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Laser Cutters: Tips and Techniques

Using Microsoft Office Visio with the Universal Laser Systems M-

300 Laser Cutting System

Important Information and Disclaimers

Microsoft Corporation, through its Microsoft Research division, is providing this information as

a courtesy to end users to assist you with using and interfacing Visio with your use of laser

cutters. Microsoft is not a manufacturer of laser cutters or other materials described in this

manual and assumes no responsibility for your use of any laser cutter or any materials you use

with the laser cutter, regardless of whether you are applying this information. YOU USE THIS

INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK. MICROSOFT AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM

ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HARM OR DAMAGE TO YOU, YOUR MATERIALS,

SURROUNDINGS AND/OR YOUR USE OF YOUR LASER CUTTER.

Familiarize yourself with the owner’s manual for your laser cutter before using it. Refer often to

the owner’s manual when using your laser cutter.

THIS DOCUMENT IS BASED ON A SPECIFIC LASER WE USE: In Microsoft Research, we

have a Universal Laser Systems model M-300, which is equipped with a 50-watt carbon-dioxide

laser and energy wavelength output of 10.6 microns. This laser has a 2.0” fl lens. The M-300 has a

low-power, visible red laser, when enabled and the higher-power carbon-dioxide laser is disabled,

for safely indicating the cutting or etching path. The laser cutter also has an aluminum honeycomb

floor as its cutting platform. Whether your configuration is similar or not, you are advised to adjust

the information in this document to match your specific configuration. ALL LASERS AND LASER

SYSTEMS ARE DIFFERENT. USE CARE WHEN USING THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR

LASER CUTTER.

Familiarize yourself with the locations of nearby fire extinguishers.

The laser-cutting system should be used only in well-ventilated areas. Make sure the exhaust

system and air assist are on.

Background

This document describes how we use the laser cutter and Microsoft Office Visio

with our Universal Laser

Systems laser cutter to engrave and cut some plastics, ceramics, woods, coated metals, and other materials.

a. Plexiglas (acrylic): One of the best, least-expensive plastics and the easiest to cut. Tends to be

brittle in small or thin features. Comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Durability varies with

type; some acrylics are less brittle than others.

b. Delrin (acetal): Structurally, perhaps the best plastic. It is extremely strong, durable, more

flexible than acrylic, and naturally lubricated. It also is one of the most expensive plastics.

Comes in black or off-white only. Delrin is a little harder to cut than acrylic Do not use glues

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Laser Cutters: Tips and Techniques + Using Microsoft Office Visio with the Universal Laser Systems M-300 Laser Cutting System Important Information

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d. Move these new vectors in X and Y on your drawing, up .01‖ and to the left by 0.015‖ (add -0.015 to X and +0.01 in Y in the SIZE-POSITION window).

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line, select it and the line, and choose Shape/Operations/Trim. Then remove the square and the 0.015‖ line to produce the uncut tag. 16. Vacuum form

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Blind-Hole splines in 1/8" DELRIN. Use 24-tooth gear as spline geometry: Use These Numbers in Visio

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drawn race feature to the upper left. It‘s important to make all measurements with regard to the desired center. a. Draw a desired race-diameter circ

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Additional information: Plastic Instructional Videos by TAP Plastics: http://www.tapplastics.com/info/video.php TAP Plastics has a store in Bellevue,

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or any other kind of adhesive on Delrin – few things stick to it. It can be welded with heat or fastened with screws. Be very careful with Delrin. The

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Berm is the material build-up near cut edges, top and bottom. There might be a noticeable lip or berm at the cut edges. Check with your fingernail. Y

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1. CUTTING WITH THE LASER CUTTER: There are two modes of operation, vector and raster. In raster mode, the head sweeps back and forth, ―filling in‖

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ii. In Print Setup, choose Landscape and adjust to 100 percent. iii. In Page Setup, choose Same as Paper Setup. iv. In Drawing Setup, choose 1:1.

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iii. The Vect operation will only cut thin lines. Fat lines or filled areas will be ignored for a Vect operation. iv. Rast will raster/engrave fat l

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l. Xerox transparency film: P=20, S=20. Use two passes at P=10, S=20 for intricate features. Anchor the film with small weights well outside cutting

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b. Edit ->CAD Drawing Object->Convert->OK to convert to the Visio format. c. Select and Ungroup all objects. d. Delete the drawing frame

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Tap holes: subtract .002‖ from the desired radius and subtract 0.004‖ from the desired diameter for the kerf. Tapping is a handy, strong, and quick wa