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- [Plastic Stockist](http://www.plasticstockist.com/) for Delrin and any other plastic
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## Step-by-step refresher
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0. make sure laser bed is clean and empty
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1. turn on the laser
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2. wait for calibration/initialisation routine to complete
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3. bring the bed approximately to the desired height
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4. VERY CAREFULLY load your piece in
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5. mount the focusing tool
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6. close the lid - make sure both locks are engaged
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7. focus
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8. remove focusing tool
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9. from Adobe Illustrator send your print job by selecting "print"
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10. select correct printer - "Epilog Engraver"
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11. go to "Setup - > Preferences"
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12. adjust your settings
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13. press ok and go back to print dialog
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14. press "Print"
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15. make sure the job arrived to the laser.
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16. turn on exhaust
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17. turn on air assist
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18. triple-check everything is on and focused and there's nothing obstructing laser head moving
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19. press "Go"
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20. WATCH THE JOB UNTIL COMPLETION
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21. once the job is done - wait 10 seconds before turning off exhaust and air assist to allow fumes to be properly removed
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22. open the machine and VERY CAREFULLY remove your pieces
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23. CLEAN THE WORKTABLE
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## Preparing your files for laser cutting / engraving
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- vector lines for cutting must be 0.01pt stroke
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## Epilog-suggested feeds&speeds (speed/power):
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- cutting 3mm acrylic: 10 / 100
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- cutting 6mm acrylic: 3 /100
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