Laser Etched Periodic Table

Chemistry Department Periodic Table of Elements

This wiki page will be used as a centralized means of keeping track of the progress made on our periodic table.

Instructions for Using the Laser

Step 1. Turn on laser by turning on the power strip to the left of the laser. You will be able to tell if it is on. You may want to turn on the emergency exhaust for the adjacent fume hood while the laser is in use.

Step 2. While the laser is initializing, log onto the computer.

Step 3. Click on the RetinaEngrave3D program. Click on the Generation 5 Hobby 20x12" laser.

Step 4. Home the laser by pressing the home button on the laser.

Step 5. Put a piece of wood in the engraving area so that it is laying flat. Use the arrow buttons on the laser to move the guide laser (red dot) to the point that you would like the laser to begin at. Focus the laser for this thickness of material.

Step 6. Open the Element Template Document, located below. Go to the page containing the element that you would like to print, then hit CTRL+P to print.

File:Elements_for_PT.docx

Step 7. Ensure that you select "Full Spectrum Engineering Driver" as your printer and change the print setting to print only the current page.

Step 8. Click on the RetinaEngrave3D program. You should see that your element has loaded. Click on the Vector Cut tab. Click on the box outlining the element and change it to a color that is not black.

Step 9. On the right-hand side, you should see options under "Vector Layers" for two colors: the color of the box and the color of the rest of the element. Change the Number of Passes for the Black Color to 0 and the Speed for the Yellow Color to 15. Leave the remaining settings alone.

Step 10. Still on the right-hand side, you should see an option for "Raster Speed". Change this to 40.

Step 11. Towards the top-middle portion of the screen, you should see an option called Vector Mode. Change this to Raster then Vector.

Step 12. Hit the Start Job button. (This looks like a play button.) The laser should start engraving your wood! Keep an eye on the laser while it is engraving, as there is a potential fire risk whenever we engrave.

Step 13. Enjoy your newly engraved element! If you are finished engraving, turn off the laser. If not, you can repeat the process beginning with step 5.

Element Assignment

Feel free to edit this section and type your name next to the element that you have contributed to our periodic table.

1 Hydrogen H - Brandon Allen

2 Helium He - Brandon Allen

3 Lithium Li - Brandon Allen

4 Beryllium Be - Brandon Allen

5 Boron B - Brandon Allen

6 Carbon C - Brandon Allen

7 Nitrogen N - Brandon Allen

8 Oxygen O - Brandon Allen

9 Fluorine F - Brandon Allen

10 Neon Ne - Brandon Allen

11 Sodium Na - Brandon Allen

12 Magnesium Mg - Brandon Allen

13 Aluminum Al - Brandon Allen

14 Silicon Si - Brandon Allen

15 Phosphorus P

16 Sulfur S

17 Chlorine Cl

18 Argon Ar

19 Potassium K

20 Calcium Ca

21 Scandium Sc

22 Titanium Ti

23 Vanadium V

24 Chromium Cr

25 Manganese Mn

26 Iron Fe

27 Cobalt Co

28 Nickel Ni

29 Copper Cu

30 Zinc Zn

31 Gallium Ga

32 Germanium Ge

33 Arsenic As

34 Selenium Se

35 Bromine Br - '"Brandi Yoder"'

36 Krypton Kr

37 Rubidium Rb

38 Strontium Sr

39 Yttrium Y

40 Zirconium Zr

41 Niobium Nb

42 Molybdenum Mo

43 Technetium Tc

44 Ruthenium Ru

45 Rhodium Rh

46 Palladium Pd

47 Silver Ag

48 Cadmium Cd

49 Indium In

50 Tin Sn

51 Antimony Sb

52 Tellurium Te

53 Iodine I

54 Xenon Xe

55 Cesium Cs

56 Barium Ba

57 Lanthanum La

58 Cerium Ce

59 Praseodymium Pr

60 Neodymium Nd

61 Promethium Pm

62 Samarium Sm

63 Europium Eu

64 Gadolinium Gd

65 Terbium Tb

66 Dysprosium Dy

67 Holmium Ho

68 Erbium Er

69 Thulium Tm

70 Ytterbium Yb

71 Lutetium Lu

72 Hafnium Hf

73 Tantalum Ta

74 Tungsten W

75 Rhenium Re

76 Osmium Os

77 Iridium Ir

78 Platinum Pt

79 Gold Au

80 Mercury Hg

81 Thallium Tl

82 Lead Pb

83 Bismuth Bi

84 Polonium Po

85 Astatine At

86 Radon Rn

87 Francium Fr

88 Radium Ra

89 Actinium Ac

90 Thorium Th

91 Protactinium Pa

92 Uranium U

93 Neptunium Np

94 Plutonium Pu

95 Americium Am

96 Curium Cm

97 Berkelium Bk

98 Californium Cf

99 Einsteinium Es

100 Fermium Fm

101 Mendelevium Md

102 Nobelium No

103 Lawrencium Lr

104 Rutherfordium Rf

105 Dubnium Db

106 Seaborgium Sg

107 Bohrium Bh

108 Hassium Hs

109 Meitnerium Mt

110 Darmstadtium Ds

111 Roentgenium Rg

112 Ununbium Uub

113 Ununtrium Uut

114 Ununquadium Uuq

115 Ununpentium Uup

116 Ununhexium Uuh

117 Ununseptium Uus

118 Ununoctium Uuo