Mayo Pardo
09-14-2014, 5:05 AM
I'm just making some Halloween decorations trying to learn the machine and any adjustments to mirrors are probably not dialed in. I'm not even sure this problem is a mirror alignment problem.
Maybe it's a focus problem? The acrylic cut pretty good with nice polished edges. If anything it may have been just a bit too hot.
I cut a small acrylic piece that is going to fit into a slot on another piece of acrylic so that it stands vertically. When I insert the piece into the slot, it's a snug fit and there is no slop or play however the piece which should be straight up (90 degrees) is on an angle.
The acrylic I cut was about 0.097 inch in thickness.
The angle of the piece is about 8 or 9 degrees away from 90. On thicker material this would be more of a problem.
The slot was cut going in the Y direction on an oval shaped piece and unfortunately I don't know if the cuts are angled to the X positive direction or the X negative direction.
My red dot pointer shows up where I expect it to at 0,0 when I start out. But I do notice it doesn't stay at that spot when the bed is lowered.
Could the bed itself be out of alignment? It seems to move smoothly with no grinding or hesitation.
Is there a default test pattern that Trotec has built into the machine for checking and adjusting this angled cut problem? I'm planning on calling tech support on Monday but thought I'd ask here first. The Job Control ver. 9.4.2.7 manual and the Speedy 300 machine manual doesn't go into this.
Maybe it's a focus problem? The acrylic cut pretty good with nice polished edges. If anything it may have been just a bit too hot.
I cut a small acrylic piece that is going to fit into a slot on another piece of acrylic so that it stands vertically. When I insert the piece into the slot, it's a snug fit and there is no slop or play however the piece which should be straight up (90 degrees) is on an angle.
The acrylic I cut was about 0.097 inch in thickness.
The angle of the piece is about 8 or 9 degrees away from 90. On thicker material this would be more of a problem.
The slot was cut going in the Y direction on an oval shaped piece and unfortunately I don't know if the cuts are angled to the X positive direction or the X negative direction.
My red dot pointer shows up where I expect it to at 0,0 when I start out. But I do notice it doesn't stay at that spot when the bed is lowered.
Could the bed itself be out of alignment? It seems to move smoothly with no grinding or hesitation.
Is there a default test pattern that Trotec has built into the machine for checking and adjusting this angled cut problem? I'm planning on calling tech support on Monday but thought I'd ask here first. The Job Control ver. 9.4.2.7 manual and the Speedy 300 machine manual doesn't go into this.