How to Use a Wood Lazer Cutter

This is how you set up a laser cutter

You will need:

1. A computer
2. AutoCAD
3. A laser cutter
4. UCP application
5. Flash drive

First,

Create your object that you want to cut out.

Secondly,

Color your object so that the lines you want cut are red and the lines you want indented are blue

MAKE SURE you only use the bottom line of colors and not the assortment of colors

Next,

Select all of your lines and set your line weight to 0.00mm

Next,

Do the command [Ctrl] + [P]

Now change the [what to plot] section from [Display] to [Window]

After that outline your object to select it

Now change you printer to [VLS3.60/75] and select [Use Default Paper Size]

Then unselect [fit to paper] and set [1:1]

Finally click [OK]

After that,

Open the UCP application

Now,

The object that you made should be on the screen

It should look just like this if it doesn't the redo steps #2-#8

Click on the [Settings] button

Go up to the tab that says [Manual Control] and click it

Click on the blue color and change the [Speed] to 80% and change the [Power] to 80% and click [Set]

First deselect the blue color then select the Red color and change [Power] to 100% and [Speed] to 10% and click [Set]

Now click the Apply button

Then click [OK]

Now put wood on the work plate

use the height finder to make sure that the laser isn't too close or far

It should look like this

make sure that the laser is on and use the laser pointer (it says Focus View) to make sure that your object is on the wood

(It should be green for you it's the big Play button)