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**In the 'General' tab, under 'Job type' select 'Vector'. | **In the 'General' tab, under 'Job type' select 'Vector'. | ||
| + | **Set the size of the material sheet. | ||
**In the 'Color mapping' tab select the checkbox 'Color mapping'. You should have organized your drawing in different colors if you need to do different types of jobs (for example engraving and cutting). | **In the 'Color mapping' tab select the checkbox 'Color mapping'. You should have organized your drawing in different colors if you need to do different types of jobs (for example engraving and cutting). | ||
**Once this is activated, you can set the power, the speed, and other properties for every color in your drawing. | **Once this is activated, you can set the power, the speed, and other properties for every color in your drawing. | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 3 October 2011
Contents
- 1 Technical specifications
- 2 CAM
- 3 Tools
- 4 Materials and configurations
- 4.1 Polipropileno / Polypropylene 0.5mm:
- 4.2 Polipropileno / Polypropylene 0.8mm:
- 4.3 Papel / Paper (thicker)
- 4.4 Papel / Paper (shine 1 side)
- 4.5 Papel transparente / Transparent Paper
- 4.6 Madera/ Plywood 3mm
- 4.7 Fieltro / Felt (white) 3mm
- 4.8 Fieltro / Felt (color) 1mm
- 4.9 Plexiglass 3mm Poly(methyl methacrylate)
- 4.10 Cardboard Corrugated 5mm (2 layers)
- 5 Machine workflow
- 6 Important commands
- 7 External links
Technical specifications
- Cutting area 900 x 600 millimeters.
- Cutting power max. 75 Watt.
CAM
- 2D Printer driver from most CAD or ilustration software
- From PDF
Tools
- Tools here
Materials and configurations
Polipropileno / Polypropylene 0.5mm:
CUT:
- Speed: 60%
- Power: 40%
ENGRAVE:
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 15%
Polipropileno / Polypropylene 0.8mm:
CUT:
- Speed: 60%
- Power: 70%
Papel / Paper (thicker)
CUT:
- Speed: 60%
- Power: 30%
Papel / Paper (shine 1 side)
CUT:
- Speed: 60%
- Power: 25%
ENGRAVE:
- Speed: 95%
- Power: 4%
Papel transparente / Transparent Paper
CUT:
- Speed: 75%
- Power: 20%
Madera/ Plywood 3mm
CUT:
- Speed: 15%
- Power: 45%
ENGRAVE:
- Speed: 40%
- Power: 10%
Fieltro / Felt (white) 3mm
CUT:
- Speed: 60% (70%)
- Power: 30%
Fieltro / Felt (color) 1mm
CUT:
- Speed: 90% (70%)
- Power: 10%
Plexiglass 3mm Poly(methyl methacrylate)
CUT:
- Speed:15%
- Power: 60%
ENGRAVE:
- Speed:50%
- Power:15%
Cardboard Corrugated 5mm (2 layers)
CUT:
- Speed:55%
- Power: 45%
Machine workflow
- If you are not going to use the computer in the Fab Lab, install the Epilog drivers in your computer (you can reach the machine inside the Fab Lab network).
- Turn on the main fume extractor in the big laser cutter switch pannel (very important).
- Turn on the small air compressor on the left hand side of the machine.
- Turn on the laser cutter (left side of the machine).
- Measure the size of your material board.
- Open the hood and place the material on the metal bed without hitting the cutting head.
- Once you are ready for printing, and if you already installed the driver, from your vector editing software press Ctrl+P or select Print.
- Select 'Epilog Engraver' from the printer list and go to 'Printer settings' or 'Properties'.
- This way you should see the laser cutter driver. Here you can setup the laser's power and speed according to how the vector paths in your drawing are organized (you can also print raster images).
- For a vector job:
- In the 'General' tab, under 'Job type' select 'Vector'.
- Set the size of the material sheet.
- In the 'Color mapping' tab select the checkbox 'Color mapping'. You should have organized your drawing in different colors if you need to do different types of jobs (for example engraving and cutting).
- Once this is activated, you can set the power, the speed, and other properties for every color in your drawing.
Important commands
- Important commands here
External links
- External links here
