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Category: Dan’s blog

Quality laser engraving (express version)

February 10, 2021 Dan Leave a comment

*** this blog will be updated with example engravings through the week *** *** a more complete and technical version…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, Engraving, K40

Adding a safety switch to your laser

February 9, 2021 Paul 2 Comments

The purpose of a safety switch is that it prevents humans being exposed to the laser while the laser is…

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

Rotary setup instructions for Mini Gerbil (draft)

January 28, 2021 dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

The rumour going round (pun intended) is that there’s some confusion about how to setup rotaries on the Mini Gerbil.…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, Engraving, K40, Paul's blog

New New Mini Gerbil mounting solution

June 9, 2020 dancolwp1974 10 Comments

I wrote recently about our new Mini Gerbil mounting solution (see further below), but we’ve already improved it again! Up…

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

Mini Gerbil with Optical end stops

February 10, 2020 dancolwp1974 2 Comments

Optical limit switches (also known as end stops) are occasionally problematic with Mini Gerbil.  This is because K40’s are built…

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

K40 laser grounding instructions

June 5, 2019 dancolwp1974 7 Comments

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Posted in: Dan's blog Filed under: K40

USA local shipping starts today !

May 27, 2019 dancolwp1974 11 Comments

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K40 controller review

March 14, 2019 Paul 33 Comments

When replacing or upgrading your K40’s controller, how do you choose the right option for you? In this K40 controller…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, Super Gerbil
A simple acrylic disc for machining accuracy check

Super Gerbil CNC Controller Accuracy Testing

January 19, 2019 dancolwp1974 1 Comment

Time to test Super Gerbil CNC controller accuracy. Using Fusion 360, we designed and machined a simple 25.00mm disc from…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, Paul's blog, Super Gerbil Filed under: CNC, Super Gerbil, test

Super Gerbil CNC Controller Testing

dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

It’s testing time for the Super Gerbil CNC Controller pre-production units! We put them through their paces with a testing regime that’s…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, Paul's blog, Super Gerbil Filed under: CNC, Super Gerbil

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