Epilog Fusion M2
How to work with the machine¶
The Fablab owns a Epilog Fusion M2 40. A previous student described the steps for using this machine, as you can read below.
- Turn ON the machine. The cutting board lowers automatically.
- Position the material to be cut inside the machine, at the desired location, and place some weights to keep it flat and prevent it from moving. Note : The origin (0,0) of the machine is set on the top left hand corner by default.
- Adjust the height of the cutting board using the appropriate tool (height is not the same for CO2 and fiber lasers).
- Adjust the machine origin point by moving the optical laser above the material to be cut, according to the 2D drawing to be cut.
- Prepare your cutting job in CorelDRAW (paid SW):
- Position objects correctly, adjust size if needed, select “hairline” for the stroke line type when using vector image, etc.
- Click on Print (or shortcut CTRL+P), and select the printer preferences.
- Set the type of image to be printed : Raster or Vector (if raster, select the desired DPI resolution).
- Set the cut parameters (speed / power / frequency).
- Click “Apply” and “Print”. => At this stage, the job should be available for start on the laser cutter interface.
- Make sure that ventilation systems are ON.
- Make sure that the machine door is closed and start the job.
- Watch out for the whole cutting operation.
Tests¶
I want to do some tests before cutting my project
Warning
The first time I used the laser cutter, I had to clean the lense because it was unabled to cut clearly on straight lines. Circles were fine though.
CUT (VECTOR) | ||||
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Speed | Power | Frequency | Comments | |
CP Okoumé 3mm | 40 | 100 | 50 | 2x circle, 4x square |
30 | 100 | 50 | 1x circle, 4x square | |
20 | 100 | 100 | 2x OK | |
15 | 100 | 100 | 2x OK but too cramé | |
Cardboard 5,5mm | 30 | 40 | 50 | 3x |
ENGRAVE (RASTER) | ||||
CP Okoumé 3mm | 100 | 100 | 1x, résultats très nets jusqu'à 12pt |
Les tests en action:
Les détails sont vraiment précis, je pense que je pourrais pousser encore plus loin et produire du texte plus petit. La prochaine étape est de combiner vector + raster.
Last update: January 28, 2022