name.
3. Click on "Machinetool Schedule".
 
 
 
4. Then add a calendar event to the calendar and select "laser cutter" along with persons name and projects name.
 
  
 
== Laser cutter manual==
 
== Laser cutter manual==

Revision as of 17:15, 31 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. Go to http://www.wpihtec.org.
  2. Login using your WPI credentials.
  3. Click on "Machinetool Schedule".
  4. 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.

File:VLS460 Laser Cutter Manual.pdf