Laser Cutter/Instructions: Difference between revisions
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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. |
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| ==Changing machine options==
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| '''This is now passworded due to abuse, trustees and maintenance users know the code'''
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| advanced use only! Please make sure current settings are backed up first.
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| Click File->Machine Options. This will show you a dialog like this:
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| http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/w/images/2/23/Machineoptions.PNG
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| Make your changes.
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| 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.
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| Then click 'save' and OK the password dialog. The settings won't become live until you download them to the cutter.
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| 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.
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| [[Category:Guides]]
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