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  1. Re: Varying cutting speed on straight lines and curves

    For God's sake, someone, anyone PLEASE solve this problem!!! I'm not even loading or importing files from any CAD/CAM program. If I just draw straight lines using the LC 5.3 editor, any line that is...
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    Re: ECP file loads invisibly in LaserCut 5.3

    [Bump]STILL having this crazy problem. Can't anybody help??
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    ECP file loads invisibly in LaserCut 5.3

    I'm tearing out what little hair I have left over this. I must have corrupted this file somehow but I can't figure it out and can't describe it accurately enough to search by. I wanted to engrave a...
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    Re: Laser power "fatigues" during sustained cut

    I misspoke, it's running at 28 deg. C, 80 watt tube. I still don't see that a "rest" period of 1 sec. is going to change the temperature of the water by any observable amount, hence I don't see that...
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    Sorry, should have said, yes it's CO2. Uses the...

    Sorry, should have said, yes it's CO2. Uses the factory water chiller which typically reads 34-35° C, just slightly above room temperature. Even if that is too high, I can't see a one second...
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    Re: Laser power "fatigues" during sustained cut

    No, no smoke. The odor of the neoprene being cut is quite noticeable but any smoke generated is quickly and thoroughly exhausted. Probably fewer than 300 hours on the tube. I think the "telling" clue...
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    Laser power "fatigues" during sustained cut

    OK, I'm cutting 1/32" neoprene rubber (but have noticed this problem with other materials as well). I'm making a gasket, 14" x 1" with 100 rectangular holes that are approximately 0.125" tall and...
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    Re: Continuous web cutting

    Yep, that's the plan. So, assuming I devise a way to command a row of small holes to be cut at a specific X coordinates (which would involve both X any Y axis movement), how do I command the rotary...
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    Continuous web cutting

    I want to use my 60 x 90 80 watt machine in a mode which can be described as "continuous web". Briefly, I want to construct a transport for spooled paper, driven by the rotary attachment, and convert...
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    Re: Cutting advice for cork

    Not at the machine at the moment buy I believe we are using Lasercut 5.3. Is PPI the same as frequency? What value do you use? I don't think we can increase the blowing pressure above what the is...
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    Cutting advice for cork

    Hello,

    New forum user hear and new to laser machining. My maker space has just acquired an 80 watt Chinese CO2 machine, 60cm x 90 cm bed, which we are learning how to use. I am having a problem...
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