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by ncoltman
Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:37 am
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Blurry engraving help please
Replies: 7
Views: 7071

Re: Blurry engraving help please

Tried changing the settings and finally got it to engrave a decent tag at speed 350 and power 38 with a scan gap of 0.0100. (I was previously getting a good engrave on speed 200 power 26 and scan gap of 0.0500) Considering this is almost double the power settings I used to use I am not sure what has...
by ncoltman
Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:45 am
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Blurry engraving help please
Replies: 7
Views: 7071

Re: Blurry engraving help please

Thanks Dave I will try that this morning.

My scan gap is set to 0.02500, does that sound about right?

Nikki
by ncoltman
Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:36 pm
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Blurry engraving help please
Replies: 7
Views: 7071

Re: Blurry engraving help please

Thanks Dave

Yes the head does move fine.

https://twitter.com/ncoltman/status/652582990913126400

Link to the pic :-)
by ncoltman
Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:20 pm
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Blurry engraving help please
Replies: 7
Views: 7071

Re: Blurry engraving help please

I have a pic but it wont let me post it :-(
by ncoltman
Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:14 pm
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Blurry engraving help please
Replies: 7
Views: 7071

Blurry engraving help please

Please can someone give me a bit of advice as I am really struggling. I engrave anodised aluminium tags and usually use the settings of Speed 200 and power 26 on my 3020. This week the engraving quality started to go 'blurry' after adjusting the power and speed nothing helped in fact it made it wors...
by ncoltman
Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:49 am
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: LS3020 grinding
Replies: 3
Views: 3840

Re: LS3020 grinding

The Tonka toy one :-)
by ncoltman
Wed Jun 17, 2015 4:03 pm
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: LS3020 grinding
Replies: 3
Views: 3840

LS3020 grinding

My laser is making an awful grinding noise when I am trying to cut. Absolutely fine engraving but just on cutting.

been suggested that something might be sticking or catching but not sure what...

Any suggestions please?

Thanks