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= Overview =
This is the "smaller laser"   
It's a 60W CO2 laser

== What you can cut ==
These lists are not exhaustive. If your material is not on either list, ask first! 

* See the [[Laser Material Guidelines]] for a list of materials and common speed and power settings.

= Lightburn Software =
https://lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/index.html

= Size =
Bed dimensions are are approximately 70 cm x 50 cm

=Turn on the laser=
If you look at the machine, you'll see the key slot right on the front.

[[File:pp4500-key.jpg|250px]]

Yeah, you're going to ignore that.  The switches on the side are where you actually need to turn it on.  Get both of them.

[[File:pp4500-switches.jpg|250px]]

= Load the laser =

Ok, there is a lot of information in this next photo, so I'll provide details after your eyes glaze over.

[[File:pp4500-bed.jpg|600px]]

* Home position:  This is where the laser will return to when you tell it to home.
* Laser pointer:  This is where actual cutting happens.  There is a positioning LED that is shining, but it is not the cutting laser.
* Z-axis knob: This system has manual bed leveling, and you'll use this to position the laser focus.

= Focus the laser =

The process for focusing the laser is the same for both lasers, the only difference is that you do it using the [[LaserCut 5.3]] software on the [[PewPew9000]] and you use the manual knob on this one.

*[[Laser Focus]]

=Dump for notes=

* Manual z
* [[LightBurn]]



= Logs =
Please, log your work.  This is important to understand maintenance needs, as well as building a database of materials and power/speed settings to make figuring out settings easier.

* [https://forms.gle/sYVUxXivxsEqdEYp8 60W work form]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tDxqWNbrJ9M5UuvxpV4khA5Drt6HOfNuQRQbdNvYTxM/edit?usp=sharing 60W responses]

== Old Logs ==

*[https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCqAez_T_orQlXTbbgQC_OeXvEhC7uHbVpiTnmfmoraFjPQA/formResponse Mini-laser work form]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gItwjL4vfXwAsAQZ4dHuAlmoJ7lkLDme82yCei9KeF8/edit#gid=1432871391 Mini-laser work log]


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