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`boykisser`-LaserCutter
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Simple project documenting my "lasercutter wet clay" shaping process.  


The Process
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While fooling around with technology I discovered that wet clay may be very easily manipulated using the common `K40` 40 W CO₂-Lasercutter.  

This works essentially by vaporising the water very quickly and thus ablating huge portions of the clay at once.  

The following usage modes are the ones already discovered by me:
- `fine mark`: power=`100%`  speed=`20-60mm/s`  inFocus=`True`  
- `coarse mark`: power=`100%`  speed=`5-15mm/s`  inFocus=`False`  (3mm line width is no big deal!)  
- `engrave`: power=`100%`  speed=`20-60mm/s`  inFocus=`True`  
- `vitrify`: power=`100%`  speed=`4-12mm/s`  inFocus=`True`  

Note: For deep cuts one has to repeat the marking operation many many times, depending on thickness and speed setting as one iteration only removes a little material and going slower as one would with other material just results in the vitrification of the clay.  


Licensing
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For general licensing information see `LICENSE`-file.  
There is however one exception: The file `boykisser-seeklogo.svg` comes from an [external source](https://seeklogo.com/vector-logo/494559/boykisser) where I wasn't able to determine the exact license.