Laser/How to Lazzzor

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How to Lazzzor or "Why you won't use scissors anymore."

Before you begin you should know..

DO NOT HANDLE THE LAZZZOR IF YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO. Only Lazzzorauth key owners are able to operate the mighty Lazzzor. If you are authorized as well because you've successfully completed a Lazzzor_Cutter_Workshop _AND_ you've been given approval by one of the laser admins you may request your own Lazzzorauth iButton. All others will need a assisting* key owner that is responsible for safe operation.

Amongst others some friendly helpers are:

anlumo, ripper, luto, ...

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So, you want to use the mighty fine lazzzor yesyes? Then you will have to complete several trials to step up to the throne of being a lazzzor king or queen.

Basically, you have 2 options:

• cutting: for this you need a vector graphic,
• engraving: for this you need a raster image

You can also do both! if you put a rasterized object inside a vector graphic. Alternatively you can create a separate file for each job.

prepare your image

Get your favorite vector/raster drawing program and draw some stuff you want to have cut or engraved. Depending on what you want to do, your image file is qualified for print if the following things apply.

for both: your image/graphic should fit into the workspace which is 890mmx590mm (max. 914x609mm but dont count on it) big. Cutting / Vector format:

• deactivate filling on all objects
• set the stroke width on all objects to 0.001 inch (or hairline)

** watch out for duplicated vectors lying on top of each other. it results in the line being cut twice. Ctrl-Cut automatically handles duplicate lines.

• export your model in pdf format (it is also possible to use ai, ps, eps, ctrl-cut vector format and svg, but pdf is highly recommended).

Engraving / Raster format:

• you can set the DPI for your graphic up to 1200 (max. setting the lazzzor supports)
• Ctrl-Cut supports automatic conversion to grayscale and stretching the contrast, but if you convert the image to grayscale _before_ importing it won't adjust the image at all, so you can manually tweak it.

Repeating Lazzzor Jobs

Using Ctrl-Cut you can save lazzzor cutter jobs with all settings and optimizations applied as .cut file. Next time just open it and press "Send",

Color Mapping

If you use different colors for vectors in your file, Ctrl-Cut automatically creates different vector items, that you can apply settings to individually.

The Materials

If you want to cut or engrave something, bring your own material, though you can also use any leftovers or stuff which does not have a label on it. (of course labels which say "free for all" are ok, too). Feel free to donate a little extra if you use some materials.

Further Reading

Datei:Intro.pdf

Epilog 36EXT User Manual

Epilog International Service Manual