100W RECI 600 x 400 with a Ruida 6445G (EC) controller.
Z axis Crashed!!
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Jamie Kissinger
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2021
- Location: Conway, Arkansas
- Country: United States
- Nickname: HolsterGuy
- Laser Machine Make or Type: RECI
- Laser Power: 100W
- Laser Bed Size: 600x400
- Home Position: TL
- Control Software: LIGHTBURN
- RDWorks Version: RDLC-V15.01.27
- Ruida Controller: RDC6445
- Windows Version: 10
- Accessories: normal and unequal cylinder attachments
I have accidentally crashed my Z Axis and am need of a little assistance. The auto focus wasn't working correctly and didn't stop the bed so it pushed the head up inside the adjustable tube and I don't know how to set the distance. This machine didn't come with any good paper work.
100W RECI 600 x 400 with a Ruida 6445G (EC) controller.
100W RECI 600 x 400 with a Ruida 6445G (EC) controller.
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Gene Uselman
- Posts: 2180
- Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2016
- Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
- Country: USA
- Nickname: Gene
- Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
- Laser Power: 130W
- Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
- Home Position: TR
- Control Software: LIGHTBURN
- RDWorks Version: RDw .19 & Lightburn
- LightBurn Version: Latest
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- 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.
There are a number of sophisticated ways to determine the correct focal length but this is easy and will get you close. Set up a piece of thin wood or acrylic to make a ramp- going up maybe 10mm on one end. Make a line in your software that will travel the length of the ramp and set a low speed and medium-low power and run the line. It will make a cut line or a line not thru the material. Notice where the line/cut is narrowest and that will be very close to your focus [ between the ramp at the narrowest point and the tip of the nozzle. Russ of course has a lot of videos explaining this- this is the first of a series of six basic user vids- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvrMeUUzaBo
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Jamie Kissinger
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2021
- Location: Conway, Arkansas
- Country: United States
- Nickname: HolsterGuy
- Laser Machine Make or Type: RECI
- Laser Power: 100W
- Laser Bed Size: 600x400
- Home Position: TL
- Control Software: LIGHTBURN
- RDWorks Version: RDLC-V15.01.27
- Ruida Controller: RDC6445
- Windows Version: 10
- Accessories: normal and unequal cylinder attachments
I'll start there. Thanks for the reply and info!