[Notes] Laser Cutting

NOTES

CURRENT BEST CUT SETTINGS

WHEN OPENING SVG’S – SELECT TOP OPTION 96UNITS/in

INKSCAPE TIPS

Ctrl + Shift R – Crop image to Cut area MUST DO

Cleaning the lens (tightening the cap back on, alignment of the mirror/tube)

K40 Chinese Lazer Cutter – Getting one up and running.

Sort out the Grounds !!!!

Plug it in and fire it up to see if everything turns on.

K40 Whisperer USB Driver Setup (scorchworks.com)

https://inkscape.org/release/1.0.2/windows/64-bit/

Works well but not cutting Square

Spectrum Noir Brown – EB4

Could be the lazer – https://www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/3v8nry/k40_cuts_not_quite_square/

Or the Arm – https://www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/3zx2xx/k40_straightening_the_xaxis_gantry/

X axis Gantry arm way off, no where near square to Y axis rail.

photos >>>>>>>>

FIXED….

Best Mirror alignment vid – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bcgo-CoBAs

TOP TIP … MAKE SURE YOU PRESS CTRL SHFT & R TO SHRING TO IMAGE