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| hardware:glowforge [2026/01/10 08:03] – initial draft Hayden | hardware:glowforge [2026/01/10 08:19] (current) – added design guide Hayden | ||
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| ====== Glowforge ====== | ====== Glowforge ====== | ||
| - | The Glowforge is a consumer friendly laser engraver. It features a 40w CO2 laser tube and a web app for control. | + | The Glowforge is a consumer friendly laser engraver. It features a 40w CO2 laser tube and a web app for control. The user interface on the machine consist of a single button. This button starts a job and pauses a job. All operations should be just a single quick press. |
| ===== Usage ===== | ===== Usage ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Design ==== | ||
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| + | - File types accepted: SVG, PDF, JPG, PNG | ||
| + | - Preferred is SVG | ||
| + | - Each layer of a SVG will be a layer in the web app | ||
| + | - Text in a SVG should be rendered to paths | ||
| + | - JPG and PNG can only be used to engrave | ||
| ==== Initial Setup ==== | ==== Initial Setup ==== | ||
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| 4. Position your material to cut or engrave in the Glowforge. | 4. Position your material to cut or engrave in the Glowforge. | ||
| 5. Close the lid of the Glowforge. | 5. Close the lid of the Glowforge. | ||
| - | 6. In the Glowforge web app, select your material if there is a preset or set the height of your material if there is not. | + | 6. In the Glowforge web app, select your material if there is a preset, or set the height of your material if there is not. |
| 7. Use the focus button (the corners of a square with a circle in it, in the top right) and select roughly where on your material you want to cut/ | 7. Use the focus button (the corners of a square with a circle in it, in the top right) and select roughly where on your material you want to cut/ | ||
| 8. Place and scale your design. | 8. Place and scale your design. | ||
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| 16. Stay around the Glowforge until your job is finished. | 16. Stay around the Glowforge until your job is finished. | ||
| 17. Once your job is finished, unload all of your material. | 17. Once your job is finished, unload all of your material. | ||
| - | 18. Try and pick out all the small scraps | + | 18. Try and pick out all the small scraps |
| ===== Materials ===== | ===== Materials ===== | ||
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| **DO NOT** | **DO NOT** | ||
| - | - vinyl, pvc, epoxy based resins, polycarbonate, | + | - Vinyl, pvc, epoxy based resins, polycarbonate, |
| + | - If you are not sure, ask a member of the facilities team. | ||
| ===== Specs ===== | ===== Specs ===== | ||