833
edits
Changes
From Pumping Station One
→Sector 67's Chinese Machine
* They have reason to suspect that the manufacturer uses a 130W power supply beyond its specs. So they limit the laser to 120W for better tube life.
* They have reason to suspect that the manufacturer uses a 130W power supply beyond its specs. So they limit the laser to 120W for better tube life.
* Requires use of proprietary Chinese CAM software that delivers files in a proprietary format to the laser.
* Requires use of proprietary Chinese CAM software that delivers files in a proprietary format to the laser.
* Software is locked via crypto dongle to one machine.
* CAM software is locked via crypto dongle to one machine.
* Software isn't exactly super user friendly. That said, the people at Sector67 had no problem taking Elizabeth's Adobe Illustrator file and etching it as a raster.
* Software isn't exactly super user friendly. That said, the people at Sector67 had no problem taking Elizabeth's Adobe Illustrator file and etching it as a raster.
* Fully enclosed; no need for goggles.
* Fully enclosed; no need for goggles.
* Has mode where it moves the head in a rectangle bounding the artwork, for workpiece positioning.
* Has mode where it moves the head in a rectangle bounding the artwork, for workpiece positioning.
* Sector67 has developed a rather nice billing system that interfaces with it. They charge $20/hr beam time.
== [http://www.kernlasers.com/PDF/MICRO%20Brochure.pdf Kern Laser Systems] ==
== [http://www.kernlasers.com/PDF/MICRO%20Brochure.pdf Kern Laser Systems] ==
