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==Materials and configuration==
 
==Materials and configuration==
  
'''Wood/MDF:'''
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'''Wood:'''
*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.
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*Plywood is a manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured.
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*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. MDF is denser than plywood.
  
 
===0.5mm===
 
===0.5mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  52%
+
*Power:  52
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  15%
+
*Power:  15
  
 
===3mm===  
 
===3mm===  
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed:  90%
+
*Speed:  30
*Power: 130%
+
*Power: 190
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed:  90%
+
*Speed:  70
*Power:  30%
+
*Power:  60
  
===4mm===
+
===4mm Plywood===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed:  50%
+
*Speed:  40
*Power: 120%
+
*Power: 180
 +
 
 +
===4mm MDF===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed:  40
 +
*Power: 180
 +
ENGRAVE
 +
*Speed: 60
 +
*Power: 50
  
 
===5mm===
 
===5mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed: 50%
+
*Speed: 22
*Power: 210%
+
*Power: 220
 +
ENGRAVE
 +
*Speed: 60
 +
*Power: 50
 +
 
 +
===6mm===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed: 20
 +
*Power: 220
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 60
*Power: 60%
+
*Power: 60
  
 
===7mm===
 
===7mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed: 30%
+
*Speed: 30
*Power: 280%
+
*Power: 240
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 160%
+
*Speed: 60
*Power: 60%
+
*Power: 60
  
 
===10mm===
 
===10mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed: 40%
+
*Speed: 15
*Power: 260%
+
*Power: 360
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 60
*Power: 60%
+
*Power: 60
 
RASTER
 
RASTER
*Speed: 600%
+
*Speed: 600
*Power:  80%
+
*Power:  80
  
 
===12mm===
 
===12mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed: 10% / 15%
+
*Speed:  15
*Power: 270% / 375%
+
*Power: 370
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 50
*Power: 50%
+
*Power: 60
  
===15mm (Calabo Plywood)===
+
===12mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed:  20%
+
*Speed:  15
*Power: 300%
+
*Power: 380
 +
ENGRAVE
 +
*Speed: 50
 +
*Power: 60
 +
 
 +
===13mm===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed:  10
 +
*Power: 370
 +
 
 +
===15mm===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed: 12
 +
*Power: 380
 +
ENGRAVE
 +
*Speed: 50
 +
*Power: 70
  
 
===20mm===
 
===20mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed:  12%
+
*Speed:  10
*Power: 360%
+
*Power: 380
  
 
=== Contraplacat Pollancre 10mm===
 
=== Contraplacat Pollancre 10mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed:  40%
+
*Speed:  40
*Power: 180%
+
*Power: 180
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed:  90%
+
*Speed:  90
*Power:  30%
+
*Power:  30
  
 
=== Contraplacat Pollancre 25mm===
 
=== Contraplacat Pollancre 25mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed:  22%
+
*Speed:  22
*Power: 255%
+
*Power: 255
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  60%
+
*Power:  60
 +
RASTER
 +
*Speed: 500
 +
*Power: 150
  
=== Raster Image===
 
ENGRAVE
 
*Speed: 500%
 
*Power: 150%
 
 
=== PVC===
 
CUT
 
*Speed: 100%
 
*Power: 260%
 
  
===='''Cartboard:'''====
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===='''Cardboard:'''====
 
*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.
 
*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===
 
===1mm===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  80%
+
*Power:  80
  
 
===1.5mm Grey===
 
===1.5mm Grey===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  70%
+
*Speed:  70
*Power: 100%
+
*Power: 100
  
 
===2mm Grey===
 
===2mm Grey===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power: 120%
+
*Power: 120
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  80%
+
*Power:  80
  
 
===3mm Grey===
 
===3mm Grey===
 
CUT  
 
CUT  
*Speed:  50%
+
*Speed:  50
*Power:  90%
+
*Power:  90
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  35%
+
*Power:  35
  
 
===1mm Black===
 
===1mm Black===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  90%
+
*Speed:  90
*Power:  90%
+
*Power:  90
  
 
===4mm Rippled===
 
===4mm Rippled===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power: 150%
+
*Power: 150
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  65%
+
*Power:  65
  
 
===6mm Rippled===
 
===6mm Rippled===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power: 160%
+
*Power: 160
  
 
===Acuarela===
 
===Acuarela===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  96%
+
*Power:  96
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 100%
+
*Speed: 100
*Power:  48%
+
*Power:  48
  
 
===Cartulins Común / Generic Cardboard===
 
===Cartulins Común / Generic Cardboard===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed: 120%
+
*Speed: 120
*Power:  90%
+
*Power:  90
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 200%
+
*Speed: 200
*Power:  46%
+
*Power:  46
  
 
===='''Metacrilato/Methacrylate:'''====
 
===='''Metacrilato/Methacrylate:'''====
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===2mm===
 
===2mm===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  50%
+
*Speed:  30
*Power:  90%
+
*Power:  90
  
 
===3mm===
 
===3mm===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed: 50%
+
*Speed: 20
*Power: 100%
+
*Power: 90
  
 
===3mm Verde Opal===
 
===3mm Verde Opal===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  45%
+
*Speed:  45
*Power: 112%
+
*Power: 112
 +
 
 +
===4mm===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed: 10
 +
*Power: 85
 +
ENGRAVE
 +
*Speed: 120
 +
*Power: 80
 +
 
 +
===5mm===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed: 15
 +
*Power: 100
  
 
===5mm Blanco Opal===
 
===5mm Blanco Opal===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  33%
+
*Speed:  33
*Power: 200%
+
*Power: 200
  
