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Stepstick jumpers

April 28, 2021 dancolwp1974 3 Comments

If you want to change step or microstep size, read on. If you have a Mini Gerbil V2 or V2.1…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, K40 Filed under: K40, stepper, stepstick

Tech support and debugging

March 29, 2021 dancolwp1974 3 Comments

So you’ve read our Mini Gerbil installation guide but something’s not quite right. The next step is to check out…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, K40 Filed under: K40

Two new products launch today!

March 28, 2021 dancolwp1974 1 Comment

There’s great celebration today at Awesome.Tech as we launch two new products! Rotary Switch – this device makes life easier…

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Posted in: Dan's blog Filed under: K40

Mini Gerbil 2 firmware updating

March 27, 2021 Dan 6 Comments

With some basic technical knowledge, the Mini Gerbil 2’s firmware can be updated! Read on for full instructions and relevant…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, K40

MG2 Air assist

Paul 6 Comments

Yes, you can use air assist with your Mini Gerbil. Read on for background and how-to. What is air assist?…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, K40 Filed under: air assist, K40

Release note MG firmware update 12353

March 21, 2021 Paul 9 Comments

How to check your firmware version Let’s get started by checking your current firmware version, using the $I command. Just…

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Posted in: Dan's blog Filed under: firmware, K40

Quality laser engraving – full detail

February 14, 2021 Paul 2 Comments

*** a simpler version of this blog is also available *** I recently came across a YouTube video that did…

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Posted in: Engraving, K40, Paul's blog Filed under: engravings, gamma, K40, laser, lightburn

Vacuum for your PPA

dancolwp1974 4 Comments

Congratulations if you’ve got the PPA going, it was a real challenge. Are you ready to take it to the…

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Quality laser engraving (express version)

February 10, 2021 Dan Leave a comment

A customer was concerned that he couldn’t reach his target of high speed engraving. I showed him how he could…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, Engraving, K40

Adding a door safety switch to your laser

February 9, 2021 Paul 4 Comments

The purpose of a door safety switch is to prevent users being exposed to the laser beam while the laser…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, K40, Paul's blog Filed under: K40

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