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2. Turn on the laser cutter | 2. Turn on the laser cutter | ||
3. | 3. Check cooling water is running and extractor fan is extracting | ||
4. | 4. Once the lasercutter has booted, open the laser cutter software | ||
5. | 5. Load files and set settings | ||
6. Check Z axis, the beam focus is at the top of the vertical metal ruler. Rule of thumb, focus at the top of material for engrave, | 6. Upload to laser cutter | ||
7. Check Z axis, the beam focus is at the top of the vertical metal ruler. Rule of thumb, focus at the top of material for engrave, | |||
at the bottom for cut. | at the bottom for cut. | ||
8. Load material into cutter | |||
9. Run box to check material is in the correct position | |||
<nowiki>*** DO NOT CONTINUE PAST THIS POINT UNLESS THE CUTTER HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR >5mins TO ALLOW THE TUBE TO BE COOLED ***</nowiki> | <nowiki>*** DO NOT CONTINUE PAST THIS POINT UNLESS THE CUTTER HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR >5mins TO ALLOW THE TUBE TO BE COOLED ***</nowiki> | ||
10. Close lid and press start | |||
11. While the laser is active, don't leave it. Please fill in the lasercutter logbook form @ http://bit.ly/LaserLogbookForm | |||
12. Once finished, remove material, and any off cuts. | |||
13. Hoover the bed, to remove any off cuts that may have fallen between the gaps. | |||
14. Put the relevent cash in the laser usage box to cover the costs of the cutter. | |||
