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Info

Laser Rick is the name of our new laser cutter. 700x500 mm, 27.6“x19.7”, 100 Watt, CO2, water cooled, serious hobby laser engraver.
100 Watt Laser Cutter
You can use Box Designer to create laser cuttable notched boxes of whatever size you want!

Status

Oct 9, 2019
New final lens installed to replace old lens. The old lens actually fell into pieces when it came out! THE CUTTING POWER IS NOW VERY VERY GOOD. Any power settings you were using before needs to be much lower now. To cut through a piece of wood used to take 80% power and multiple passes. Now it only takes 30% and a single pass! Please do not operate above 60% power unless actually needed. We will need to update the power and speed settings in the table below so until then use lower power settings that you think it should need.

Sep 9, 2019
New laser tube installed. Old one got too hot at the negative wire connection and caused the inside tube to crack and shatter. We also added a new industrial chiller to cool the water instead of a five gallon bucket. The chiller should turn on as soon as you turn on the laser master power. Make sure to wait 2 or 3 minutes for the water to really get flowing through the whole tube before firing the laser.

Oct 18, 2018
After replacing fuse and fuse holder with 3D printed version at the the main power input it is working again.

Oct 1, 2018
Main power switch no longer presses the switch inside when rotated. Small pieces of acrylic shoved into switch and zip tied to keep main power switch pressed. Operate the power on/off now with the big red emergency cut off button/switch.

June 2, 2018
Still setting up and creating final version of step by step instructions.
Still needs duct work ran correctly in the ceiling.

Tool Masters

These members have the most knowledge and use of the laser cutter. Please make sure you check out with one of them before using the laser for the first time.
- Stephen Brown
- Josh Pritt
- Tony Bellomo
- Mike Batton
- Trevor Schmitt
- Mike Case

Documentation

• Step by Step Instructions

Materials and recommended power/speed/reps settings

Here’s a link to the power/speed settings for the smaller laser cutter at Makers Local 256:
Makers Local 256 40 Watt Laser Cutter setting suggestions

THIS TABLE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR THE NEW LASER.
THIS IS CURRENTLY FOR THE OLD 40 WATT LASER.
MARK UPDATED NUMBERS WITH MM/S AND % SIGN.

Old Laser cutter