Hi smparkinson -
Well congrats on the order and I hope it arrives safe, sound and soon.
One thing you can do while you are waiting is to go to a hardware store and buy a clean 5 gallon bucket. Then go to a grocery store and get at least three gallons of purified water.
Also, if you find a sale on poster board or any other card stock kinda papery stuff, then you'll have lots of stuff to practice your cuts on. Me, I went dumpster diving behind an art supply store and got lots of stuff about the weight of manilla folder, but white and red.
Anyway, always good to practice on something cheap.
Also, Might be a good idea to have a fire extinguisher nearby. Some of my experiments had the laser setting too high, and this caused the paper to burn. Hasn't been a problem yet, in that it hasn't caused the whole paper to ignite yet. I have seen flame and I have been able to blow it out.
If you have questions, lemme know. And please do keep me posted.
Steve |