Comments on: http://adrianlikins.com/2009/04/527/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:16:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: york laser http://adrianlikins.com/2009/04/527/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 york laser Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:19:09 +0000 http://adrianlikins.com/?p=527#comment-2276 IT's great, we can cut that. IT’s great, we can cut that.

]]> By: adrian http://adrianlikins.com/2009/04/527/comment-page-1/#comment-2245 adrian Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:36:19 +0000 http://adrianlikins.com/?p=527#comment-2245 Excellent, I'll give adjusting the focus a shot. I was wondering if that would work, but haven't had a chance to experiment with it yet. For now, the Techshop Durham policy on the laser frequency seems to be "Please do not change it from the default of 2500", so I haven't tried adjusting it. Not really sure the reason for that request. Excellent, I’ll give adjusting the focus a shot. I was wondering if that would work, but haven’t had a chance to experiment with it yet.

For now, the Techshop Durham policy on the laser frequency seems to be “Please do not change it from the default of 2500″, so I haven’t tried adjusting it. Not really sure the reason for that request.

]]> By: gina http://adrianlikins.com/2009/04/527/comment-page-1/#comment-2244 gina Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:06:28 +0000 http://adrianlikins.com/?p=527#comment-2244 Now we need to figure out what we can cut that will hold its shape better than paper but be bendable like metal. I wonder if we could heat-shape a thin acyrlic... Now we need to figure out what we can cut that will hold its shape better than paper but be bendable like metal. I wonder if we could heat-shape a thin acyrlic…

]]> By: James Stanaway http://adrianlikins.com/2009/04/527/comment-page-1/#comment-2243 James Stanaway Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:15:37 +0000 http://adrianlikins.com/?p=527#comment-2243 Great work! I love the hatching effect on the paper. For a wider kerf on the acrylic try taking it out of focus a bit. Also try playing with the frequency settings to adjust the amount of melting you get. If you use a frequency of 5000 it'll keep the laser beam on constantly, but with a setting of around 500 you'll be pulsing the beam quite a bit more. Great work! I love the hatching effect on the paper.

For a wider kerf on the acrylic try taking it out of focus a bit. Also try playing with the frequency settings to adjust the amount of melting you get. If you use a frequency of 5000 it’ll keep the laser beam on constantly, but with a setting of around 500 you’ll be pulsing the beam quite a bit more.

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