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Category: Dan’s blog

Tech support and debugging

March 29, 2021 dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

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 firmware updating

March 27, 2021 Dan Leave a comment

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

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Posted in: Dan's blog, K40

Air assist

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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 Leave a comment

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 (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

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

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