Multicam Laser Cutter
From Fab Lab Bcn WIKI
Contents
- 1 Technical specifications
- 2 CAM
- 3 Tools
- 4 Materials and configuration
- 4.1 0.5mm
- 4.2 3mm
- 4.3 4mm
- 4.4 5mm
- 4.5 7mm
- 4.6 10mm
- 4.7 12mm
- 4.8 15mm (Calabo Plywood)
- 4.9 20mm
- 4.10 Contraplacat Pollancre 10mm
- 4.11 Contraplacat Pollancre 25mm
- 4.12 Raster Image
- 4.13 PVC
- 4.14 1mm
- 4.15 1.5mm Grey
- 4.16 2mm Grey
- 4.17 3mm Grey
- 4.18 1mm Black
- 4.19 4mm Rippled
- 4.20 6mm Rippled
- 4.21 Acuarela
- 4.22 Cartulins Común / Generic Cardboard
- 4.23 2mm
- 4.24 3mm
- 4.25 3mm Verde Opal
- 4.26 5mm Blanco Opal
- 4.27 6mm
- 4.28 8mm
- 4.29 10mm
- 4.30 0.5mm
- 4.31 0.8mm
- 4.32 Plasico dos capas con aire 4mm/ Plastic 2 layers with aire
- 4.33 Acrylic 3mm
- 5 Machine workflow
- 6 Important commands
- 7 External links
Technical specifications
- Technical specs here
CAM
- Cam here
Tools
- Tools here
Materials and configuration
Wood/MDF:
- Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure.[1] MDF is denser than plywood.
0.5mm
CUT
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 52%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 15%
3mm
CUT
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 130%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 30%
4mm
CUT
- Speed: 50%
- Power: 120%
5mm
CUT
- Speed: 50%
- Power: 210%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 60%
7mm
CUT
- Speed: 30%
- Power: 280%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 160%
- Power: 60%
10mm
CUT
- Speed: 40%
- Power: 260%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 60%
RASTER
- Speed: 600%
- Power: 80%
12mm
CUT
- Speed: 10% / 15%
- Power: 270% / 375%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 50%
15mm (Calabo Plywood)
CUT
- Speed: 20%
- Power: 300%
20mm
CUT
- Speed: 12%
- Power: 360%
Contraplacat Pollancre 10mm
CUT
- Speed: 40%
- Power: 180%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 30%
Contraplacat Pollancre 25mm
CUT
- Speed: 22%
- Power: 255%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 60%
Raster Image
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 500%
- Power: 150%
PVC
CUT
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 260%
Cartboard:
- Cardboard is a generic term for a heavy-duty paper of various strengths, ranging from a simple arrangement of a single thick sheet of paper to complex configurations featuring multiple corrugated and uncorrugated layers.
Despite widespread use in general English,[1][2] the term is deprecated in business and industry.[3] Material producers, container manufacturers,[4] packaging engineers,[5] and standards organizations,[6] try to use more specific terminology. There is still no complete and uniform usage. Often the term "cardboard" is avoided because it does not define any particular material.
1mm
CUT
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 80%
1.5mm Grey
CUT
- Speed: 70%
- Power: 100%
2mm Grey
CUT
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 120%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 80%
3mm Grey
CUT
- Speed: 50%
- Power: 90%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 35%
1mm Black
CUT
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 90%
4mm Rippled
CUT
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 150%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 65%
6mm Rippled
CUT
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 160%
Acuarela
CUT
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 96%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 100%
- Power: 48%
Cartulins Común / Generic Cardboard
CUT
- Speed: 120%
- Power: 90%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 200%
- Power: 46%
Metacrilato/Methacrylate:
- Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is a transparent thermoplastic, often used as a light or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. It is sometimes called acrylic glass. Chemically, it is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate.
2mm
CUT
- Speed: 50%
- Power: 90%
3mm
CUT
- Speed: 50%
- Power: 100%
3mm Verde Opal
CUT
- Speed: 45%
- Power: 112%
5mm Blanco Opal
CUT
- Speed: 33%
- Power: 200%
6mm
CUT
- Speed: 40%
- Power: 200%
8mm
CUT
- Speed: 20%
- Power: 275%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 120%
- Power: 160%
10mm
CUT
- Speed: 15%
- Power: 240%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 110%
- Power: 40%
Polypropylene:
- Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging, textiles (e.g., ropes, thermal underwear and carpets), stationery, plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes.
0.5mm
CUT
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 90%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 60%
0.8mm
CUT
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 120%
ENGRAVE
- Speed: 110%
- Power: 40%
OTHERS:
Plasico dos capas con aire 4mm/ Plastic 2 layers with aire
CUT
- Speed: 90%
- Power: 200%
Acrylic 3mm
CUT
- Speed: 40%
- Power: 170%
Machine workflow
- Turn on the machine.
- Turn System to 'ON'.
- Turn Laser to 'ON'.
- Turn Shutter to 'OPEN'.
- Turn Mode to 'RUN'.
- Turn on the fume extraction.
- Fume collector to 'ON'.
- Turn on the the main compressor (main switch on the front wall of the lab, small box with two smal blue caps).
Important commands
- 1.Shift home to home the machine when you turn everything on. SHIFT is button number 20 and HOME is button number 1.
- 2. Set thickness of material and Z axis. By pressing button number 6 and ENTER (button number 30)we set the thickness of the material.The values are in millimeters. By constantly pressing button 0 we set the Z axis.
- 3. Set home. Move the machine with buttons 2,4,6,8 and place it at the starting point you wish. By pressing button number 11 and ENTER(button number 30) set the 0,0 for your file.
- 4. Set the speed and the power of the material you are going to cut. In MENU (button number 15) choose Params 2d and ENTER. set power and speed according to the table found in the wiki.
- 5. Load your file. By pressing button number 16 you will enter in your hosts files. Browse your file and choose by pressing ENTER.(button number 30)
- 6. Start the job. By pressing button number 10 two times.
- 7. Pause in case of accident. Button number 5.
- 8. Restart by pressing Enter ( button number 30).