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Tag: K40

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

Limit switches and homing

July 10, 2019 Paul 1 Comment

“All you ever wanted to know about limit switches and homing”. First things first The rest of this article assumes…

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K40 laser grounding instructions

June 5, 2019 dancolwp1974 7 Comments

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Posted in: Dan's blog Filed under: K40

K40 and CNC new products: Mini Gerbil and Super Gerbil controllers

December 5, 2018 Paul 4 Comments

Gerbil Products for sale

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Posted in: Super Gerbil Filed under: CNC 3020, Gerbil, K40, K40 Laser, Mini Gerbil, Super Gerbil

The Kerf: Making a Dinosaur 3 D Puzzle

April 2, 2017 Paul 6 Comments

I always wanted to build a Dinosaur and with the upcoming Makerfaire there is no excuse for me to not…

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Posted in: Paul's blog Filed under: 3D, K40, laser, Puzzle

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