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by CJG71
Mon May 15, 2017 4:54 pm
Forum: General Laser machine discussion
Topic: 40W Chinese Laser not cutting quite right
Replies: 5
Views: 6342

Re: 40W Chinese Laser not cutting quite right

Thanks for the reply! I did try that actually and it caught the paper on fire... I did find there was a crack in the first mirror closest to the laser. The beam was actually being split in two... I rotated the mirror to get the crack to the bottom, realigned so the beam was missing the crack complet...
by CJG71
Thu May 11, 2017 2:30 am
Forum: General Laser machine discussion
Topic: 40W Chinese Laser not cutting quite right
Replies: 5
Views: 6342

Re: 40W Chinese Laser not cutting quite right

So an update... I got home and meticulously adjusted the mirrors and got the path dead on bit it is still not cutting. The more I read and see the more I think it is the laser arcing internally to the cathode that is draining the power. Why me, from what I understand this is one of the worse problem...
by CJG71
Wed May 10, 2017 5:26 pm
Forum: General Laser machine discussion
Topic: 40W Chinese Laser not cutting quite right
Replies: 5
Views: 6342

40W Chinese Laser not cutting quite right

Hi all... I am new to laser cutting and I just bought a Chinese laser cutter, here is a link to the specific one that I bought. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XPVRGNF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I got it all hooked up, installed the software etc. and everything seemed to be...