{"id":496,"date":"2024-02-20T01:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T01:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/operations\/?p=496"},"modified":"2024-02-20T01:30:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T01:30:20","slug":"laser-cutter-saw-stop-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/operations\/496\/laser-cutter-saw-stop-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser Cutter Saw Stop Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1694443819199_54\">Warning: Laser cut parts can trigger SawStop on Shop Table Saws!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5430\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DO NOT use laser cut materials on the SawStop Table Saw after your laser cutter session.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cDo not cut metals, conductive materials,\u00a0anything with carbon such as laser cut or engraved traces, black plastic or formica or melamine, green wood, wet wood.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A by-product of using the laser cutter is the accumulation of carbon on the edges and surface faces of your material substrate. This carbon build up can trigger the sensors found inside the SawStop Table Saws in the Leazar Materials Lab.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.design.ncsu.edu\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lasercutter_charred_notablesaw.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.design.ncsu.edu\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lasercutter_charred_notablesaw.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5051\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"has-red-400-text-color wp-block-ncst-pullquote\">\n  <div class=\"pullquote-container\">\n    <p class=\"pullquote-content\">Triggering the SawStop Safety Measure will result in being billed for the replacement, repair and maintenance of the table saw &#8211; average cost may cost you between $150-$250.\u00a0 You may also lose additional privilege and access to the Materials Lab and other resources.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>You can pre-cut your material substrate using the table saw so they will fit inside the laser cutter build bay before you start your laser cutter session; however, DO NOT use the SawStop Table Saw to do any post-processing cutting or refinement. You will need to find an alternate method of cutting away areas of your material substrate<\/strong>, such as the band saws.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header {\"block\":\"ncst\/default-post-header\"} -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header {\"displayCategoryID\":44,\"showAuthor\":false,\"showReadingTime\":false} \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":1,\"className\":\"wp-block-heading\"} -->\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1694443819199_54\">Warning: Laser cut parts can trigger SawStop on Shop Table Saws!<\/h1>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5430} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5430\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5,\"className\":\"wp-block-heading\"} -->\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>DO NOT use laser cut materials on the SawStop Table Saw after your laser cutter session.<\/strong><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>\u201cDo not cut metals, conductive materials,\u00a0anything with carbon such as laser cut or engraved traces, black plastic or formica or melamine, green wood, wet wood.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A by-product of using the laser cutter is the accumulation of carbon on the edges and surface faces of your material substrate. This carbon build up can trigger the sensors found inside the SawStop Table Saws in the Leazar Materials Lab.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5051,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.design.ncsu.edu\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lasercutter_charred_notablesaw.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/academics.design.ncsu.edu\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lasercutter_charred_notablesaw.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5051\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/pullquote {\"value\":\"Triggering the SawStop Safety Measure will result in being billed for the replacement, repair and maintenance of the table saw - average cost may cost you between $150-$250.\u00a0 You may also lose additional privilege and access to the Materials Lab and other resources.\"} -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-pullquote has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"pullquote-container\"><p class=\"pullquote-content\">Triggering the SawStop Safety Measure will result in being billed for the replacement, repair and maintenance of the table saw - average cost may cost you between $150-$250.\u00a0 You may also lose additional privilege and access to the Materials Lab and other resources.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/pullquote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><strong>You can pre-cut your material substrate using the table saw so they will fit inside the laser cutter build bay before you start your laser cutter session; however, DO NOT use the SawStop Table Saw to do any post-processing cutting or refinement. 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