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Laser Cutting Bureau Service
The Centre for Fine Print Research offers a bureau service in Laser Cutting. The Laser Studio has a 10w, 30w and 200w flat bed laser with a cutting area of 70 x 95cm, 40 x 60cm and 90 x 140cm respectively. Laser cutting involves the use of a powerful laser to cut, etch or engrave into textiles, paper, card, plastics, vinyl's and some types of wood (materials must be flat). A computer controls the path of the laser over the bed to melt, burn or vaporise the material.
We are trialing a new charging and booking system for the laser studio which will make more time available at only a slight increase in price. There will be four, 1.5 hours slots that you can book on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Fridays from 9.30-11am, 11.30-1pm, 1.30pm - 3pm and 3.30pm - 5pm.
The cost is £50 per slot for the 10 watt and 30 watt machines or £80 if you want to use our large 200-watt laser. This price is regardless of what is cut, so the better prepared you are, the more that you'll get done for your money. If you want to book a half day the cost is £100 for a 3 hour session on the smaller machines and £150 for the large 200 watt machine (and you can share a slot between two people).
A laser cutter can also be booked for a whole day for between £250 and £350.
Groups of 2 people can hire the studio for a day (7-Hours) for £500. Groups of 3 people can hire the Studio for £600 per day.
When we take your booking we ask for a 20% deposit.
Design work is charged at £40 an hour and we have a minimum set-up charge of £25 which includes the first 15 minutes cutting (5 minutes on the 200 watt laser). We provide technical support and your session will be overseen by Tom Sowden. Tom is the AHRC Research Fellow in Artists' Books at the CFPR, he has recently been awarded funding to carry out research into the long term potential of laser cutting technology for artists. Tom also works part-time as a Senior Technical Instructor in Laser.
As there are several factors that affect the time a job will take, it won't always be possible to give a definitive quote, but a reasonable estimate will always be provided. For best results please email jesse.heckstall-smith@uwe.ac.uk your design for estimate as an Illustrator file (with only strokes and no fills or imported images). Or give us a ring on 0117 3285864. The lasers do get booked up quickly so if you are working to a deadline let us know.
Once we have agreed an estimate you can either send in your final file and we can return your cut work via the post or you can come in and work with Tom Sowden on your designs.
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