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#Heat copper wire until red hot again. | #Heat copper wire until red hot again. | ||
#A green flame means that the plastic contains chlorine so do not use it. | #A green flame means that the plastic contains chlorine so do not use it. | ||
==Changing machine options== | |||
=== '''<div style="color:red">This is now passworded due to abuse, trustees and maintenance users know the code</div>'''=== | |||
advanced use only! Please make sure current settings are backed up first (sorry I don't know how to do this). | |||
Click File->Machine Options. This will show you a dialog like this: | |||
http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/w/images/2/23/Machineoptions.PNG | |||
Make your changes. | |||
Useful that I've found is the Machine options -> worktable page. This allows adjustment of scaling for x and y axis. Decrease the numbers to increase the distance moved. I got good scaling with 0.00635 for both. | |||
Then click 'save' and OK the password dialog. The settings won't become live until you download them to the cutter. | |||
Click 'download' as if you were putting a new design on the cutter, but then click 'download cfg'. The machine should beep. I had problems with this and then cutting a pattern, the machine always told me 'soft stop'. I 'fixed' it by powering off the machine before downloading the new settings. | |||
