Calipers via laser

DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015

MAKING CALIPERS IN THE COTTAGE’s LASER CUTTER

1)Download Caliper file: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:594

2) Open in Adobe Illustrator, your caliper should measure 7 inches across and 3.21 inches tall 3) Group the measurment indicator by dragging and holding down your mouse across the numbers and measurements.

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015

4) Move the measurement up a few millimeters to separate it from the caliper handle with the arrow keys or your mouse

5) Select the whole drawing

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015 6) Shift click the measurement to de­select it from the group. Notice that the selected parts are in blue and the numbers and measurements are not in blue. The selected lines are the lines that you want the laser to cut

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015 7) Change the stroke on this to .001 inches or .072 pt to get ready to cut (hairline in Corel)

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015 8) Reselect the measurement and make the stroke 1 pt. Because this stroke is larger than .001 inches or .072 pt, the laser cutter will etch this and not cut.

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015 9) Save as to EPS

10) Move the file to the laser cutter computer via USB. 11) Import your file in CorelDraw

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015

If it shows you this window, please enter 1:1in the scaling.

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015 12) Make sure your numbers and measurements are still grouped

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015 13) and your cut lines are at hairline.

14) Save your file.

15) Go to File>Print>then click on Preferences

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015 16) You will see the Epilog Driver

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● Adjust the SPEED/POWER for Raster Engravings and SPEED/POWER/FREQ for Vector Cuts according to the Epilog Guide attached to the end of this booklet. ● ● Adjust the PIECE SIZE and make it the same size as the material you have in the Laser Cutter ● ● Make sure AUTO FOCUS is checked ● ● Then press OK. ● ● Then from the PRINT DIALOG BOX, press OK again.

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DIGITAL FABRICATION IN THE ARTS in the Cottage at the Western Pennsylvania School for the DEAF Edgewood, Pennsylvania, 2015

18) You will see your file in the digital panel of the laser cutter.

19) Check to make sure the vent is on.

20) Then press GO.

DO NOT LIFT THE COVER OF THE MACHINE WHILE YOU ARE CUTTING

21) Clean up after yourself and shut the machine off.

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