Hey guys, I am new here and just wanted to thank everyone in advance that looks at my post and helps me out.
I have been using my Zing 16 for over a year now and just started having this problem after I replaced my belt. I believe it is called the x axis belt. It is the belt that is connected to the carriage. I have been calling the problem banding... but I am not sure if that is the name for it. Basically, I am getting chaotic pattern/marks in the actual engraving it self. It isn't a big deal on some designs but when I am engraving something like a state silhouette it really shows and my customers aren't going to be happy with these new marks. I am also very unhappy as this was not happening before. I have already contacted Epilog and haven't had much luck. If anyone has any pointers, suggestions or questions please don't hesitate.
I work out of photoshop. I engrave onto plyboo. I am usually at 40 % speed and 100% power. I have an epilog zing 16 40 watt and like I said this is the first time I have had this problem. Please check out my pictures for a better idea of what is happening.
this picture shows the marks it is currently leaving.
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more marks...
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this is what it looked like before, when it looked better.
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Thanks.