I may have missed it, but what is the maximum and minimum sizes of board/paper for the lasers?
Are these sizes the actual size of the laser or the laserable areas?
BIG THUNDER - (63” x 39.4”x 9.8”)
BLITZEN - (35.4” x 23.6”x 9.1”)
DONNER - (35.4” x 23.6”x 9.1”)
Those are the laserable areas. Each of those lasers will accept a part that is slightly larger.
Max part size Big Thunder: 66.9“x 44.5“x 10.6“
Max part size Blitzen/Donner: 39.4′′ x 28.7′′ x 9.0′′
There isn’t any minimum size, but for small parts you should leave small tabs (i.e., don’t cut them completely out) because they can fall through the grid or blow away.
I would also add that Big Thunder’s usable area is much smaller due to the fire(s). The honeycomb support has warped and is no longer flat. I also didn’t have much success with it on Sunday [11/6], the power seemed pretty low - but I was also the furthest away from the laser as I could have been.
Hopefully, someone has gotten a new grid on order. Even if it is from a slow boat from China, the sooner it is ordered the sooner we can get it installed.
And it’s worth noting that, especially for Big Thunder, one should expect noticeably different results re: depth of cut and maybe [something else?] as laser head moves from back left to front right position. This is assuing someone is trying to cut a piece that takes advantage of whole bed per OP implication.
Thank you for the clarification.
Thanks so much for your input.