cutting square

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Greg Burns
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My laguna laser machine start to cut square like this now. Can anybody tell me why it started this?
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Gene Uselman
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Is the lens tight in the tube?
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Greg Burns
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Windows Version: 10

Yes it is
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Tim Mellor
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As it is generally square (looks quadrilateral but I assume camera offset?) and looks random in nature something in there is loose and shaky. So it most likely wont be a rail or motion (tend to be regular patterns) issue but more likely a mirror or lens mount/holder one.
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Dave Vigness
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Greg Burns
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Location: dayton oh
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RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Windows Version: 10

Thanks A lot everybody the lens came lose. tighten it up and took care of the problem
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Dave Vigness
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Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.54
Ruida Controller: RDC6445
Windows Version: 7
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That will do it. Had the tube come loose from the bottom of #3 but my cuts didn't look that bad.
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