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==== Roller Positioning ====

==== Roller Positioning ====

The right hand roller can be repositioned to adapt to the length of your part. You want to choose a position that optimizes a flat top surface, a smooth rolling surface, and good balance.

The right hand roller can be repositioned to adapt to the length of your part. You want to choose a position that optimizes a flat top surface, a smooth rolling surface, and good balance.

==== Top Surface Leveling ====

==== Top Surface Leveling ====

If you have a conic part, you still need to have a flat top surface. To do so, you can raise the right side rollers to support the smaller circumference side of your part. You can use a bubble level to help.  

If you have a conic part, you still need to have a flat top surface. To get the perfectly flat top surface, you will have to manually level the bed to the highest point of your part, which should be the left side. Then, while keeping your focusing tool on, you can move the laser to the right hand side and adjust the roller height until the part touches the focusing tool. Go back to the left hand side to make sure your focus didn't change at that point and you should now have a good leveling. You can repeat the steps if you are not satisfied. You can also use a bubble level to check if the top surface has the same level as the gantry.  

==== Tubing and Light Parts ====

==== Tubing and Light Parts ====

Lighter parts, such as tubes, tend to slip on the rollers due to lower friction. If possible add weight to your part (i.e. add water to a water bottle). If adding weight is not a option, you can use the attachment for tubing. It will clamp down the part onto the rollers to minimize slippage.  

Lighter parts, such as tubes, tend to slip on the rollers due to lower friction. If possible add weight to your part (i.e. add water to a water bottle). If adding weight is not a option, you can use the attachment for tubing. It will clamp down the part onto the rollers to minimize slippage.  

==== Part Position ====

==== Part Position ====

=== Setting Home Point ===

=== Setting Home Point ===

[[File:Job Manager.png|thumb|417x417px|Epilog Control Panel]]

[[File:Job Manager.png|thumb|353x353px|Epilog Control Panel]]

When using this tool, the Epilog laser is pre-programmed to a set ''y'' coordinate, the only coordinate you can change is the ''x'' axis home point. To set home point, use the usual button combination on the control panel of ''X/Y Off  ^(5.) → Go'' ^(1.)  to disengage the gantry and then ''Set Home'' ^(4.) when the desired location is set. It is ok if you accidentally change the ''y'' position while setting your home point, the laser will not take the change into consideration.

When using this tool, the Epilog laser is pre-programmed to a set ''y'' coordinate, the only coordinate you can change is the ''x'' axis home point. To set home point, use the usual button combination on the control panel of ''X/Y Off  ^(5.) → Go'' ^(1.)  to disengage the gantry and then ''Set Home'' ^(4.) when the desired location is set. It is ok if you accidentally change the ''y'' position while setting your home point, the laser will not take the change into consideration.

Focusing the laser works the same as usual. <u>Do not use the Auto Focus feature</u> on the Epilog laser in the Makerspace. Doing so will cause the bed to crash into the laser head. Use the manual focus by pressing the ''Focus'' ^(7.) button on the control panel, then add the focus tool to the laser head and use the up and down arrows ^(8.) so that the tip of the focus tool barely touches your part.

Focusing the laser works the same as usual. <u>Do not use the Auto Focus feature</u> on the Epilog laser in the Makerspace. Doing so will cause the bed to crash into the laser head. Use the manual focus by pressing the ''Focus'' ^(7.) button on the control panel, then add the focus tool to the laser head and use the up and down arrows ^(8.) so that the tip of the focus tool barely touches your part.

[[File:Focusing.png|left|thumb|557x557px|Focusing tool should not be sitting on the part, only barely touching.]]

[[File:Focusing.png|left|thumb|557x557px|Focusing tool should not be sitting on the part, only barely touching.]]

=== Setting Up Your File ===

=== Setting Up Your File ===