This is our laser engraver and cutter. You can make a 2x1 ft product on it with our material that is purchased through a suggested donation or bring in your own glass, wood, cardboard 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 prior to certifying on the laser engraver. If you are already familiar with the Epilog 24 Mini 40 watt you may skip this step. These videos cover about 90% of things you need to know to safely and independently operate this machine. Some important stuff includes:
Turning on fans
loading material
Print settings
Raster/vector
2. Take the short quiz. Feel free to take it until you get 100%. Please print/ take a picture with your cell phone/email to yourself this results page, That proves to us that you did pass the quiz.
3. Please sign up at the library front desk for a practice and Q & A session. Ask questions and practice on the machine as much as you like until you are ready to test for a certification. You may test at the end of a practice session or another time that you sign up for. We will also cover other procedures not covered in the video.
4. We will give a certifying practical test where the maker independently goes through all steps of using the machine and machine an actual product. After successful completion, you are now certified on this machine and you can choose to receive a certificate if you wish
5. You can now sign up to use the laser engraver Monday-Friday 11am-7pm with staff supervision, given that the machine is not being used. Please call in advance to reserve your time slotHappy engraving!
