GPS Camera Detection

As The Laser Burns #1

Shots of TechShop’s laser cutter #1 taken from inside the machine as it operates. (Camera balanced in its camera box for steadiness.) First, the start of the piece in raster mode, then moving forward to somewhere in the middle of the job. I set this job at 60 percent of full speed. The laser cutter doesn’t move at a lightning pace even at full speed. You always have to plan for adequate cutting time. Had to stop filming the raster portion because the laser arm would have bumped into the camera.

I showed both rounds of vector cutting to indicate that it frequently takes two passes to get a clean vector cut. Finally, we see the start of raster etching on the second side. You carefully lift the piece out of the frame left by the vector cut and replace it within that frame, to ensure good registration.

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