Laser Cutting

Hey guys welcome to my first blog post of this semester. Today I will be sharing with you about my experience with CPDD Practical 1- Laser Cutting. ⚡️😎⚡️

1. There are the 4 important hazards and the respective safety control measures on the operation of laser cutting machine: ⚠️⚠️


2. Below are the materials that can be cut/engraved using laser cutting machine in FabLab.


   Below are the materials that can't be cut/engraved using laser cutting machine in FabLab.


3. Below are the steps on the operation of UNIVERSAL laser cutter machine in FabLab:

a. Starting the compressor, turning on the laser cutting machine and fume extractor.

b. Importing a .DXF file to Coreldraw and modify the lines/ fill for cutting and engraving.

c. Sending the coreldraw drawing to laser cutter software and setting the laser cutter power, speed, PPI in the software.

d. Starting the job on the laser cutter machine.

e. DOs and DONTS when there's flame/fire on the material being cut.

4.Below is my Learning Reflection on the laser cutter activities.

After experiencing the Laser Cutting Practical I have learnt a few things and I really enjoyed using the laser cutter as it was my first time. Before we could even operate on the Laser Cutter we had to complete a 
lesson package and go through a lecture by our teacher Mr Chua 😁. Afterwards we had to complete a quiz with a mark of over 80% to ensure that we understood all the necessary information about the Laser Cutter as the laser cutter could be potentially harmful to us. 
That wasn't all, we even had to watch a 18mins long video with many important detail that we need to remember to aid us in completing our SOP afterwards 😢. Totally did not enjoy writing the SOP but I understood that it was needed as it was a material we could bring together to take the exam. The SOP proved to be extremely useful as I panicked 😨 during the test and almost forgot to check if my line was set to hairline 😅😮‍💨.After the laser cutting assessment, I brought back a 2mm acrylic cut out dead emoji this one>> [😵]. My friend really liked what I cut out so I decided to give him as a souvenir.
I got the news that I have passed the laser cutting practical and I was qualified to use the laser cutter under supervision. I would definitely do it again in the future
 














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