[Swansea Hackspace] Laser cutter induction

[Richard Morgan]

Thanks for the synopsis Emyr (very helpful for us that couldn't make it),
great to hear it went well and looking forward to getting to have a go
myself.

On 2 July 2015 at 01:44, Emyr Morris <em at preseli.com> wrote:

> tonight's laser induction went very smoothly - the guys have put in an
> awful lot of time into getting the machine working and also in getting to
> grips with the nuances of making my it work.
> The end result tonight was a very slick and straight forward introduction
> to machine safety and on how to use it safely and effectively.
> The write up on the website helps a lot and is a valuable resource for us
> all.
> Everybody had a go with card and acrylic, and after most people left I had
> two more goes on laminated MDF - I left my attempts at the space in case
> anybody wants to look at them. A very enjoyable evening. I learnt a lot
> again tonight.
> A huge thank you to Justin, Tim and Tom.
> I did my initial designs in Adobe Illustrator then used Inkscape to
> convert to .emf for the laser software. Even though I prepared cuts and
> holes in AI, I ended up using only the etch .emf opting to quickly
> redrawing the cuts and holes in laser draw. This turned out to be a
> quicker, easier and probably more reliable way of doing it.
> Can't wait to get back into the space for another go!
> Emyr
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Richard
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