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Laser Cutting
Cut and engrave wood, acrylic, foam, steel, aluminum, etc.
TheLab has a few different laser machines, each better suited for different tasks. See the list below.
- Area Coordinator: Jordan Olshevski (
@jordan)
The driving software
The various laser machines may use different software to actually drive the machine mechanism. Some may use a locally installable 3rd party product, others a proprietary cloud driven product. To date we have:
Lightburn
Lightburn is used to drive the Trogdor (CO2) and Shockwave (OmTech Galvo diode) lasers
??? is used to drive the Glowforge diode laser
??? is used to drive the Calcifer (XTool diode laser)
The machines
Trogdor
Discord channel: trogdor
Updated Instructions, in progress
Sample material library, intended as a starting point for power/speed settings for various materials. Check the Lightburn section of the following page.
Trogdor is TheLab's 100w Co2 laser.
Omtech LYF-30 Galvo Fiber Laser
Discord channel: shockwave
Use of this machine requires a training session to be completed before use. Post a note to the TheLab.ms discord “Shockwave” channel if interested in a training session.
Glowforge
Discord Channel: TBD
TheLab has recently acquired one of the Glowforge laser machines. This section will be filled out as time and experience permit.
Sample material library, intended as a starting point for power/speed settings for various materials. Check the Glowforge section of the following page.
Calcifer - Xtool D1 Pro Laser
Discord Channel: calcifer
Material to be added