So today we had a workshop to introduce us to the laser cutter and to be shown what we could potentially do with the laser cutter to help us when deciding what to do with our final major project. Below is some photos which I took during the lesson which inspired me to really think about what I could do with the laser cutter. Somethings which I found out was that you use the hairline brush within Adobe Illustrator to cut out the shape that you want and you would use a thicker brush to engrave into the material which you can use. I found out that you can use many different materials to create different effects. For example, you can use wood, card, vinyl, tiles, mirrors, velvet, cloth and glass. There was also questions about using photographic paper, Janet told us that you may be able to use photographic paper but this was something which she hasn't done before so she would like to test it before we try to do it. There are some materials which cannot be cut using a laser cutter and these are polystyrene due to a fire hazard, fibreglass due to toxic fumes, polycarbonate due to difficulty getting a good finish, HDPE and ABS due to the material melting and finally PVC due to the toxic fumes that would be produced. Learning about how to use the laser cutter has really inspired me with what I could do for my final major project. I already have plenty of ideas which are developing in my head.
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