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In this kit you will receive only the basic materials: wood, string, and rivets. Everything else is up to you! You Make sure to complete the Garage's CO2 Laser Cutter training before starting this project. You will be given the files to cut your pieces out and instructions to assemble the tensegrity table yourself! Feel free to ask the Garage staff for help at any time. Enjoy this hands-on project!
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Once you have received the CO2 laser cutter training, you can start cutting your piece of wood into the needed components. Using the provided wood, and either the blue or red laser cutter, set up your piece on the machine's bed and open the .ai (Adobe Illustrator) file below:(add ai file here)
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Enter the below settings into the Manual Control menu for Black and Red, then perform the cut according to the laser cutter's SOP:
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Raster Settings (Black):
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Vector Settings (Red):
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Note: If you want to avoid burn marks on your wood pieces, you can cover the top and bottom surfaces in masking tape, then peel it off after the laser cutting is done. In this case, you may need to slightly increase the power settings (or decrease the speed) by ~5%, to make sure the engraving reaches the wood and the vector cut goes all the way through the material.
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Raster Settings (Black):
- Power: 70%
- Speed: 100%
- PPI: 500
- Z-axis : 8.00 mm
Vector Settings (Red):
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Step 2 : Assembly
Using the following instructions, assemble the table in any free workspace in the Garage (or at home). Good Luck!!
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