Fab Lab Machines
ROLAND VINYL CUTTER
MATERIALS
- vinyl ( stickers)
- copper ( for flexible circuits)
EPILOG LASER CUTTER
MATERIALS
- cardboardadmin/edit.php?id=fab-lab-machines&upd=edit-success&type=edit
- acrylic ( toxic waste ->wait min 30s after cutting to open a cover)
- playwood
- solid wood
- paper
- fabrics ( wool, leather - very smelly)
- glass
SETTINGS
cardboard
vector speed = 20% 15%
vector power = 75% 80%
frequency = 400hz 500%
raster speed = 100%
raster power = 70%
1/4" plywood
for cutting
vector speed = 12%
vector power = 85%
frequency = 400hz
for vector engraving
vector speed = 100%
vector power = 50%
for raster engraving
raster speed = 35%
raster power = 100%
1/8" acrylic
for cutting
vector speed = 15%
vector power = 75%
frequency = 5000hz
1/4" acrylic
for cutting
vector speed = 5%
vector power = 90%
frequency = 5000hz
for vector engraving
vector speed = 100%
vector power = 50%
for raster engraving
raster speed = 35%
raster power = 80%
STEP BY STEP
- open pdf in the correl
- set up document 24in for 12 in
- for vector mode : set strokes to hairlines, color black, NO FILL
- for raster mode: set fill black, NO STROKES
- go to printer preferences : file ->print -> printer Epilog Mini 24 -> preferences
- set up settings according to use material
- for raster engravin choose Bottom -UP
- if you have a raster mode set up resolution min 400 DPI
- for vector sorting choose Inside -Out
- press APPLY and PRINT
- turn on a FAN SWITCH
- set up laser focus
- push the button GO
MILLING MACHINE ROLAND MODELA
Open terminal
Type: fab
Then Window Fab will pop up
from format to process with program
image.jpg Roland Modela make_png_rml
GUI size (pixels)400
Setting for cutting tarces
choose mill traces 1/64
from: png to :path to: rml
LOAD MAKE path MAKE .rml
SEND
Setting for cutting borders
REMBER TO SWITCH MILLING TOOL
choose cut out board 1/32
the same way, load new image for outline.
dont forget press make .rml and then SEND