 
===6mm===
 
===6mm===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  40%
+
*Speed:  40
*Power: 200%
+
*Power: 200
  
 
===8mm===
 
===8mm===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  20%
+
*Speed:  15
*Power: 275%
+
*Power: 275
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 120%
+
*Speed: 120
*Power: 160%
+
*Power: 160
  
 
===10mm===
 
===10mm===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  15%
+
*Speed:  10
*Power: 240%
+
*Power: 270
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 110%
+
*Speed: 110
*Power:  40%
+
*Power:  40
  
  
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===0.5mm===
 
===0.5mm===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  90%
+
*Speed:  90
*Power:  90%
+
*Power:  90
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed:  90%
+
*Speed:  90
*Power:  60%
+
*Power:  60
  
 
===0.8mm===
 
===0.8mm===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  90%
+
*Speed:  90
*Power: 120%
+
*Power: 140
 
ENGRAVE
 
ENGRAVE
*Speed: 110%
+
*Speed: 110
*Power:  40%
+
*Power:  40
 +
 
 +
===1.5mm===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed:  70
 +
*Power:  350
 +
ENGRAVE
 +
*Speed:  90
 +
*Power:  90
 +
 
 +
 
 +
===='''FABRICS:'''====
 +
 
 +
===Cotton fabric===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed:  90
 +
*Power:  15
 +
ENGRAVE
 +
*Speed:  70
 +
*Power:  40
 +
 
 +
===Suede===
 +
RASTER
 +
*Speed:  600
 +
*Power:  32
 +
 
 +
===Felt/Fieltro===
 +
CUT
 +
*Speed:  50
 +
*Power:  180
  
  
 
===='''OTHERS:'''====
 
===='''OTHERS:'''====
  
===Plasico dos capas con aire 4mm/ Plastic 2 layers with aire===
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===Plastico dos capas con aire 4mm Plastic 2 layers with air===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  90%
+
*Speed:  90
*Power: 200%
+
*Power: 200
  
 
===Acrylic 3mm===
 
===Acrylic 3mm===
 
CUT
 
CUT
*Speed:  40%
+
*Speed:  40
*Power: 170%
+
*Power: 170
 +
 
 +
===Plastic sheets welding===
 +
ENGRAVE
 +
*Cut pressure 6
 +
*Pierce pressure 6
 +
*Power 80
 +
*Pierce power 80
 +
*Speed 30
  
 
==Machine workflow==
 
==Machine workflow==

Revision as of 20:09, 11 February 2013


Technical specifications

  • Technical specs here

CAM

  • Cam here

Tools

  • Tools here

Materials and configuration

Wood:

  • Plywood is a manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured.
  • 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. MDF is denser than plywood.

0.5mm

CUT

  • Speed: 100
  • Power: 52

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 100
  • Power: 15

3mm

CUT

  • Speed: 30
  • Power: 190

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 70
  • Power: 60

4mm Plywood

CUT

  • Speed: 40
  • Power: 180

4mm MDF

CUT

  • Speed: 40
  • Power: 180

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 60
  • Power: 50

5mm

CUT

  • Speed: 22
  • Power: 220

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 60
  • Power: 50

6mm

CUT

  • Speed: 20
  • Power: 220

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 60
  • Power: 60

7mm

CUT

  • Speed: 30
  • Power: 240

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 60
  • Power: 60

10mm

CUT

  • Speed: 15
  • Power: 360

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 60
  • Power: 60

RASTER

  • Speed: 600
  • Power: 80

12mm

CUT

  • Speed: 15
  • Power: 370

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 50
  • Power: 60

12mm

CUT

  • Speed: 15
  • Power: 380

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 50
  • Power: 60

13mm

CUT

  • Speed: 10
  • Power: 370

15mm

CUT

  • Speed: 12
  • Power: 380

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 50
  • Power: 70

20mm

CUT

  • Speed: 10
  • Power: 380

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

  • Speed: 500
  • Power: 150


Cardboard:

  • 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.

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: 30
  • Power: 90

3mm

CUT

  • Speed: 20
  • Power: 90

3mm Verde Opal

CUT

  • Speed: 45
  • Power: 112

4mm

CUT

  • Speed: 10
  • Power: 85

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 120
  • Power: 80

5mm

CUT

  • Speed: 15
  • Power: 100

5mm Blanco Opal

CUT

  • Speed: 33
  • Power: 200

6mm

CUT

  • Speed: 40
  • Power: 200

8mm

CUT

  • Speed: 15
  • Power: 275

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 120
  • Power: 160

10mm

CUT

  • Speed: 10
  • Power: 270

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: 140

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 110
  • Power: 40

1.5mm

CUT

  • Speed: 70
  • Power: 350

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 90
  • Power: 90


FABRICS:

Cotton fabric

CUT

  • Speed: 90
  • Power: 15

ENGRAVE

  • Speed: 70
  • Power: 40

Suede

RASTER

  • Speed: 600
  • Power: 32

Felt/Fieltro

CUT

  • Speed: 50
  • Power: 180


OTHERS:

Plastico dos capas con aire 4mm Plastic 2 layers with air

CUT

  • Speed: 90
  • Power: 200

Acrylic 3mm

CUT

  • Speed: 40
  • Power: 170

Plastic sheets welding

ENGRAVE

  • Cut pressure 6
  • Pierce pressure 6
  • Power 80
  • Pierce power 80
  • Speed 30

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).
the Multicam 2000 interface pannel
Multicam 2000 interface pannel

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).


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