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Week 2 Group Assignment

All of the Lasercutters in the Architecture shop are Epilog Lasecutter FusionPros

The current architecture Fab Lab is still very much in a "in progress" phase of being moved. As such there are still many quirks and inconsistencies with some of the equipment. Lasercutters #1 and #4 seem to be performing much worse than Lasercutters #2 and #3. Even then, for most of our experience it takes multiple rounds (3-5) of cutting to get through the cardboard which we understand to not be the expected behavior. Some of the cardboard is also suspected to be moist and most of the pieces are definitely warped which may throw off the focus of some of the cutting. As such, these measurements were done to the best of our ability in the first week, but are extremely subject to change.

Laser Parameters

Material Operation Power Speed Rate
Cardboard Cut 30 15 0.1
Cardboard Engrave 10-20 15 0.1

Power to Kerf Measurements

Parameters Kerf
15 speed, 30 power 0.018 inches
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Joint Clearance

Clearance Fit
3/8 inch Too wide
5/16 inch A little loose
1/4 inch Very tight