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| == General Information ==
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| <div><p>The Clean Room is out "catch-all" room, encompassing tools and processes that don't fit well in either the Wood Shop or Metal Shop. Several work tables are available here to set up equipment, gather for classes or workshops, or just hang out!</p>
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| == General Safety Rules of the Clean Room ==
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| #Do not use any machine you are not trained on and comfortable using. If at any time you are unsure of what you are doing, stop immediately and ask for help on Berea Makerspace slack, or email [mailto:info@bereamakerspace.org info@bereamakerspace.org]. | |
| #Do not use any machine that is not in good working order. Stop, unplug and leave a note on the machine and notify [mailto:info@bereamakerspace.org Makerspace leadership].
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| #Never assume a tool is properly adjusted; always check the tool prior to use.
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| #Never modify or hack any equipment. If you think an improvement can be made, discuss it on slack!
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| == How to Use Bamboo Lab 3D Printer ==
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| [[File:BambuX1C.png|200px|right|middle]]
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| <p>'''Unload 3D Printer'''</p>
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| #On the left-hand side of the screen on the printer, you can find a button that looks like two bars with a slider, it's located right underneath the home button. Click it.
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| #After you have clicked that button, at the bottom of that page will be a green button that says unload. Click it.
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| #Wait for the 3D printer to heat up and cut the filament.
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| #After the filament is cut, you should get a pop-up on your screen telling you to start removing the filament.
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| #Place the filament back into the correct spot once it has been removed
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| <p>'''Load 3D Printer'''</p>
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| #Select the filament you want to use.
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| #Cut the end of the filament into a point.
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| #Begin feeding the filament into the 3D printer using the small white tube sticking out the back of the 3D printer until the filament hits the very back.
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| #Click the button on the left-hand side of the screen that looks like two slider bars, under home. Hit load filament on the bottom part of the screen.
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| #You will get a pop-up from the machine asking if you see the filament, that you just put in, through the nozzle of the printer. Look into the 3D printer, if the filament cannot be seen click retry. Click done if you see the filament. Clicking close may force you to begin this process again if you can't see the filament.
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| #The machine will then purge the old filament.
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| #Once the old filament has been purged, the new filament color should be able to be viewed on the 3D printer by clicking the left-hand side of the screen with the two slider bars.
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| <p>'''Print using a Bamboo 3D Printer'''</p>
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| #Go to Bamboo Studio on the computer closest to the 3D printers. Bamboo studio will be located near the bottom left of the main screen among other icons.
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| #Click "New project" in the upper right-hand corner of the site.
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| #Add a piece by clicking the box that says add in the upper middle of the screen.
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| #Scale the piece by clicking scale in the upper middle of the screen (Green Box with Arrows)
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| #Internal solid infill pattern will give strength to the item (We have a model of these fill patterns on the electronics wall) Gyroid being the strongest, lightning being the weakest.
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| #Make sure to put in your filament type so that the 3D printer knows how to best approach the creation of your piece. We have a list of allowed materials by the Bambu 3D printers.
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| #Put auto support on if needed.
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| #Slice the plate (Upper right-hand corner). It should tell you how much time it will take to print.
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| #Select "print plate" in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and select your printer.
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| *(If Necessary) Increase layers by going to strength, and then bottom shell layers and top shell layers.
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| *Make sure to stay with the print, at least for the first few layers to make sure no issues occur.
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| *If any issues occur during the printmaking process, just click the stop or pause button on the 3D printer to make it stop or pause its progress.
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| *Some pop-ups will occur on the printer, if you are unsure what to do, feel free to reach out on Slack to ask. Pop-ups regarding external forces touching the machine can be ignored.
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| == How to Use the Thunder Laser Cutter ==
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| [[File:ThunderNova51.png|200px|right|middle]] | |
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| '''*MAKE SURE TO LOWER THE LASER BED IF THE MATERIAL IS THICKER THAN ¼” OR THE BED IS RAISED HIGHER THAN THE FRAME AROUND THE HONEYCOMB*'''
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| ''''''
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| #Turn on the Main Switch and Laser Switch on the right side of the machine. Turn on the top, then the bottom switch.
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| #If the laser head is not in the back left corner of the machine, press the red reset button (1) on the laser control panel. If the head does not move to the rear left of the machine manually jog the head using the up and left arrows (2) on the keypad. When it is fully back press the origin button (3) to set the home.
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| #Open the lid of the laser to the full-up position.
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| #Load material onto the honeycomb bed in the center of the machine. Align with rods or honeycomb if necessary.
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| #Using the keypad on the right side of the laser to move the head over the material to set the laser focus.
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| #Using the highest point of your material if it is not flat, carefully raise the bed until the material is slightly farther away from the nozzle than the thickness of the focus guide (the focus guide is 6mm thick)
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| <p style="text-align: center;" >'''*If your material has a bow or is not exactly flat it will affect the focus of the laser. This can cause issues with engraving and especially cutting through material properly. Use the 3D printed hold downs in areas where they won’t interfere with the laser head movement or if possible, cut your material smaller to remove the bow*'''</p>
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| #Put the focus guide on your material under the nozzle and loosen the gold knob on the laser head assembly. Carefully lower the nozzle down to the top of the focus guide and tighten down the knob. Remove the guide and press reset to send the nozzle back to the home position in the back left of the machine. (MAKE SURE PATH TO HOME IS CLEAR!) The machine is now focused for the correct height of your material.
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| <p>'''Job Origin Operation'''</p>
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| <br><p>If a critical location is required, it is best to use the job origin method similar to the CNC router. This method involves choosing an origin of your design (bottom, left, top right, center, etc.). You then choose that same origin for your workpiece.</p>
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| #Open Lightburn on the computer.
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| #Ensure the start from is set to job origin and choose where on your design you would like the job origin to be.
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| #Create your design anywhere within the Lightburn grid design space.
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| #Before sending to the machine ensure that your job origin is correctly selected, and the design shows the green dot of the origin in the correct part of your design.
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| <br><p style="text-align: center;" >'''*If you have more than one design up at a time when using this method Lightburn will use an origin of all the designs, not exactly the one you want. When you then send to the machine it will not cut in the correct place.*'''</p>
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| #Now that the file has been sent, return to the machine. Using either the keypad to move the laser head or moving the material to the laser head, align your chosen origin to the red dot.
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| #When the laser dot is over your marked origin, press the origin button on the keypad of the machine.
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| #Load your file, ensure everything looks correct on the screen and press frame to make sure your piece will fit in the designated area.
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| #If your area fits, then press the Start/Pause button to begin creating your design.
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| #If it is a new material, open, size and run the test material file located on the desktop at This PC/Desktop/Thunder Laser/Test Material Pattern.lbrn2 to determine your proper settings for fill and line.
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| <p style="text-align: center;" >'''*Do not modify the file, power and speed is set up to run automatically. Size for your material only.*'''</p>
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