MANUEL LASER MACHINE SPEEDY 300
WORKSHOP
BOUWKUNDE AND ID AT VERTIGO
SPEEDY 300
The laser machine Speedy 300 in the workshop at Vertigo 0 makes it possible to cut and engrave different
materials with great accuracy (+/- 0,05mm). It is a good way to create an accurate model of your design.
This manual provides information on what should be done before using Speedy 300 and how to use Speedy
300. Please read this manual carefully before start using Speedy 300. Note that the use of Speedy 300 is
allowed only under supervision of qualified staff of the workshop.
Before Speedy 300 can be used it is recommended to reserve a time block of min ½ hour and max 2 hours
to actually use Speedy 300. After having used this time block it is possible to make a new reservation. This
can be done at the counter desk of the workshop.
MATERIALS
The following table shows which materials can be cut and/or engraved. We only use materials which are
available in the workshop shop. Have the material ready before using Speedy 300.
Timber:
- MDF 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 mm thickness
- Plywood 1, 1.5, 2, 3 mm thickness
- Balsa 2 mm thickness
Cardboard and Paper:
- Dexboard grey and black: 1, 1½, 2 mm thickness
- kraftliner 0,4 mm
- effencraft 1 mm thickness
- displayline White ½, 1, 1½ and 2 mm thickness
- Pletboard 1 mm en 1.5mm thickness
- Black paper 450 x 640
Synthetic Materials:
- Vivak (transparent moulding-sheets) 0.5, 0.75 ,1.0 ,1.5 ,2.0 mm thickness
- Perspex (transparent) 2.0 ,3.0 ,4.0 ,5.0 ,6.0 , 8.0 mm thickness
- Translucent akryprop 0.5 mm , 1.2 mm
COSTS
Using Speedy 300 costs € 7.50 per half hour with a maximum of 2 hours. Paying is done by CHIP or PIN at
the counter in the workshop.
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PREPARE WITH AUTOCAD
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To cut and/or engrave material with Speedy 300, make a drawing in AutoCAD. Draw to the scale of
your model. The maximum size of the material is 700x400mm, so make sure that the drawing is
divided into areas that are equal to or smaller than this size. Keep a distance of at least 5 mm clear
of the outline 700x400 mm. So draw within a border off 690x390 mm.
Draw each line only once, so that no overlapping will occur.
Combine cutting lines to cut as efficiently as possible. This saves a lot of time. (See example below)
Draw with line thickness of 0.001 mm.
The order in which the lines are drawn is the order in which Speedy 300 will cut and/or engrave.
The laser cutter works in order off color.
The best way to build up a file is by using colors. The order of color is the order of cutting. Make sure
the colors are given “by-layer” and not “by-object”.
Start with Red for marking lines or first inner lines, Blue for next inner lines, Cyan for outer lines.
Red (R=255, G=0, B=0) or (C=0, M=100, Y=100, K=0) this color is used for engraving vector
lines (not through) and cutting lines. This can be done by power adjustment at Speedy 300.
Blue (R=0, G=0, B=255) or (C=100, M=100, Y=0, K=0), cutting lines
Desert Blue (R=97,G=111,B=133) or (C=40, M=20, Y=0, K=40), cutting lines
Cyan (R=0, G=255, B=255) or (C=100, M=0, Y=0, K=0). Cutting lines
Green ( R=0,G=255,B=0) or (C=100,M=0,Y=100,K-0) cutting lines
Black (R=0, G=0, B=0) This color is used for engraving text surfaces, pictures and bitmaps.
Save the file. Auto-cad 2012
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PREPARE WITH ILLUSTRATOR
If you prepare your job with illustrator be sure to save it as an illustrator CS6 version, PDF
Compatible and not compressed as shown below.
VAN CAD OF ILLUSTRATOR NAAR COREL
 After making a drawing in AutoCAD, these files need to be processed with CorelDraw X6. Open
CorelDraw go to ‘file’ and click ‘import’. Select the .dwg-file and click ‘ok’.
 Select all lines and check line thickness
 Change the thickness of every line to 0,001mm. (If you haven’t given lines the correct color in the
AutoCAD drawing, you can do this here by changing the color of the outline.)
 Save this file as a .cdr-file. Save this file on a memory stick. Take the memory stick to the workshop
at the day and time you reserved Speedy 300. Get the material you want cut and/or engraved ready.
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VAN COREL NAAR TROTEC
 Open the .cdr-file in CorelDraw on the computer next to Speedy 300.
 Select the part of the drawing which needs to be cut and/or engraved. (The size of this selection can
maximally be 700x400mm. This can be checked at the top bar.
 Go to ‘file’ – ‘print’. At ‘printing range’ [afdrukbereik] select the option ‘selection’ [selectie].
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Go to ’properties’ [eigenschappen] next to the selected printer (Trotec) and enter the size of the
printing area (width and height). Go to the layout-tab and select the option ‘center page’
[afbeeldingen opnieuw positioneren op het midden van de pagina].
If on the screen next to the selected printer the drawing appears and fits to this page, press ‘ok’.
Now a screen appears where you are asked to enter a job name and number. At ‘job name’ enter
your name e.g. ‘ 3 mm mdf ‘.
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PRINTEN MET TROTEC
 When the print job is sent to the Trotec printer, the program ‘Trotec job control 9.4.4’ will
automatically start up. Go to this program. On the right side of the screen, the print job will appear.
Drag the job into the working area. It will appear on the center of the screen as a black square. If
you would like to see the lines to be cut and/or engraved, click the red lined square in the top bar.
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Click on the icon (materiaalsjablonen) next to the red lined sqaure in the top bar. A table with colors
and settings will appear. For each color you have three options, Engrave, cut, skip.
Table ‘material templates’
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Check the settings of each color. These settings depend on the material which needs to be cut and/or
engraved. There is a list available at the workshop with standard settings of each material.
Place the material which needs to be cut or engraved on the honeycomb. Ask a member of the staff
of the workshop to focus the laser. When this is done, press the play-button on the bottom-right side
of the screen. Speedy 300 will now start cutting and/or engraving.
If you want to cut and/or engrave the same job again, click on the right mouse button and click
‘reset job [taak herstellen]’. Check the settings and focus and press play.
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