Good electrical grounding of your K40 laser is critical to correct and consistent operation. While grounding is a safety feature with respect to dangerous voltages, this article focuses on effective grounding for the K40’s low voltage DC circuit. Please consult other resources to ensure that your K40 is completely safe. Due to the linkage to […]
Exciting news – today we’ve starting shipping the Mini Gerbil and Mini Gerbil Pro-Packs from our new USA warehouse. US customers can now expect around 4 day delivery time (excluding Sunday), with online tracking. If your order includes other products, eg. lens + Mini Gerbil, your entire order will ship from Australia.
This section covers detailed configuration changes possible by using jumper pins on the Super Gerbil board. Jumper bridges and headers – Super Gerbil PCB For orientation, working clockwise around the board, starting from the top right white boxed area: Stepstick microstep jumpers allow configuration of microsteps for each stepstick and step stick compatibility USB/Bluetooth jumper […]
Hi Everyone, Paul and I thought we’d do a video this time, enjoy ! https://youtu.be/OFj2MYQsLkA Awesome.Tech’s May 2019 update
K40 Middlemen board To help out connecting a K40 laser machine to a Super Gerbil Controller board, we have created a simple K40 middlemen board. Middlemen Board for K40 and SG It is a basic board where we connect the screw terminal connections on the Super Gerbil to the propriety connectors so it becomes just […]
While Paul was focussing on desigining and delivering the Super Gerbil CNC kickstarter project, I was helping with the testing. Rather than using simple test shapes, I tackled something a little more complex to help avoid boredom ! The result was a toy truck as a beginner’s CNC project. Actually, being made from acrylic, it’s […]
When replacing or upgrading your K40’s controller, how do you choose the right option for you? In this K40 controller desktop review, we cover your options. You are here… M2 Nano board Our K40 controller review starts with the M2 Nano board which looks like this. M2 Nano board from Lihuiyi It is the standard […]
K40 laser cases are where it’s at. Imagine a sweet new home for your widget that looks great and has cost you almost nothing. So if you’re asking “How can I make my own custom case using my K40 laser ?” we’ll cover the design options and resources to get you started. Our journey in […]
So you wanna to buy a K40 laser? Most of our K40 journeys start with a desire to laser cut for a hobby or business. A quick look online reveals that professional lasers are pretty expensive and forking out a $20k for a 40 W Epilogue or Trotec laser is way beyond most people’s available […]
Mini Gerbil is a cheap (but awesome) controller to replace your K40 laser’s stock NanoM2 controller, and it can also manage so-called K40 peripheral. Now, Mini Gerbil has plenty of connectors and you might be wondering what they’re for, and whether you need them? The Mini Gerbil K40 laser controller, isn’t she a beauty ? […]