Mar 1, 2024
The College of Design has several Boss laser cutters available only for College of Design students, faculty and staff. There are three Boss laser cutters available in Leazar Hall 220A,…
Feb 29, 2024
The College of Design has three Boss Laser System laser cutters available in Leazar Hall 220A, next to the Materials Lab and two in 111 Lampe, room 118. The laser…
Feb 20, 2024
A laser cutter is a device that focuses the light of a high-energy laser onto a material resulting in a high quality and dimensionally accurate cut. Laser cutters cut, etch,…
Warning: Laser cut parts can trigger SawStop on Shop Table Saws! A by-product of using the laser cutter is the accumulation of carbon on the edges and surface faces of…
Feb 8, 2024
The College of Design has three Boss Laser System laser cutters available in Leazar Hall 220A, next to the Materials Lab, and two in Lampe Hall, 118 Maker Space. The laser…
Jan 3, 2024
Protective Goggles are not required in the Laser Cutter Room. As long as you keep the lid closed during operation you are relatively safe. You may want to wear additional…
Always use caution when operating a laser system. The BOSSLASER LS Series Laser Systems are a Class 4 laser product, as defined in International Standard IEC 60825-1. This laser machine is a Class IV…
Before laser processing material, you will need to load material into the laser system and then auto-focus the laser assembly system onto the top surface of the material. Be sure…
Using Illustrator, we can prep our vector file for use in LightBurn. Using LightBurn we can prep the vector file for the laser cutter. LightBurn Laser Cutter Software Tutorials (Online)
Using LightBurn, the Boss laser systems can operate in one of a variety of cutting modes. Vector cutting depth and raster engraving depth (or marking intensity if you are surface…
