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docs/group_assignments/group2/assets/assignment3/cut_focus.JPG
docs/group_assignments/group2/assets/assignment3/cut_focus.JPG
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# Group work for week 3
## Cutting a test piece and measuring the dimensions
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/kerf_meas_1.JPG)
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/kerf_meas_2.JPG)
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/kerf_material_thickness.JPG)
drawing:
20x20
measurements:
19.75x19.90
19.77x19.87
thickness 2.85
## Testing to change the focus of the laser cutter
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The results are shown in the Figure 1. We first used settings for MDF material but later we realized that the material was
actually HDF, and we changed the settings. As can be seen from Figure 1, the difference...
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/cut_focus.JPG)
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/cut_focus-2.JPG)
Figure 1
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Others were cut through but not the 4 mm above
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/focus_laser_theory.JPG)
Schematic figure
As shown in the schematic figure, when the focus is above the laser need to burn more material,
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We tested the effect of laser cutting speed and power on the cut. We set different values for different squares. The result
is shown in the following figure. We used RGB codes to control the speed and power.
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/cut_power-speed-test_epilog-75W.JPG)
figure on the cut squares
We could see that for fastest cutting speed (S30) the laser was not able to cut through, even if the power was highest (P100).
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## Engravings and contrast of raster images
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/cut_dpi-test_epilog-75W.JPG)
Figure on engravings and contrast.
Raster settings were applied. Default power in the figure is 100, and default speed is 80.
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We tried to make engraving with different DPI settings. In a first attempt there was something wrong with the laser focus,
and the material seemed to catch quite big flame.
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/laser_test_epilog-60W_burn-issue.JPG)
Figure of the first engravings
The material was changed to HDF and the laser was cleaned. After this there
was no problem, and we could engrave with different settings. The results are shown in the next figure
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/cut_dpi-test_epilog-60W.JPG)
Figure of the second engravings
With more dots per inch, there is more energy deposited per line length, and for this reason the material is burned more with
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# 1st level heading
## 2nd level heading
[University of Oulu](http://www.oulu.fi)
![Testing and image](assets/assignment0/fablab_electronics.jpg)
## Another 2nd level heading
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