[hackerspaces] Laser Cutter Fires?

[Joshua Pritt]

No fires yet.  But one of the main safety rules with the laser is to never
leave it unattended.  You should be able to hit the emergency stop button
the moment you see a flame then extinguish it immediately.  Also make sure
there is a fire extinguisher right next to the laser just in case.



On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Robert Davidson <
robert at dallasmakerspace.org> wrote:

> I wanted to know how many out there have had a fire on there CO2 Laser?
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> What was the root cause?
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> I define fire as leaving the confines of the machine.
> Though if your machine was destroyed by a fire in the tray that would
> count as well.
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> I can start out with Dallas Makerspace we had the High Voltage line arc to
> the metal case and caused a fire in the laser tube area. (It was quickly
> extinguished with a Fire Extinguisher)
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> Artifacture a local company in Dallas; there CO2 laser destroyed a large
> part of there building from a fire that was not observed.  Root Cause:
> (Guessing as it was absolute destruction was that the material was left in
> the tray from acrylic that had fallen through the tray)
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> Robert Davidson
> Dallas Makerspace
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