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Hi there,

I've worked on two different Chinese made lasers for the last few years. One is 100 watt and the current is 150 watt.
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Should I not see a noticeable difference in the...

Still looking for some help or suggestions on this. Anything would be appreciated.
Cheers

Thanks Gozzie,

Correct with the two switches.The one for the controller and axis movement is on and working but the laser power switch doesn't come on. I will get a meter and start checking. The...

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So I was cutting a stencil yesterday and half way thru the job, the power for the laser stopped. The axis and control seems fine tho. I checked and changed the fuse....Nothing. I swapped...

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I work on a MultiCam 3000 series that has vacuum hold down. Our pump is a 30 hp but doesn't seem to create the mercury it should. Would I get more hold down force by drilling a series of...

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Looking for some advise. We bought a new, used Laser and can not get it running. We have another Chinese Laser which I use as a reference to startup and operating. The Redsail does not...

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I am looking for some help with Feeds and Speeds on Plastics and Thin Gauge Aluminum. Plastics are acrylic, ABS, PVC, PolyCarbonate, HDPE and UHMW. I also need some on .060 aluminum. Any...

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Im looking for a site of info list on Feeds and Speeds on Plastics and Thin Gauge Aluminum. Just not getting the result I want.

Thank you,
Jeff

Hi there,

Im looking for a site of info list on Feeds and Speeds on Plastics and Thin Gauge Aluminum. Just not getting the result I want.

Thank you,
Jeff

Hi all,

The company I work for just bought a used but never actually used laser. When you turn it on, it doesn't home to zero out like our other Chinese machine. When you press the jog arrows to...

Ok Victor, i'll check this out. Thank you.

Morning Victor,

I've tried your suggestions but it still doesn't allow me to import the .ai file. I can export out to a dxf and it opens no problem but I have clients that send me there corel...

Hey Gerry,

So when I export it out as an .ai file, what is making it have bitmap info? I've been making sure there are no fills and no stroke and have the line width set to hairline. What am I...

When I import an .ai file which was drawn in Corel, I get an error message saying I can't because it contains bitmap information. I assume I am exporting it out of Corel with wrong settings??? Any...

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Hopefully I'm just missing the obvious but when I try to use the guides, I can't get them to snap to existing geometry. I've tried checking and un-checking all the options in the "Snaps"...

Hello All,

We need to cut some rings out of UHMW Sheet and would like to get some feedback on Feeds, Speeds and Direction for the best finish. Thanks in Advance.

Cheers,
Jeff

Hi there,

Curious if anyone has cut these before and if so, any issues? Able to do safely or should not be done?

Thanks,
Jeff

Great...thank you! I'll try decreasing power more and up the air flow thru the tip.
Cheers,
Jeff

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I have a 150 watt laser that i am having a tough time getting a good result when I try and scan/etch. I have played with the speed and power but wondering if I am missing something...

Hey WolverineX,

Thanks for the reply. What tweaks have you done? Our 150 watt laser seems like is not putting out to the max. I need to get some different lenses I know but other than that, any...

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I'm not new to working with a laser but I'm looking for some input on some standards for what lenses I should be using for certain materials. I use RD Cam software that came with the...

Looking for some help on set up. Let me know and then I'll ask questions.
Thanks,
Jeff

Help!!!!
We just bought this laser and we ran it for a day with no problems. We went to use it near the end of the day and noticed while running the file that the laser itself was not working....

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We have a job of small parts out of .060 acrylic that we currently do on a small cnc router. Very time consuming as we have to double mask the bottom and not cut right thru so we can...

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I am new to a position a few months ago and part of my day involves working on a laser which uses the software RDCAM. The manual that I have is not very good and would love to find...