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External stepper motor drivers for large laser cutters – TB6600

April 2, 2023 dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

This blog provides guidance on how to connect an external stepper motor driver. Why you might need to connect an…

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Posted in: Dan's blog, Uncategorized Filed under: TB6600

Les’ Lab reviews Mini Gerbil 3 controller

September 19, 2022 dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

Les’ Lab is a technical YouTube channel that frequently covers laser equipment. He’s clearly an expert and adds a lot…

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MG3 Air assist customisation

February 28, 2022 Paul Leave a comment

This post provides additional details and options to the basic suggested settings for using air assist with the MG3. It…

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Mini Gerbil 3 status update

January 3, 2022 dancolwp1974 3 Comments

24th of February: new boxes with Gerbils are underway or have arrived so there is enough stock available. Hey everyone,…

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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

Vacuum for your PPA

February 14, 2021 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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Controlling laser power

February 6, 2021 dancolwp1974 6 Comments

(background reading: If $ settings are unfamiliar to you, please check https://awesome.tech/what-are-settings/) Laser software such as Lightburn sends a gcode instruction…

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Making a Test fire button with Lightburn macros

January 24, 2021 dancolwp1974 1 Comment

Would you like an easy to use and configurable test fire system for testing your mirror alignment and even quickly…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: K40, macro, test

EU warehouse in STOCK

January 4, 2021 dancolwp1974 4 Comments

Update 9 April: There are significant delivery delays (15 days) in various countries in Europe which causes our ware house…

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What’s wrong with my homing?

October 31, 2020 Dan Leave a comment

The gcode system doesn’t have an inbuilt diagnostics system, so when helping customers debug their laser system, we need to…

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