[Noisebridge-discuss] Laser cutter fully operational!!!

[Ruth Grace Wong]

Hi Tony,
Thanks, that's a great point. I just added it onto the wiki. We restrict
editing on this page so there aren't any rogue people adding fake approved
materials.
Best,
Ruth

On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 3:38 PM Tony Godshall <togo at of.net> wrote:

> Ha!  I went to edit the manual to make sure it says:
>
> "When you focus the laser, ALWAYS make sure the metal adaptor for the
> air hose is facing straight towards you"
>
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Laser_Manual#Focusing_the_laser
>
> But I have no permission to edit it.
>
> I guess I am not of sufficient status.
>
> togo
>
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 3:26 PM Ruth Grace Wong <ruthgracewong at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> > Thanks for bearing with us through our laser cutter repair saga:
> >
> > - Ordered replacement laser head and air hose adaptor
> > - Realized lens was broken and ordered replacement lens
> > - Lens package was received at Noisebridge but we couldn't figure out by
> who, and we still haven't been able to find this package
> > - New lens is ordered to someone's home address
> > - New lens arrives, is installed
> > - Despite general maintenance and several re-alignment attempts, laser
> is found to be weak
> > - After discussion with the machine manufacturers, we figured out the
> lens was installed up-side-down (it curves upwards instead of down like you
> would think!), and laser is finally back to normal!!
> >
> > Lessons learned: When you focus the laser, ALWAYS make sure the metal
> adaptor for the air hose is facing straight towards you. This is the second
> time we've knocked it off and damaged the laser cutter due to the adaptor
> facing the side.
> >
> > Huge huge gratitude to everyone who worked on this, including but not
> limited to: Dany, David, Lady Red, Matt, R, me, Theo, Trent
> >
> > I will be hosting laser cutter safety training once a month, and another
> laser trainer may be able to do the same, so hopefully we'll be back to our
> biweekly training schedule soon. The next safety training is on Sunday Feb
> 3: https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/258280209/
> >
> > Happy lasering & stay safe!
> > Ruth
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>
>
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> Best Regards.
> This is unedited.
> This message came out of me
> via a suboptimal keyboard.
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