The Electronics Evenings are a great way for members interested in that topic to gather, learn and share.
I think that Laser users need similar events.
Show and tell - show us something you made and discuss the process
Format
We could do regular evenings, or a series of evenings
OR
A Saturday or Sunday drop in all day event
Volunteers
@welcome - encourage new members to participate @lasertechs - co-ordinate the event @Jennifer_Moore and others - engraving workshop
someone - rotary attachment @Brendon_Hatcher and others - My first laser cutting and Inkscape courses @asander1 - help organise
Participants
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That’s a good idea. Could also do a session on using Fusion 360 to design bent acrylic pieces or slot together plywood? @StudioNelle knows about laser cutting leather.
Slotted plywood items from Fusion 360 uses Slicer for Fusion 360 (which is often confused with “slicers” used for 3D printing). This Slicer has been discontinued by AutoCAD (it is still available, but at some point will no longer work). I have found another app, but haven’t tried it - http://flatfab.com/
Let’s do this! Maybe we start as just one night to get people into it and see where it goes? I was just telling Brendon that he should lead a 1hr course on Inkscape for lasers… I know I would be super interested in that at least.
I’m currently looking after the laser cutter shop supplies, so basically the materials in the rack to the side of the laser cutter.
We have good stock of 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 9mm and 12mm plywood but no 2mm.
We generally like to make sure we order materials in decent sized orders to make sure we get free delivery etc.
Let me know if you intend to use a lot of any particular thickness and I can arrange another order soon to keep stock levels up as more people are now being inducted and so I expect materials will run out.
In terms of acrylics, I’ve not done an order of that yet so let me know if any of you intend to use any particular thickness or colour? There are various random items of different thicknesses and colours including laminates (2 colours) so they can be used if available on the shelves.
I think we have a good amount of clear acrylic but that is the only variation we currently have a good amount of?
Anyway, just letting you all know to put in your requests if you’d like me to include in the next order.
If you only need a few sheets of some variations then you can maybe order for yourself but I can send a link to where you can order the correct stuff for the laser cutter, we prefer not to just have every variation and lots of it because it can sit unused for a while and it means the shop is spending too much which affects the accounts for MakerSpace but if being used then no problem.
We buy our acrylic supplies from https://hobarts.com/ so check out their site so that you can send links to the exact materials so that I can build an order…
Anyway, I’ve only just recently taken over the laser cutter supplies admin so let’s discuss…
Not sure if there is already a thread for laser cutter supplies @lasertechs so if there is already then we can handle requests there, let me know