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             Manual LaserPro Spirit

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Page 1: ...1 Manual LaserPro Spirit ...

Page 2: ...MATERIALS p 2 3 PREPARING YOUR DRAWING p 3 4 WORKFLOW p 4 4 1 Preparation 4 2 Printing 4 3 On the lasercutter 4 4 Control 4 5 Cutting engraving 4 6 Taking out the material clean up 5 TIPS p 7 manual by Kurt Van Houtte updated by Veerle De Ridder ...

Page 3: ...ll be cut wider lines and images will be engraved Mechanical Resolution 0 02mm Driver Software CorelDraw Accepted filetypes AI version 8 DXF DWG 2004 SVG EPS JPG PNG Maximal working surface 640 x 460 mm Maximal thickness mdf or triplex up to 4mm plexi up to 8mm WHAT NOT TO CUT The lab has a number of materials in stock but you are also allowed to bring your own materials However not all materials ...

Page 4: ... line or an image Use red for lines you want to cut It s best to engrave first and cut after For complicated designs that need to be precise you can use several colors to cut It s best to compose your design in such a way that it is lasered from the inside out since the material can shift a little when cut loose This can cause small deviations The laser follows the order of the colors shown in Cor...

Page 5: ...nting Givethe print command Crtl P 1 Choose Spirit as your printer 2 Go to Preferences for the print settings 3 Under Mode choose the Manual Color Fill setting 3 Go to Pen for the cutting and engraving settings Select per color what action you want the laser to perform with the right settings for the type of material you are using Check the vector box to cut or raster to engrave Speed your cutting...

Page 6: ... 4 If you chose Relative as a printing setting during your preparation manually move the laser head to your preferred starting point 5 Attach the autofocus pen to the laser head and press Autofocus on the dashboard If autofocus function displays an error you can focus manually with the wooden guide You do this by manually moving the bed up and down with the arrow buttons above and under the autofo...

Page 7: ...s ready Wait for 10 seconds before opening the lid This will allow for the suction to remove gasses ATTENTION Always stay near the laser cutter If something starts to burn lift the lid This will stop the laser and the flame will go out 4 6 Taking out the material clean up Take out the main sheet of material and your cut out designs Left over material gets sorted into recycling bins by material Dep...

Page 8: ...ce of your material that you plan to use for your actual design This is a good way to test your speed and power settings on a material for which we don t have settings in our list yet If you work out good values for a new material please add them to our list in the notebook next to the laser cutter Makes sure your material lies flat on the bed If your material curves too much the focus will vary t...

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