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| − | But with a laser cutter comes the responsibility of handling the fumes (The Smoke Monster). | + | But with a laser cutter comes the responsibility of handling the fumes (The Smoke Monster). A simple examination of the cutting bed shows its ilk. |
| − | The first method was to vent. | + | [[File:Laser Cutter Bed.jpg]] |
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| + | The first method of attack was to vent the beast. | ||
[[File:Laser Cutter Blower.jpg]] | [[File:Laser Cutter Blower.jpg]] | ||
[[File:Laser Cutter Window Vent.jpg]] | [[File:Laser Cutter Window Vent.jpg]] | ||
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But fumes vented to the outside, still smell funny. And even though LVL1 is located near a place that turns pigs into wonderful breakfast meats, there were a few complaints. LVL1 dutifully upgraded the system with a larger capacity filter and all went well. | But fumes vented to the outside, still smell funny. And even though LVL1 is located near a place that turns pigs into wonderful breakfast meats, there were a few complaints. LVL1 dutifully upgraded the system with a larger capacity filter and all went well. | ||
[[File:Laser Cutter Filter.jpg]] | [[File:Laser Cutter Filter.jpg]] | ||
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| + | But filters are a fussy lot and when they clog, the smoke monster escapes. After much coughing, a new element is added that monitors the air flow through the filter and when reduced or clogged, the laser firing circuit is disabled. | ||
| + | [[File:Laser Cutter Flow Switch.jpg]] | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 31 May 2015
LASER CUTTER ENABLED MODULE or LVL1 versus The Smoke Monster
The LVL1 Hackerspace has had the great fortune of receiving a grant to purchase, among other things, a large format laser cutter.
But with a laser cutter comes the responsibility of handling the fumes (The Smoke Monster). A simple examination of the cutting bed shows its ilk.
The first method of attack was to vent the beast.
But fumes vented to the outside, still smell funny. And even though LVL1 is located near a place that turns pigs into wonderful breakfast meats, there were a few complaints. LVL1 dutifully upgraded the system with a larger capacity filter and all went well.
But filters are a fussy lot and when they clog, the smoke monster escapes. After much coughing, a new element is added that monitors the air flow through the filter and when reduced or clogged, the laser firing circuit is disabled.
