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## Cutting a test piece and measuring the dimensions
First we laser cut a 20.0mm x 20.0mm square. However, closer inspection reveals that is not what we get:
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/kerf_meas_1.JPG)
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/kerf_meas_2.JPG)
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/kerf_material_thickness.JPG)
drawing:
20x20
20.0 mm x 20.0 mm
measurements:
19.77x19.87
thickness 2.85
19.77 mm x 19.87 mm x 2.85 mm
From this we can calculate the kerf. It is the theoretical width - measured width, which for this material was **0.18mm**.
## Testing to change the focus of the laser cutter
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actually HDF, and we changed the settings. As can be seen from Figure 1, the difference...
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/cut_focus.JPG)
Figure: HDF setting used for above and MDF below (both materials are HDF)
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/cut_focus-2.JPG)
Figure: Varying focus height
Figure 1
Table
Focused
1 mm above
1 mm below
4 mm above did not cut out
4 mm below
Others were cut through but not the 4 mm above
We can see that going too far with the focus causes excess burning. Even still, others were cut through but not the 4 mm above. Maybe the next figure explains why:
![kerf](./assets/assignment3/focus_laser_theory.JPG)
Schematic figure
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