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Check Alignment

Move the lens carriage to each of the positions

on the table to insure that the red pointer is in

the center area of the Alignment Target.

(Table)

Pos 2

Pos 3

Pos 4

Pos 1

(Rear)

(Front)

Summary of Contents for Helix 8000

Page 1: ...Laser Alignment Step By Step for the Epilog Mini Helix Manufactured From 2004 to 2009 8000 Model 1 ...

Page 2: ...ing applies to you You are experiencing a general Loss of Power You are experiencing Fading in one of the corners of the table You are losing power in certain positions on the table You have replaced a Laser Tube You have replaced a Mirror or Optic 2 ...

Page 3: ...Things You Will Need Black Alignment Target Masking Tape Phillips Head Screwdriver 2 Allen Wrench 3 32 Safety Glasses 3 ...

Page 4: ...at you can access the mirrors and pointer Always wear safety glasses when the panels have been removed and always stand away from the exposed sides when firing the laser Tip Any Safety Glasses will work You don t need special laser glasses for the CO2 Laser 4 ...

Page 5: ...Table Positions To make the process easier to understand the corners of the engraving area will be labeled as follows Table Pos 2 Pos 3 Pos 4 Pos 1 Rear Front 5 ...

Page 6: ...rror Numbers match the Table Positions When adjusting alignment on Position 1 you should only use Mirror 1 and so on There are 3 mirrors used to adjust the laser beam These mirrors are shown in the picture below Mirror 2 Mirror 3 Mirror 1 6 ...

Page 7: ...tart 7 If you are performing this alignment because you have been sent a new Laser Tube Please be sure that the protective tape covering the end of the new Tube has been removed before attempting to fire the laser ...

Page 8: ...Pre Alignment Procedure Place Target Tape Power the engraver on Create Send Job Run Halt Job Turn On Red Pointer Align Pointer to Burn Mark Complete Pre Alignment 8 ...

Page 9: ...Place Target Tape Place Alignment Target in Lens Carriage Place Masking Tape on Target 9 ...

Page 10: ...Create Send Job Job Size Bed Size 18x12 24x12 or 24x18 Place a Vector Box near the bottom right corner Send job at 10 Speed 10 Power 2500 Freq 10 ...

Page 11: ...Run Halt Job Press GO on the engraver Watch for the tape to start to burn Open the Door of the machine Stops laser fire Press Stop To pause the engraver Tip This can happen VERY fast Be ready 11 ...

Page 12: ...Run Halt Job Tip If the engraver returns to the Home position you will need to repeat this process 12 ...

Page 13: ...The lens carriage should now be in Position 4 and there will be a burn mark on the tape Table I Beam L 13 ...

Page 14: ...Turn On Red Pointer Press the Pointer button to turn on the Red Dot Pointer 14 ...

Page 15: ... the burn mark Next Pointer Adjustment Screws Tip Small adjustments can make large changes Always make Very Small Adjustments The Red Dot Pointer is in the rear of the machine mounted to the right end of the laser tube 15 ...

Page 16: ...Align the pointer Next Which Adjustment Screws to Use Clockwise 16 ...

Page 17: ...Align the pointer Next Which Adjustment Screws to Use Clockwise 17 ...

Page 18: ...Align the pointer Next Which Adjustment Screws to Use Counterclockwise 18 ...

Page 19: ... Pre Alignment Once the Red Pointer is aligned with the Burn Mark in Position 4 than the Pre Alignment is complete and your Red Pointer will represent the path of the cutting beam in the rest of the engraver 19 ...

Page 20: ...Disable Axis Align Laser in Position 1 Align Laser in Position 2 Align Laser in Position 3 Check Alignment Run Test Complete Alignment 20 ...

Page 21: ...ate alignment is all about repetition Repeat the alignment steps until you can get between positions 1 2 and 3 with very minimal movement of the red dot pointer The more often you repeat the more accurate it becomes 21 ...

Page 22: ...Disable Axis On the Engraver press X Y Off Press Go to confirm You may now move the lens carriage freely by hand 22 ...

Page 23: ...Align Position 1 Move the Lens Carriage to Position 1 Table I Beam L 23 ...

Page 24: ...Use Mirror 1 to move the pointer to the center of the alignment target 24 ...

Page 25: ...Align Position 2 Move the Lens Carriage to Position 2 Table I Beam L 25 ...

Page 26: ...Use Mirror 2 to move the pointer to the center of the alignment target 26 ...

Page 27: ...Repeat Repeat Slides 20 23 until you can move between positions 1 and 2 without the Red Pointer moving out of then center of the Alignment Target 27 ...

Page 28: ...Align Position 3 Move the Lens Carriage to Position 3 Table I Beam L 28 ...

Page 29: ...Use Mirror 3 to move the pointer to the center of the alignment target 29 ...

Page 30: ...Repeat Repeat Slides 20 22 25 and 26 until you can move between positions 1 and 3 without the Red Pointer moving out of then center of the Alignment Target 30 ...

Page 31: ...Check Alignment Move the lens carriage to each of the positions on the table to insure that the red pointer is in the center area of the Alignment Target Table Pos 2 Pos 3 Pos 4 Pos 1 Rear Front 31 ...

Page 32: ...of your bed 18x12 24x12 or 24x18 Place an object in each corner of the file Send the File to the machine with your standard speed and power settings for that material Make sure that engraving is even in all corners of the engraver 32 ...

Page 33: ...Complete Alignment Be sure to put the panels back on the engraver before running the machine any further If you have any questions please contact Epilog Tech Support at 303 215 9171 33 ...

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