My wife laser cuts scrapbooking shapes with my FSE 40watt laser. The other day, she knocked over a wooden template I had in the laser, and it blocked the Y gantry from moving. She started a job, the gantry jammed, she panicked, and instead of slamming the big red emergency stop button, she danced about in a panic for a minute and 42 seconds while the laser jammed back and forth. Ugh.
Now, the alignment is completely off when I use it to cut out business cards. I cut rounded edge cards for my business and the alignemnt is completely off. Picture of what it looks like attached. (Ignore the lighter lines, that was from a test cut on the other side).
Heres what I've tried:
I've re-tightened the X axis eccentric pins so the X axis is stable.
I loosened the Y axis coupler and made sure the Y axis was square.
I checked the bearings, which were binding on the Y axis rods for a LONG time, I actually have grooves cut into my Y axis rods. I rotated the bearings to they are not in the grooves any longer.
Every FEELS to move relatively smoothly.
But the alignment is off.
I do not believe anything is SLIPPING, as it's repeatable - it cuts that way almost every time. Some cuts look better than others, but they are ALL off. In the same place. If it were the belts or the steppers, if I started the cut in a different spot, it should look different. It does not.
Any thoughts on possible cures? Might I have damaged the steppers (I dont believe so, otherwise it wouldnt be as repeatable).
Something is off. I cannot figure out WHAT it is. Its driving me batty.
Now, the alignment is completely off when I use it to cut out business cards. I cut rounded edge cards for my business and the alignemnt is completely off. Picture of what it looks like attached. (Ignore the lighter lines, that was from a test cut on the other side).
Heres what I've tried:
I've re-tightened the X axis eccentric pins so the X axis is stable.
I loosened the Y axis coupler and made sure the Y axis was square.
I checked the bearings, which were binding on the Y axis rods for a LONG time, I actually have grooves cut into my Y axis rods. I rotated the bearings to they are not in the grooves any longer.
Every FEELS to move relatively smoothly.
But the alignment is off.
I do not believe anything is SLIPPING, as it's repeatable - it cuts that way almost every time. Some cuts look better than others, but they are ALL off. In the same place. If it were the belts or the steppers, if I started the cut in a different spot, it should look different. It does not.
Any thoughts on possible cures? Might I have damaged the steppers (I dont believe so, otherwise it wouldnt be as repeatable).
Something is off. I cannot figure out WHAT it is. Its driving me batty.