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State Library of Queensland Wiki Fabrication Lab 2019/08/01
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  • Page 1 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter State Library of Queensland Wiki Fabrication Lab 2019/08/01 08:17...
  • Page 2 State Library of Queensland Wiki II/IV Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    State Library of Queensland Wiki III/IV Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Table of Contents Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter ........................Trotec Recommended Laser Material ....................Materials recommended for cutting/ etching on Trotec Rayjet Laser ........Workflow Options ......................... Order of Operations ........................CorelDraw ..........................
  • Page 4 State Library of Queensland Wiki IV/IV Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter B: Notes to the Flowchart ......................C: Copper Wire Test ......................... D: Test Cut Procedure ......................3: References ..........................Active Carbon Absorption of Chemicals ..................Chemicals with very high probability of being adsorbed by active carbon ..........

  • Page 5: Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter

    ​ W eight approx. 135 kgs Technical Requirements PC, power supply with 110-240 V The Rayjet 300 is an education version of the Speedy 300. It is difficult to find a direct comparison in the literature but anecdotal research yields: Speedy 300 is faster (possibly the fastest on the market?) Speedy 300, 360 &...

  • Page 6: Trotec Recommended Laser Material

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 2/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Trotec Recommended Laser Material Materials recommended for cutting/ etching on Trotec Rayjet Laser Material Abbreviation Trade name Acrylics Plexiglas®, Poly(methyl methacrylate) PMMA Perspex® Acrylite® Altuglas® Plastics Polyamide Nylon® Polyoxymethylene Delrin®...
  • Page 7 State Library of Queensland Wiki 3/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...

  • Page 8: Workflow Options

    CorelDraw Why Use CorelDraw? Trotec recommends the use of CorelDraw to design and/or as a final pre-cut check for the Rayjet. CorelDraw is popular in signwriting and laser cutter shops. This is the most common workflow in use at The Edge, and the only one available to new users. CorelDraw is available on the LaserCutter-PC and the Fabrication Lab laptops.

  • Page 9: Using Adobe Illustrator

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 5/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Using Adobe Illustrator Why use Illustrator? Extremely common graphic design software - most staff at The Edge have some familiarity, some are experts Defacto standard for vector design It is an accessible resource at SLQ.

  • Page 10: External Illustrator Resources

    6/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter The only thing you should need to change is the Media → Size option, choose Trotec Default. Selecting this option will automatically turn off Auto Rotate. In order to access the RayJet Settings click Setup in the bottom left corner, click Preferences (The RayJet should already be selected for you).

  • Page 11: Using Inkscape

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 7/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Using Inkscape Why Use Inkscape? Free Open source and under active development, has a thriving community of users and developers. Cross platform (windows/mac/linux). It is an accessible resource at SLQ.

  • Page 12: Cutting From Fusion 360

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 8/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Cutting from Fusion 360 Why cut from Fusion360? The Edge has an Education site License for the Autodesk Suite It is a full feature suite web based storage, with local offline editing It is an accessible resource at SLQ.

  • Page 13: Cutting From Autodesk

    Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Cutting from Autodesk External Resources Here is an in-house guide used by London Metropolitan University. This is Trotec specific - which is handy. This is currently an untested technique! Please update if you do implement or test 2019/08/01 08:17...

  • Page 14: Laser Settings

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 10/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Laser Settings <datatables paging=“false” info=“false”> Material Engraving Cutting Power Speed Power Speed Passes Assist Assist Acrylic 1.5 mm Plastic experimental Plastic Acrylic 3 mm Plastic Acrylic 4.5mm Plastic Acrylic 6mm...
  • Page 15 State Library of Queensland Wiki 11/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Material Engraving Cutting Power Speed Power Speed Passes Assist Assist Silicone White 2.0mm foam Silk White 40momies </datatables> 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...

  • Page 16: Laser Cutter Checks

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 12/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Laser Cutter Checks The Edge standard checks for the Rayjet 300. Laser Cutter Preflight Checks - Prepare Your Job Hot Work Permit active Material purchased, checked by supervisor Honeycomb correctly seated on bed...

  • Page 17: Laser Cutter Checks - After Session

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 13/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Laser Cutter Checks - After Session Leave area clean and tidy Take your USB Show of your work on made today 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...

  • Page 18: General Tips

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 14/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter General Tips Text Engraving When using text on the laser you will usually be stuck with a large quantity of engraving. For example, if every part of a kit of workshop material that needs to be mass-produced requires text, it will take a lot of time.
  • Page 19 State Library of Queensland Wiki 15/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...
  • Page 20 State Library of Queensland Wiki 16/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter He also did a low resolution cut, pictured below 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...

  • Page 21: Warped Plywood

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 17/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter the example on the left is at 500 DPI (default). The example to the right is at 125 DPI Warped Plywood While we have had issues with the stock plywood for the laser warping, the last batch we had was off...
  • Page 22 State Library of Queensland Wiki 18/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter We fed the bolts ( with a metal spring washer) up through the honeycomb and clamped the timber down with the corner of the nut. When I get around to it I'll make some acrylic washers/ clamps to grab the timber in a more secure way.

