Laser Cutting

Engineering Undergraduate and Masters students can use our laser cutters for coursework, society projects or personal projects. See below to get started.

laser-cutter-training

 

Training Process

Laser cutter training must be completed before using the laser cutters.

1. Download and read the training document

2. Contact the Dyson Helpdesk to arrange a training session

3. Download, review and sign the risk assessment 

4. Email the signed risk assessment to the Dyson Helpdesk quoting the name of the technician who trained you and the date of the run-through

You'll then be free to use the laser cutter for coursework, society projects and personal projects.

The Dyson Helpdesk email address is dyson-helpdesk@eng.cam.ac.uk

 

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Paying for your laser cutting

Please see our how to buy materials page to learn how to pay.

 

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Who Can Use Them?

Please see our Access page to see who has access to our laser cutters. Charges varying depending whether or not you are an engineering undergraduate/masters student. So check out our how to buy materials page for costs.

 

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Materials

Safety Warning

You must check with a technician that the material you want to cut is laser-safe before using the laser cutter. PVC for example releases chlorine gas when burnt and that's fatal if inhaled. So PVC obviously can't be cut in our workshop. Other banned materials include Polycarbonate and MDF that hasn't been certified as laser-safe.

Materials we stock

All dimensions in millimeters

Plywood 3, 4, and 6 thick, 600x300 and 900x600 sheets

MDF 3, 4 and 6 thick, 600x300 and 900x600 sheets

Acrylic/Perspex clear 3, 5, 6 & 10 thick, 600x300 sheets

Acrylic/Perspex coloured 3 thick, 600x300 sheets

Various scraps from projects of yester-year

Materials available on order

Our supplier is Hobarts Laser Supplies. Anything they rate as laser safe we can cut. Let the Dyson Helpdesk know what you need, either in-person or by emailing dyson-helpdesk@eng.cam.ac.uk. For coursework, we will need to know the course code and for society projects we'll need to know the job/cost code. For personal projects, you can pay through our our online payments form. See our How to Buy Materials page for full details.