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5. Your first cut as a controller

Finally, we make our first cut!

Exercise

On your own, do all the steps until (i.e. without) 'Start laser':

  • For material, use any material that is fast to cut
  • For the design, use a very small circle
  • The laser is set up to cut the material, using the settings in this guide
  • Test that the material will indeed be hit by the laser, using the 'Frame' functionality

Find a controller to be responsible for starting the laser.

Exercise 1: dry run

The first exercise is a dry run of what needs to be done:

  • Do the safety procedure as usual
  • The operator says: 'laser started'
  • The operator says: 'all is well'
  • The operator says: 'laser done'

Exercise 2: demonstration by operator

In the second exercise, the operator shows how this must be done:

  • The operator follows the regular procedure for starting the laser and starts the laser
  • The operator will say: 'laser started', 'all is well' and 'laser done'
  • The operator turns off the laser and opens the enclosure
  • Take out the material, see if it worked

Exam

Do exercise 2 without errors.