  • Page 23: Maintenance

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 19/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Maintenance Here are The Edge Laser cutter maintenance routines. There is a regular schedule, but maintenance is only carried out when required. The tasks below are based on the maintenance established when we first took delivery of the Laser and have been sourced from the Trello Fab Lab Equipment Logs.

  • Page 24: Lens And Mirror Cleaning And Inspection

    The RayJet lens is the most delicate part of the machine. It has a relatively soft Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) Lens, which is vulnerable to scratches from cleaning with dust on the lens, scraping, drop or thermal shock. Trotec Lenses are manufactured by http://www.iiviinfrared.com/...

  • Page 25: Inspect And Clean Mirror

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 21/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Inspect and Clean Mirror blow off the mirror the squeezy blower Check the surface of the mirror again If necessary clean the mirror Spray with cleaner Put on gloves tilt to wash away coarse soiling...

  • Page 26: Baseline Measurements

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 22/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Unlock top filter with large allan key from service kit roll-up rockwool and place in garbage bag Check filth level on filter liner (the cream coloured foam) if there are visible beads of gunk, then discard into bin wipe down internals of top filter...

  • Page 27: Approval For Laser Materials

    The Latest version of the Guidelines for Laser Material Testing is always available on the wiki and is included below, along with the list of materials that Trotec recommend, and a list of compounds that are filtered readily by the extractor.
  • Page 28 State Library of Queensland Wiki 24/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...
  • Page 29 State Library of Queensland Wiki 25/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Suede Test Date 13 Aug 2016 Test Completed By Mick Byrne. Suede is a material recommended by Trotech so approved the app to use this completed tests on the laser.
  • Page 30 Slate Test Date 28 Feb 2019 Test Completed By P. Gullberg. This material can only be engraved ,not cut using the Rayjet. Settings come directly from Trotec's website. The bitmap gradient and title test were engraved using error diffusion. The Rayjet struggles with the deeper engravings which end up looking like the more shallow engravings.

  • Page 31: Laser Cutter New Materials Testing Guide

    Peter Musk Silicone Rubber 0.5mm Test Date 22 Aug 2017 Test Completed By Mick Byrne. Silicon Rubber is a material recommended for cutting on the Trotec Website. After a few cuts we arrived at the following settings Etching 20% Power 4% Speed...

  • Page 32: Method

    State Library of Queensland Wiki 28/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Management of The Edge also reserves the right to the ban the cutting / etching of certain materials found to reduce the efficiency of the machine. 2. Method The following Flowchart describes the process an authorized supervisor can undertake to assess a new material for approval to be cut/ etched on the Edge’s Laser cutter.
  • Page 33 State Library of Queensland Wiki 29/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter While the laser cutter is equipped with a HEPA air filter, ALL gas release may be hazardous, so any unapproved materials releasing toxic fumes may not be used without express exception...
  • Page 34 State Library of Queensland Wiki 30/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter - Needs sentence here about whether test is passed when chlorine is or is not present D: Test Cut Procedure If the material is found to be suitable for cutting, set up the material and focus the...
  • Page 35 State Library of Queensland Wiki 31/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Set ‘Move job to Laser’ in the laser print spooler Perform this engrave Move laser to top left corner away from material Remove material and examine engraving. Mark the Power and Speed settings in the format POWER/SPEED next to the engrave.
  • Page 36 State Library of Queensland Wiki 32/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Chemicals with very high probability of being adsorbed by active carbon <datatables> 2,4-D Deisopropyltatrazine Linuron Alachlor Desethylatrazine Malathion Aldrin Demeton-O MCPA Anthracene Di-n-butylphthalate Mecoprop Atrazine 1,2-Dichlorobenzene Metazachlor Azinphos-ethyl 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 2-Methyl benzenamine...
  • Page 37 State Library of Queensland Wiki 33/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter 1-Chloropropane Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Trichloroethylene Chlorotoluron 4-Methylbenzenamine Vinyl acetate Chemicals with moderate probability of being adsorbed by active carbon For these chemicals active carbon is only effective in certain cases.
  • Page 38 State Library of Queensland Wiki 34/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter laser_engrave_calibrate.cdr 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...
  • Page 39 State Library of Queensland Wiki 35/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter Troubleshooting This area is for known issues with the Laser Cutter and how to solve them. Oval shaped circles Problem: Circles being cut on the laser are not round but rather a slight oval shape. It is usually easier to spot on smaller circles.
  • Page 40 State Library of Queensland Wiki 36/36 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter http://www.rayjetlaser.com/en-US-AU/laser-engraver/Pages/rayjet-300-laser-engraver.aspx http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?223598-Trotec-Speedy-300-versus-the-Rayjet-300 Laser Cutter Inductions :facilities:fablab:equipment-cots:ewpaa-formaldehyde_emmisions_fact_sheeet_1_.pdf| structural_plywood-chhmsds.pdf austral_formaldehyde_emissions_cert_1_2.pdf www.carbtrol.com/voc.pdf|Shepard, 2001 2019/08/01 08:17 Rayjet 300 Laser Cutter...

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