Hi everybody. Long time listener, first time caller.
I just took ownership of a 20W Chinese JPT fiber laser. I've owned a CNC hobby machine in the past so I didn't fear the learning curve with the laser would be too different. I've been playing around with the laser for two nights, but feel completely lost. This machine came with some parameters from the manufacturer (see attached pics), but I can't seem to get the machine to mark my 304 stainless steel consistently. For a little bit I was able to get some markings on my 304, but this evening I can't. The laser seems to move around and mark, but nothing appears.
So far I've:
- Made sure the distance between the galvo and material is 295mm (distance it tells me on the galvo)
- Aligned the two red dots (really part of #1)
- Set Ezcad parameters to what the manufacturer gave me
Surely I must be missing something. At this point I'm seeking a mentor to help me get started and would even be willing to pay somebody to help me out. Any takers?