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SuperGerbil Board configuration

May 5, 2019 Paul DeGroot 3 Comments

This section covers detailed configuration changes possible by using jumper pins on the Super Gerbil board. For orientation, working clockwise…

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K40 Middlemen board for Super Gerbil and K40

April 30, 2019 Paul DeGroot 2 Comments

K40 Middlemen board To help out connecting a K40 laser machine to a Super Gerbil Controller board, we have created…

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K40 laser cases: Guide to making custom cases

March 8, 2019 Paul DeGroot 2 Comments

K40 laser cases are where it’s at. Imagine a sweet new home for your widget that looks great and has…

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So, you wanna buy K40 laser?

March 6, 2019 Paul DeGroot Leave a comment

So you wanna to buy a K40 laser? Most of our K40 journeys start with a desire to laser cut…

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K40 peripheral control with Mini Gerbil

March 4, 2019 Paul DeGroot 4 Comments

Mini Gerbil is a cheap (but awesome) controller to replace your K40 laser’s stock NanoM2 controller, and it can also…

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Applying positive gamma lightens up the darker areas

Best possible K40 laser engravings

February 20, 2019 Paul DeGroot 1 Comment

Applying gamma correction to laser engraving pictures

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K40 laser: Dither or Gray scale engraving ?

February 19, 2019 Paul DeGroot 1 Comment

While ‘Dither vs Gray scale’ sounds like a movie, it’s the question K40 laser engravers ask themselves every day. I…

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LightBurn and Mini Gerbil Tips

February 17, 2019 Paul DeGroot 10 Comments

There are some settings in LightBurn that you might want to tweak in order to get the best out of…

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Buy K40 laser cutter upgrades, CNC controllers and more online

February 7, 2019 dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

Buy laser cutter upgrades easily in our new store SuperGerbil.com.  It sells all our products in a standard shopping cart…

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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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