Laser Cutter

The Laser Cutter is located in Washburn, 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, and hard or soft wood excluding laminated woods. (For example, Plywood is not allowed)

• Cloth

The table size for the cutter is 18" x 24" and can cut the approved materials up to 3/8", but 1/4" or less is recommended for accurate and timely cuts.

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.

Cutting Material Suppliers

MSC Direct

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.

Plastic Supply, Inc.

PSI also has a wide variety of plastics in stock as well as fabrication and other related services. They are located in Manchester, NH and usually turn around orders very quickly.

Home Depot

Home Depot usually stocks sheets of acrylic although they tend to be larger than you may want. But sharing a sheet with other groups is always an option.

Lowes

Lowe's also stocks sheets of acrylic. The sheets described on their web site tend to be somewhat smaller in size than those found on the Home Depot web site.

Screw Hole Template