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Category: K40

Adding non-standard stepper motors to your K40 laser

January 30, 2022 dancolwp1974 1 Comment

First – why? If you’re keen to upgrade stepper motors because you think it will increase performance, beware.  In a…

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Posted in: K40 Filed under: K40, stepper motor, stepstick

MG3 specifications

December 6, 2021 dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

Below are the draft specifications for the MG3. Please leave a comment with any questions. References to ‘see’ in the…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, K40 Filed under: K40, laser, Mini Gerbil

The New MiniGerbil 3 – design improvements thanks to user feedback

December 5, 2021 dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

Thanks to everyone who provided feedback on the Mini Gerbil 2 – we’ve worked hard to improve the new Mini…

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

New Mini Gerbil model coming soon!

November 24, 2021 dancolwp1974 4 Comments

Update 4th December: initial batch has been completed in the factory and is shipping to Awesome Tech headquarters. Yes, we’re…

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Posted in: K40, Uncategorized Filed under: MG3, Mini Gerbil

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 4 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

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

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

Quality laser engraving (express version)

February 10, 2021 Dan 2 Comments

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

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