Hardware installation

K40

Pre-installation checklist
(optional) K40 system overview
(optional) Introductory video
(optional) Types of K40’s

(left) K40 power supply Type 1, and (right) K40 power supply Type 2

Installing Mini Gerbil to a K40 power supply Type 1
Installing Mini Gerbil to a K40 power supply Type 2

DIY laser

Guidance on installing Mini Gerbil in a DIY laser

Software installation

Installing LightBurn software
Getting started with LightBurn software
Other software (coming soon)
Note: we can get Mini Gerbil working with a range of gcode programs, but Laser GRBL doesn’t work (latest tested v2.3). We’ll reach out to them and hope it works in the future.

Questions / need help?

Check out our troubleshooting page

Our K40 forum is a great next step

Our old installation page had more detail, but wasn’t as clear as the above.