re aligning beam after moving laser machine

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Toby Hope
Posts: 58
Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2021
Location: west midlands
Country: england
Nickname: toby
Laser Machine Make or Type: chinese 600 x 900
Laser Power: 90
Laser Bed Size: 2’x3’
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8
Ruida Controller: Other
Windows Version: 7
Accessories: upgraded to hybrid servo, separate cw5200 chiller, lots of extra holes in the body no idea why

I can understand needing to align after moving your laser machine , but i’ve been wheeling min across a flat floor maybe about 2ft and keep finding that whenever i do this i need to re align the beam

is this normal ?
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Dave Vigness
Posts: 526
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2019
Location: Kansas City - Rural
Country: USA
Nickname: Dave
Laser Machine Make or Type: Chine Red and Black
Laser Power: EF RF2 80W
Laser Bed Size: 20 x 26
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.54
Ruida Controller: RDC6445
Windows Version: 7
Accessories: Power Switch for air assist / exhaust blower, Ma meter with switch for external digital, dual digital temp gauge, LED lights under gantry and and and.

Pics and a list here. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

I have blocks against the wall, actually plastic pop crates, so that mine goes back in the same place when I move it our for cleaning and testing. Until I did, I was constantly having to tweak my alignment. It's a tin box. Not a light one, but still a tin box.
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Toby Hope
Posts: 58
Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2021
Location: west midlands
Country: england
Nickname: toby
Laser Machine Make or Type: chinese 600 x 900
Laser Power: 90
Laser Bed Size: 2’x3’
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8
Ruida Controller: Other
Windows Version: 7
Accessories: upgraded to hybrid servo, separate cw5200 chiller, lots of extra holes in the body no idea why

Dave Vigness wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 I have blocks against the wall, actually plastic pop crates, so that mine goes back in the same place when I move it our for cleaning and testing. Until I did, I was constantly having to tweak my alignment. It's a tin box. Not a light one, but still a tin box.
ah great good to know it’s normal , maybe if i put it back befor running tests it would have been ok but as it was i started testing with it away from wall which meant i re aligned which of course meant i had to re align when put back
thanks Dave
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Dave Vigness
Posts: 526
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2019
Location: Kansas City - Rural
Country: USA
Nickname: Dave
Laser Machine Make or Type: Chine Red and Black
Laser Power: EF RF2 80W
Laser Bed Size: 20 x 26
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.54
Ruida Controller: RDC6445
Windows Version: 7
Accessories: Power Switch for air assist / exhaust blower, Ma meter with switch for external digital, dual digital temp gauge, LED lights under gantry and and and.

Pics and a list here. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

Before I put everything up on 4x4 runners, I was constantly tweaking as I bumped this or that. Put the laser, my DIY chiller, and my worktop on the chiller all up on a pair of 4x4's and with the upside down pop crates as primitive registration points against the two walls, I've only had minor issues. My laser thinks it's been bad, I make it sit in the corner...
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Toby Hope
Posts: 58
Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2021
Location: west midlands
Country: england
Nickname: toby
Laser Machine Make or Type: chinese 600 x 900
Laser Power: 90
Laser Bed Size: 2’x3’
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8
Ruida Controller: Other
Windows Version: 7
Accessories: upgraded to hybrid servo, separate cw5200 chiller, lots of extra holes in the body no idea why

Dave Vigness wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 Before I put everything up on 4x4 runners, I was constantly tweaking as I bumped this or that. Put the laser, my DIY chiller, and my worktop on the chiller all up on a pair of 4x4's and with the upside down pop crates as primitive registration points against the two walls, I've only had minor issues. My laser thinks it's been bad, I make it sit in the corner...
haha mines in the corner from the start that’s prob where i’ve gone wrong lol
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Doug Fisher
Posts: 206
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2016
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Country: USA
Laser Machine Make or Type: Ke Hui KH-7050
Laser Power: 80W EFR F2
Laser Bed Size: 700x500
Home Position: TR
Control Software: LIGHTBURN
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18 & 8.01.33
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Ruida RDC6442G EC controller, 2" lens, S&A CW5000 chiller, chuck type of rotary attachment, Russ' DoHickey (sp?), mA meter, a growing collection of tools and oddities to keep it running!

I never realized how non-flat my basement floor is until I bought my laser. If you have to move your laser, put tape down to show the exact_position for each of the four casters/wheels on your laser so you know your "calibrated location."
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Toby Hope
Posts: 58
Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2021
Location: west midlands
Country: england
Nickname: toby
Laser Machine Make or Type: chinese 600 x 900
Laser Power: 90
Laser Bed Size: 2’x3’
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8
Ruida Controller: Other
Windows Version: 7
Accessories: upgraded to hybrid servo, separate cw5200 chiller, lots of extra holes in the body no idea why

Doug Fisher wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 I never realized how non-flat my basement floor is until I bought my laser. If you have to move your laser, put tape down to show the exact_position for each of the four casters/wheels on your laser so you know your "calibrated location."
yeh i think between marking with tape and Daves calibrated bottle crate thing it might save me a bit of alignment time , thanks 👍🏻
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