[Swansea Hackspace] Laser Cutter - initial testing

Justin Mitchell justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk
Fri Apr 17 13:43:24 BST 2015


Great thanks, 
we can have a look on monday how best to fit them,
should be a pile of small nuts and bolts in the 3d printer 'vitamins'
box, just got to pick a good site

On Fri, 2015-04-17 at 13:38 +0100, Ceri Clatworthy wrote:
> Just placed 2 reed switches inside cutter.....
> 
> 
> Will look for E-Stop, later ..
> 
> 
> Ceri
> 
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Ceri Clatworthy
> <ceri.clatworthy at gmail.com> wrote:
>         ....
>         I might be able to 'FIND' a mushroom E-Stop :)
>         
>         
>         Ceri
>         
>         On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Justin Mitchell
>         <justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk> wrote:
>                 On Wed, 2015-04-15 at 16:19 +0100, Ceri Clatworthy
>                 wrote:
>                 > I found a pair of safety magnetic reed switches,
>                 > but only 500mA
>                 >
>                 >
>                 > RS 613-8195 & RS 613-8202
>                 >
>                 >
>                 > If you want then i will bring them in - if I am in
>                 work Friday.
>                 >
>                 
>                 The laser tube interlock circuit, which is where we
>                 would want to
>                 install it, is only going to be a logic level thing.
>                 
>                 currently that circuit goes just to the 'laser on/off'
>                 toggle on the
>                 panel, and would be the obvious place to install such
>                 things.
>                 
>                 a more traditional E-Stop mushroom button could be
>                 inserted in the motor
>                 control power lines if necessary, but we are less
>                 concerned about that
>                 right now.
>                 
>                 
>                 
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