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How to use

0. Wear Safety Gear and Setup Suction

Safety glasses are found in the cabinet next to the door, DON'T TOUCH THE GLASSES ON THE PROTECTIVE SIDE.

Before starting, install the tube to the upper window like here:

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1. Turn on Suction, Cooling and Laser

First turn on the suction:

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Then the cooling for the laser (behind the blue tube):

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And afterwards the laser itself. It is on the bottom right side of the laser with the round switch (labeled 'main switch'):

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Also on the side panel there is the switch for the laser tube and the light switch. Only turn on the laser itself ('Laser switch') when needed.

2. Fasten Material

Next place the material and if its not heavy/flat enough, use the red/blue magnets and fixture onto the table.

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3. Adjust Focus

For a precise cut you have to set the focus onto the surface of the material. Use the top right side buttons for lift/lower the workplate.

Then use the focus-piece and place it between material and laser.

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4. Set Origin

Then use the control panel on top of the laser to set the origin of your work by using the arrow keys to move and the 'Origin' button to set it.

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Control Panel Buttons

Reset : restarts machine controller, also homing on restart, abrupt stop

Pulse : aktivates the laser for a short period with the currently set power

Speed/Min-Power/Max Power : sets the current Speed/Max-/Min-Power of the machine; after choosing the value with the arrow keys above, press 'ENTER'

File : used for selecting uploaded files, shows a preview on the right side of the panel, for selecting, use again the arrow keys and 'ENTER', for exiting 'ESC'

Origin : sets the current position as the origin

Frame : If a file is selectet, drives the outline of the file

Start/Pause : start/pause currently selected file/operation

Esc : Used for stopping the currently running operation gracefully (executes cached gcode)

When nothing is selected the Arrow Keys are used for X/Y-Movement with the currently set speed.

5. Prepair File to Cut/Etch in RDWorks

Open RDWorks rdworks.png

Here you can import ONLY DXF files on the top left Menu File->Import.

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On the bottom left side, you can assign new layers with the colors for your components when needed. (Yes, only as many layers as there are those colors -.-)

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The importent settings are on the right side:

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6. Start Cutting/Etching

0. Origins in the RDWorks

1. Start directly in RDWorks

2. Upload to Laser and start