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UPDATE: | UPDATE: May 12, 2026 | ||
''' | '''WORKING!''' -- [[#Water Leak|Water leak has been repaired, laser is operational]] | ||
== General Info == | == General Info == | ||
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Firstly, this thing is '''''great''''' and we love it, flaws and all! Here are some quirks that should be solved or worked around. | Firstly, this thing is '''''great''''' and we love it, flaws and all! Here are some quirks that should be solved or worked around. | ||
''List of [[#Resolved Issues|resolved issues]]'' | |||
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=== Crooked Bed === | === Crooked Bed === | ||
[[File:Crooked cut bed.png|thumb|right|alt=Graphic depicting cut bed and laser range, cut bed is crooked, rotated slightly anti-clockwise| | [[File:Crooked cut bed.png|thumb|right|alt=Graphic depicting cut bed and laser range, cut bed is crooked, rotated slightly anti-clockwise|Diagram of [[#crooked bed|crooked bed]]]] | ||
The cut bed and guides are rotated slightly anti-clockwise, this means anything you align to the guide will be off a bit of what you may expect. For example, a straight horizontal line engraved on a piece aligned to the left edge guide will appear at a downward angle from left to right, on the piece. This also means if you start at (0, 0) and cut straight down ''you'll cut into the the guide'', oh no! | The cut bed and guides are rotated slightly anti-clockwise, this means anything you align to the guide will be off a bit of what you may expect. For example, a straight horizontal line engraved on a piece aligned to the left edge guide will appear at a downward angle from left to right, on the piece. This also means if you start at (0, 0) and cut straight down ''you'll cut into the the guide'', oh no! | ||
:''' | :'''Workaround:''' There is a simple jig that's been cut and lives on the bed, it's a brown piece of MDF. If you want a square cut using the jig, place your piece in the top left corner against the jig and position the laser at x=21.9, y=0 (two presses of the right arrow on the controller). | ||
=== Non-Level Bed === | === Non-Level Bed === | ||
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File:Fan-holder.jpg|Inside | File:Fan-holder.jpg|Inside | ||
File:new-vent-top.jpg|Outside | File:new-vent-top.jpg|Outside | ||
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== Resolved Issues == | |||
=== Water Leak === | |||
'''Update: 2026-05-12''' | |||
FIXED! The water pressure switch was replaced with a less leaky one. | |||
'''Update: 2026-05-05''' | |||
The offending device is a ''water pressure level switch'', we will either salvage one from a dishwasher or washing machine, or order a new one online. If you have access to either a dishwasher or washing machine, or one of these switches please let us know! | |||
'''Update: 2026-04-30''' | |||
Water was seen leaking from the front left of the machine while switched on. Upon investigation it was found to be dripping from the bottom of a device mounted inside near the back left corner. A water inlet enters the body of the laser cutter and is split, one hose goes to the offending device. This device appears to maybe be a water sensor of some sort. | |||
<gallery mode="slideshow"> | |||
File:Laser_cutter_leaking_device.jpeg|Pressure switch in situ | |||
File:Laser_cutter_water_pressure_switch_2.jpeg|Pressure switch removed angle 1 | |||
File:Laser_cutter_water_pressure_switch_3.jpeg|Pressure switch removed angle 2 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||