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-FIXME **This page is not fully translated, yet. Please help completing the translation.**\\ //(remove this paragraph once the translation is finished)// 
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 ====== Laser Cutter ====== ====== Laser Cutter ======
  
 Yilong Ping Pong -lasercutter Yilong Ping Pong -lasercutter
  
-  *  Cutting area 1300*900 mm +  * Cutting area 1300*900 mm 
-  *  Control board [[http://smoothieware.org/smoothieboard-v1|Smoothieboard V1]] +  * Control board [[http://smoothieware.org/smoothieboard-v1|Smoothieboard V1]] -> this needs updating. 
-  *  Power 120W, laser tube replaced three times: 2015, 2020 and 2025.+  * Power 120W, laser tube replaced three times: 2015, 2020 and 2025. 
 +  * Last lens change: ??? 
 +  * Last mirrors change: ???
  
  
 The laser cutter is controlled by an application called //Lightburn// using G-code. If you are not already familiar with the application, here is  [[https://docs.lightburnsoftware.com/2.0/GetStarted/|a link to its documentation.]] The laser cutter is controlled by an application called //Lightburn// using G-code. If you are not already familiar with the application, here is  [[https://docs.lightburnsoftware.com/2.0/GetStarted/|a link to its documentation.]]
  
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 +You can also try out [[https://janalumi.github.io/LaserConfig/ | this laser config web app]] to calculate the // power // and // speed // for your lasercutting and -etching tasks.
 ===== Materials ===== ===== Materials =====
  
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   *  The best plywood for laser cutting is Koskisen flex-glued birch plywood, most easily available from A-Mekanisaatio Oy's service point in the hacklab next to the electronics workspace. [[https://www.mekanisaatio.fi/laservanerit]]. So-called furniture plywood, i.e. urea-glued interior, INT plywood also works in cutting, there may be challenges in availability. (urea-formaldehyde-based glue) plywood (EN 314-2, class 1, interior; e.g. UPM Wisa Interior). The laser cannot cut ordinary phenolic resin-glued (exterior, EXT) plywood: The beam cannot penetrate the glue, and mostly burns an ugly mark. In image engraving, the quality of the plywood is not important, only in cutting.   *  The best plywood for laser cutting is Koskisen flex-glued birch plywood, most easily available from A-Mekanisaatio Oy's service point in the hacklab next to the electronics workspace. [[https://www.mekanisaatio.fi/laservanerit]]. So-called furniture plywood, i.e. urea-glued interior, INT plywood also works in cutting, there may be challenges in availability. (urea-formaldehyde-based glue) plywood (EN 314-2, class 1, interior; e.g. UPM Wisa Interior). The laser cannot cut ordinary phenolic resin-glued (exterior, EXT) plywood: The beam cannot penetrate the glue, and mostly burns an ugly mark. In image engraving, the quality of the plywood is not important, only in cutting.
-  *  PMMA or plexiglass Acrylic is the best plastic.+  *  PMMA Acrylic is the best plastic.
   *  List of materials. Red = not working/prohibited. Yellow = works with reservations. Green = tested to work.   *  List of materials. Red = not working/prohibited. Yellow = works with reservations. Green = tested to work.
  
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 ===== After Use ===== ===== After Use =====
  
-When you’re finished, clean up after yourself. Turn off the laser if no one else is going to use it. Note that if you switch off the large laser’s cooler, the small laser will also shut down.+When you’re finished, clean up after yourself. Turn off the laser and cooler if no one else is going to use it.
  
 If any problems came up during use, report them in the lab’s communication channels (at the very least, write them in the logbook). Fill in the logbook (the grey notebook hanging next to the laser) with what you did, how long it took, what power settings you used, and how it turned out. If any problems came up during use, report them in the lab’s communication channels (at the very least, write them in the logbook). Fill in the logbook (the grey notebook hanging next to the laser) with what you did, how long it took, what power settings you used, and how it turned out.