Re: 60w rec/black X700 clone issues
Originally Posted by
IN-WondeR
I have just bought one of these, and I'm having some problems..
It seems like I cannot get it to cut 6mm acrylic in one go faster than 5-6mm/sec, which I hear might be a bit slow. Some even report they can cut 6mm acrylic @15mm/sec... :/
I have cleaned all mirrors, The FL is brand new, and cleaned as it should.
Beam seems to be centered all over as it should, but still I cannot get it to cut through 6mm acrylic faster than 5.6mm/sec,.
I have the same problem in 6mm MDF, that won't cut faster than 6mm/sec to cut all the way through that either...
I'm stumped, and pretty green on the laser side, I have plenty experience with the CNC router side, but the laser bit is rather new.
Do any of you have any good ideas???
Is the focal length set correct? This has a big effect on the K40 cutters, get it wrong and the cutter does not seem to have much power.
There are good Youtube vid's on setting focal length.
40w laser at 95% power setting goes through 5.5mm acrylic very cleanly at 5mm/sec
Regards
Barrie
Barrie @ Composite Specialities Ltd. using BobCAD V29 Mill 3 axis Pro, Geomagic Design, Bricscad V16 and MOI V3