User:Aurelie Pellegrino/Fablab Reykjavik

I'am in the fablab Reykjavik for a 3 month internship. Until now, I learned how to use the Vinyl cutter and the laser cutter.

Vinyl cutter

With the Vinyl cutter, you can create stickers. To do that, you need a piece or a roll of vinyl. The Fablab has Vinyl that you can use (there is many differents colors), but you can also bring your own vinyl. To use the Vinyl cutter, you have to use a software called Inkscape to draw your stikers. When your drwaing is finished, don't forget to do that : click on "fill and stroke". Fill : click on the cross. Stroke paint: click on the second square and choose red (255). After that in Stroke style, you have to put on mm, and put 0.02 mm on width. Now, you can save it as a PDF. If you want several differents colors, you have to save as many pdf as there are colors, so one PDF per color.

• How to use the machine :

Firt switch on the machine, after you have to lower the lever located to the left to the machine, on the front and after, you can insert into the machine your piece or your roll of vinyl. Your Vinyl must hide the little camera located on the front of the machine. The machine also must be located between two white stripes. You have to stare your vinyl with the two little wheels. You can move them from the back of the machine. After that, you have to raise the lever. Choose on the machine, piece if it's a piece of vinyl, or edge if it's a roll. You can choose that with the top arrow or with the bottom arrrow. After that, press enter. Choose your PDF file and press "print". A window appears. Click on "properties" and after that click on "get from machine" this adjusts the size of the document. Click on print and let's go ! When it's finished, you can lower the lever and take your vinyl. Don't forget to press enter.

Laser cutter

With the Laser cutter, you can cut many materials, such as wood, paper, plexiglass, cardbord...