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Revision as of 12:17, 10 September 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.
Contents
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.
- Go to http://www.wpihtec.org.
- Login using your WPI credentials.
- Click on "Machinetool Schedule".
- 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
Suppliers
MSC has acrylic and delrin available in many thicknesses, colors, and sizes. They provide free ground shipping that is normally delivered the next work day if the order is placed before 5pm.
