Thunder Laser

Thunder Laser

Thunder laser - Nova 35 from ThunderLaser.com

900mm x 600mm x 230mm (35.4” x 23.6”x 9.1”) 100 Watts of Power

Cuts up to 1/2 inch material

Materials which can be cut include -Plywood -Acrylic -Paper -Vegetable tanned leather -craft foam -

Materials which can not be cut include -Vinyl (including fake leather, Naugahyde, "Moleskin" notebooks, etc.) -Poly-carbonate -Metal -Latex

Chart of Speeds and Power

Access and Training

Access to the Laser Cutter requires training from a qualified member.

• Read the HackRVA Laser Training.
• Watch the Training Video Playlist.
• Schedule a certification with a trainer by asking on the HackRatLaser channel on Slack.

Helpful Links

Thunder Laser video tutorials:
http://www.thunderlaser.com/video

Lightburn documentation:
https://github.com/LightBurnSoftware/Documentation/blob/master/README.md
A 30 day trial is available at
lightburnsoftware.com

Advanced Techniques (ie comparing changing one variable, like Interval or Focus link):
www.thunderlaser.com/video/advanced-tutorial.html

Vector Graphics: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics
Image Formats: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_file_formats

Boxes - folding paper or cardboard: www.templatemaker.nl/
Gears: www.woodgears.ca
www.gearotic.com

Box finger joints: www.MakerCase.com

Boxes.py - wonderful box designs and more. Website and plugin www.festi.info/boxes.py

www.SVGNest.com - nests shapes for efficient cutting

Epiloglaser.com “Sample Club”. Lots of practice projects.
www.epiloglaser.com/resources/sample-club.htm