xTool P3: First Time Cutting Quick Start Guide

🔗 *The full guide* : _https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/laser-cutting/xtool-p3-first-time-cutting-quick-start-guide/_

In this video, we are going to get you all the way from not knowing what a laser cutter is, to getting your first part cut on the xTools P3. We will be covering how the machine works, laser safety, how to design simple parts inside xTool Studio, as well as how to cut out your part.

🔧🔨🧰 Hardware featured in this guide:

*xTool P3 Kit:*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/P3-ALL-IN-ONE_
*xTool:*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/laser-cutters.html#category_7256_

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0:00 How the Machine Works
1:28 Laser Safety
3:10 How to Get a Design File
4:47 How to Design a Simple Part
8:04 Let's Design Something Nicer
12:36 Cutting the Part
16:48 Wrapping it up

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