These are the following steps i undertook for my first complete attempt at laser cutting:
Opening up my PDF file on the Laser cutting computers and then importing them into Illustrator:
Editing line colours and light weights depending the depth of the cut
Red for a full cut
Blue as a 0.001mm cut for labeling and position indicating lines
Saving as PDF and sending to the printer application.
opening the Laser cutter printer application
Setting the material to Matte board and a cutting depth of 2.50mm
Turning on the Laser cutter
Adjusting the focus point of the laser cutter using the focusing tool
Positioning the board on the laser cutting bed and using the computer program to position the laser and the edges of the sheet so that all pieces of the cut will be within the sheet. (i did this by ensuring all corners of the sheet were within the lasers range.
Shut the lid
Turn on the extractors
Press play.
The average sheet cutting time was around 12 minutes
Repeat this process for each sheet.
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