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Laser, Full Spectrum

All the stuff the applies to all lasers

No looking at the lasers, you'll put your eye out kid
No huffin' the fumes.. make sure the fan is on.
The chiller (water in a 5 gal bucket with a pump) keeps the laser from doing bad things, make sure it is working.
Fire = E-stop button, Burn =  bad, Vaporize = good

The Laser Cutter/Engraver is a full spectrum H series
Basic specs are:
  • Laser power: 40W (special order for other wattages)
  • Working area: 20” x 12” (508 mm x 304.8 mm)
  • fixed Worktable with about ??? inches (???cm) of usable height
  • Location precision: less than 0.0??mm
  • Highest scanning precision: ????DPI
  • Compatible software: CorelDraw, AutoCAD, Photoshop 

Help/Contacts

  • Brad Goodman is the resource manager and can be reached at laser@makeitlabs.com
  • Check out the #space-laser channel on Slack for real-time conversation

Training

Official training is mandatory before you will be allowed to use the laser. Classes are generally held monthly. Information and registration for classes, not yet avaliblible.

Documentation

The following manuals will give you a better idea about operation of the machine and software.

Official training is MANDATORY before you will be allowed to use the machine.

The mechanical manual
https://fslaser.com/Manuals/H_Series_20x12_Manual.pdf
The software manual
https://fslaser.com/Manuals/RetinaEngrave3D_Manual.pdf

to install the print driver use these 

fslaser.com/software/retinaengrave
user = retinaengrave1*notthis*
pass = softwaredownload*notthiseither*

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