Laser Head Block out of Alignment

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Brian Book
Posts: 59
Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2016
Location: Burlington, Ontario Canada
Country: Canada
Laser Machine Make or Type: Rayfine
Laser Power: 80W
Laser Bed Size: 24" x 16"
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v18.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Chuck Rotary

Hi all .... well I purchased Photonics Reverse Laser Pointer .... I put it in my Laser Head and the beam was exactly in the center .... when I checked from the Head to 2nd Mirror it was out considerably .... I then looked down on the Laser Head and noticed the block the Head is attached to is out quite a bit ..... should I be concerned or can adjustment of the Mirror on the Head overcome the alignment issue .... at present the laser is engraving and cutting quite well .... I don't understand why .... I'm attaching a pic.

I appreciate any incite to this situation.

Brian
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Ray Fine 80w 6040 110v TL
Chuck Style Rotary
RDWorks 8.01.18
Corel Draw 6

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Gene Uselman
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Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
Laser Power: 130W
Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
Home Position: TR
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Windows Version: Win 10 Pro
Accessories: I have a combining lenses, pin tables [homebuilt], honeycomb tables , wireless remote, Modifed Ultimate Air Assist, home built non-powered rotary device, PrusaMK4 and Mini Prusa printers.

If you have good alignment in each corner I would not worry about it. I googled the beam alignment tool you mentioned and have not seen that before- reverse beam alignment has proponents and also people [like Russ] who do not believe in it. The size of the bed has a lot to do with how difficult it is to get good alignment in all four corners, as well as every thing else of course.
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Brian Book
Posts: 59
Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2016
Location: Burlington, Ontario Canada
Country: Canada
Laser Machine Make or Type: Rayfine
Laser Power: 80W
Laser Bed Size: 24" x 16"
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v18.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Chuck Rotary

Thank You for your reply Gene .... I usually like the Motto .... if it ain't broke ... don't fix it :)

Take Care

Brian
Ray Fine 80w 6040 110v TL
Chuck Style Rotary
RDWorks 8.01.18
Corel Draw 6

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