This is our laser engraver and cutter. You can make a 2x1 ft product on it. Materials include acyrilic(no lexan!), wood, paper products, leather, rubber stamps and more). The vinyl cutter is for education and prototyping purposes and can be used to make signs, cardboard building blocks, paper cuttings and more.
certification prerequisites
. Please watch the video below. This will get you acquainted with the machine
2. Take the short quiz. Feel free to take it until you get 100%.
3. Please sign up at the library front desk for a practice session. We will show you how to use the machine and design in Coreldraw or Adobe Illustrator. You can engrave (raster) photographs with backgrounds removed, clipart and text. You can cut out (vector) shapes and clipart outlines.
4. Once you can confidently run the machine, we will "certify" you. This means you can use the checklist to safely and independently run the machine.
5. You can now use the laser "independently." Our current "Independent times" are Tuesdays 12-5pm. Note that you still have to have trained staff with you since this machine requires more safety procedures so sign up ahead of time. Happy engraving!
