{"id":82,"date":"2017-07-27T12:34:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T16:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2020-03-03T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:18:11","slug":"laser-cutter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/laser-cutter\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser Cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"header_img\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_8119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1811\" height=\"1207\"><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>What it is:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laser Cutting is a process of transforming a digital object into a physical one. The cutting done in Mule Works is achieved using a Full Spectrum laser cutter, which safely cuts with a sealed CO2 laser tube.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laser cutting has been used to create etched designs, puzzles, artwork, keychains, signage, display stands, and many more ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to get started:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Come into the lab during our regular hours.&nbsp; During most of the hours, we have a trained staff member who will provide the necessary training and supervision.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When starting laser cutting, Thingiverse is a helpful website to find models that are ready to print. &nbsp;To prepare your cut, use Retina Engrave &nbsp;\u2014 a program found on the Mule Works computers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Need Help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/laser-cutting\/laser-cutting-safety\/\">Safety and Tips Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What it is: Laser Cutting is a process of transforming a digital object into a physical one. The cutting done in Mule Works is achieved using a Full Spectrum laser cutter, which safely cuts with a sealed CO2 laser tube. Laser cutting has been used to create etched designs, puzzles, artwork, keychains, signage, display stands, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7698,"featured_media":439,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7698"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":727,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions\/727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}