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