The Fab Academy

Computer-Controlled Cutting

types
   knife
   hot wire
   wire EDM
   waterjet
   laser

vinylcutter
   materials
      knives
      vinyl
      masking tape
      transfer adhesive
      copper
      epoxy film
   settings
      force
      speed
      cut depth
      temperature, humidity, ...
   rollers, feeding
   weeding
      adhesion
      lift vs shear
   applications
      signs
      pop-up cards
      screen printing
      flex circuits
      antennas

lasercutter
   Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
      state diagram
      population inversion
      gain medium
      lasing threshold
      output coupling
      beam mode, profile, waist
      diffraction limit
   gain medium
      CO2 (10.6 u)
      InGaAsP (1-2 u)
      AlGaAs (600-900 nm)
      Nd:YAG (1064, 532 nm)
      Ti:sapphire (650-1100 nm)
      excimer (100-300 nm)
   cutting mechanisms
      burning
      melting
      evaporation
      ablation
   airflow
      assist
      exhaust
      filter
   kerf
   models
      Epilog
      Universal
      Beam
      Resonetics
      KM Labs
   safety
      Class 1
      venting
      cleaning optics
      supervision
      air/gas flow
      fires
   materials
      cardboard
      wood
      acrylic
      [polycarbonate]
      [metal]
      PVC
      flame test
   settings
      power
      speed
      coordinate system, origin
      vector, raster
      printer drivers
      cad.py
      intensity
   applications
      marking, engraving
      screen printing
      press-fit construction
         stick-slip, bistability
         clearance
         chamfer
         GIK gik.cad

assignment
   make a press-fit construction kit

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