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--- equipment:laser_cutter:upgrades [2022/02/11 12:51] – created nz0
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 ===== Wish List =====
-==== Worn/dead parts that need replacing ====
+==== Installed and Upgraded! ====
+^ upgraded|
+|new estop switch installed          |
+|main power key switch installed     |
+|Ruida Controller/control panel installed    |
+|Lightburn software installed                 |
+|red dot pointer w/bracket installed        |
+|z autofocus sensor w/bracket installed      |
+|Mahoney CO2 Laser Power Meter Probe | (to measure how much power is actually coming out of our tube)|
+|1 pair 10600nm protective glasses          | $36 each pair|
+|ameter power usage meter            |
-^ Needed Item                        ^ Cost as of 2/2022|
+^ Acquired but not yet installed ^|
-|estop switch                        | $20-$30|
+|RECI W2 Laser Tube                  | new tube is at the space - will install when the old tube fails|
-|main power key switch               | $20-$30 or replace with non key switch?|
-^Not dead yet but sooner or later ^ Cost|
-|RECI W2 Laser Tube                  | $580|
 ^ upgrades/nice to haves ^Cost|
-|LEETRO Controller/control panel     | $279-$500 depending on Ruida replacement model|
+|USB camera for lightburn            | $80 https://lightburnsoftware.com/products/lightburn-camera?variant=13886769889325|
-|Lightburn software                  | $120 (Huge functionality upgrade from the existing software)|
-|red dot pointer w/bracket           | $28 (could 3d print something and use a 6$ diode)|
-|z autofocus sensor w/bracket        | $44|
 |quiet duct fan                      | $120|
-|10600nm protective glasses          | $36 each pair (the current ones are not for a co2 laser)|
 |Rotary tool (y axis replacement)    | $310  (So we can etch round things like glasses and tubes)|
-|ameter power usage meter            | ?|
 |laser on timer                      | ?|
-|Mahoney CO2 Laser Power Meter Probe | $105 (to measure how much power is actually coming out of our tube)|
-==== Cutting ====
-^ Item         ^ Cost   ^ Speed  ^ Power |
-| Acrylic      | .093"       | 20     | 45    |
-| Blue Acrylic | .1181       | 20     | 80    |
-| MDF          | .1181       | 20     | 60    |
-| Plywood      | 5.2mm       | 8      | 90    |
-| Rubber       | 4           | 8      | 12    |
-| Mylar Sheet  | .002        | 10     | 300   |
-| Cheese       | 5           | 10     | 15    |
-//Please update this list with UNITS and additional materials after every new cut or test.//
-==== Engraving ====
-^ Material     ^ Speed  ^ Power |
-| Acrylic      | 300    | 40    |
-| MDF          | 300    | 10    |
-//Please update this list with additional materials after every new engrave or test.//
-Sample Etches
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