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

[Rrr Mmmm]

Please add peppermint candy to the list, they taste bad but smell amazing!

On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 1:07 AM Tony Godshall <togo at of.net wrote:

> I promise I won't do that.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 20:27 Ruth Grace Wong <ruthgracewong at gmail.com
> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Best Regards.
>>> This is unedited.
>>> This message came out of me
>>> via a suboptimal keyboard.
>>>
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