Laser cutter/Inductions

Induction on the laser Cutter/Engraver

I will be conducting Induction Sessions on the new Laser Cutter Engraver at the Nottingham Hackspace (starting in September 2011).

These are one-on-one sessions. You may bring a small laser project if you wish though you must check that your materials are suitable for a laser cutting or etching. Otherwise we'll cut some paper/card/ply for you to show that you aren't going to destroy the laser or coat the mirrors in gunk. Inductions cost £20.

Initially the cost of using the laser will be a donation of £1 for 10 minutes (the rule of thumb here is time using the machine including the laptop NOT just cutting or etching time so ideally you'll prepare your files elsewhere).

Laser Costs

#	ITEM	COST
1	10 MINS	£1
2	30 MINS	£3
3	1 HOUR	£6
4	A4 Ply	£2+
5	PERSPEX Sheet	email me

I will also be arranging an access diary for the laser and some simple rules of thumb. Shortly I will post online tutorials too.

Please use the donation box on the table next to the laser - NOTE: This money goes into the laser fund ONLY and not to the Hackspace.

INDUCTION PROGRAM

If you have a small project in mind we can use it as part of the induction but please check the matterials you would like to etch or cut are suitable for the laser. The induction is partly about keep you and the others around you safe... but mostly about NOT BREAKING THE LASER!

The induction will include:

• Setting up and Switching on safely (with out breaking it) so you

don't die

• Testing alignment of the laser
• Introduction to NewlyDraw software (this is the software that the

machine uses)

• Setting up your XY axis, placing your work piece and checking the

draw frame

• Etching
• Cutting
• How to convert an image file to dxf and import it into NewlyDraw
• Shutting down and tidying up

Laser Induction Sign-Ups

#	Name	Paid	When	Complete
1	Spencer	YES	10/10/11	YES
2	James H	YES	28/09/2011	YES
3	David	YES	2/10/2011	YES
4	Mouse	YES	18/08/2012 (DH)	YES
5	Suzanne	NO	TBA	NO
6	AJ	YES	3/10/2011	YES
7	Ben	YES	10/10/11	YES
8	Tony	YES	04/10/11 19:30	YES
9	Jake	YES	05/10/11	YES
10	Joe	YES	05/10/11	YES
11	RepRap Matt	YES	N/A	YES
12	Chunky (Matt Little)	YES	05/10/11	YES
13	Michael E	YES	08/10/2011	YES
14	Sharpie	YES	TBA	YES
15	James F	YES	Monday 3rd October, 1830	YES
16	Mark	YES	?	YES
17	Pip	NO	TBA	NO
18	John	YES	Tuesday 4th October, 19:00	YES
19	Ross	NO	TBA	NO
20	Kate	YES	03/10/2011	YES
21	Nicola	NO	TBA	NO
22	Gareth H	NO	TBA	NO
23	Hayley	YES	TBA	NO
24	Becky	YES	10/10/11	YES
25	Matt P	YES	03/11/11	YES
26	Andrew A	NO	TBA	NO
27	Aran	YES	22/12/2011	YES
28	Tom	NO	TBA	NO
29	JH	NO	TBA	NO
30	Liam Woodgates	YES	2/5/12 (Matt Little)	YES
31	Becky Evers	YES	2/5/12 (Matt Little)	YES
32	Mike Degg	YES	2/5/12 (Matt Little)	YES
33	Tom Gwynne	YES	(April the something)	YES
34	Andy Thorpe	YES	17:25, 18 May 2012	YES
35	Marcus	NO	TBA	NO
36	Gillian	YES	TBA	YES
37	Ric Briney	YES	TBA	YES
38	Kai Pays	yes	TBA	yes
39	Jo Embley	yes	Sometime in July (DH)	yes
40	Steve Barnett	yes	31/07/2012 (DH)	yes
41	Marco	yes	31/07/2012 (DH)	yes
42	Wendy Gent	yes	05/08/2012 (DH)	yes
43	Sarah Cockman	yes	07/08/2012 (DH)	yes
44	Mark Phelan	yes	18/09/2012 (MLi)	yes
45	Lionel Goodwin	yes	23/10/2012 (MLi)	yes
46	Nicola Bowker	yes	13/11/2012 (DH)	yes
47	Craig Plaice	yes	18/11/2012 (DH)	yes
48	Björn Stein	yes	21/08/2012 (DH)	yes
49	Leigh Woosey	yes	16/12/2012 (DH)	yes
50	Adam Frogatt	yes	06/01/2013 (DH)	yes