The machine has been working tolerably well of late so long as I keep the lns clean and the cutting height correct. Yesterday I changed the cooling water and I am using ditilled water to cool the laser tube.
However; I heard a slight cyclic noise when the macjine was operating and now the origin seems to have shifted by about 6mm. Very irritating as previously I could place work on the table against my origin stops easily. Now I have to locate the origin manually.
I have found that cutting 2mm acrylic gives a really nice finish and I have not had any problems with the platic welding itself back together s I did with polypropylene.
I have improved my knowledge of Coreldraw, in particular, with respect to lining the obects to the edge of the page. I find this makes it easier to position the work for cutting.
I have been cutting mainly paper, card and MDF but have also lasered a design on th back of my mobile phone and then filled the dessign with acrylic paint to give a better appearance.
However; I heard a slight cyclic noise when the macjine was operating and now the origin seems to have shifted by about 6mm. Very irritating as previously I could place work on the table against my origin stops easily. Now I have to locate the origin manually.
I have found that cutting 2mm acrylic gives a really nice finish and I have not had any problems with the platic welding itself back together s I did with polypropylene.
I have improved my knowledge of Coreldraw, in particular, with respect to lining the obects to the edge of the page. I find this makes it easier to position the work for cutting.
I have been cutting mainly paper, card and MDF but have also lasered a design on th back of my mobile phone and then filled the dessign with acrylic paint to give a better appearance.
