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Dec 10th 2021

Wood laser parameter

Unlike acrylic, wood is not a very uniform material. Even when we buy wood from the same manufacturer, every batch may need different power/speed to cut through. MDF has different densities, the de …

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Dec 9th 2021

Acrylic(PMMA) laser parameter

For cutting acrylic, the air pressure does not need to be high. It only need to be high enough to prevent fire. One way to prevent fire at the bottom is to put a piece of wet material like paper towel …

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Nov 18th 2021

Cleaning chiller's water pump

When dirty things are stuck inside the water pump, water flow rate will be low and laser tube can get damaged.The following steps apply to many chillers, not just Lightobejct chillers. Please check th …

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Nov 4th 2021

Beam combiner alignment

To make use of the red dot beam combiner, we need to align it with the CO2 laser first. Stick a piece of paper about 1inch away after the beam combiner. Use low laser power so the paper does not ge …

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Sep 24th 2021

Connecting Lightburn to controller

Sometimes we need to manually setup connection between Lightburn and laser controller. For USB connection, we need to install the driver first. For AWC controller: When installing LaserCAD, choos …

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Common types of laser machine gantry rail

Sep 24th 2021

Common types of laser machine gantry rail

Some customers ask about the difference between inner gantry rail and outer rail. Inner rail is harder to clean/reach. When the rail is not straight, the mirror will be at a larger angle than using ou …

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