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Step 10.
Highest
Using the control panel on the laser cutter, move the laser head over the
point of your object and press the auto focus button. This will focus the
laser to the object.
Once you have auto focussed the laser you will now need to remove the auto focus probe from the laser head to allow maximum clearance between the object
Step 11.
and the laser head. This probe will simply detach from the laser head.
Step 12:
Offset
Finally you will need to establish an
measurement that you will need to input into the laser printer driver at a later stage. To get this measurement you will
need to move the laser head to the right until the red beam pointer hits the edge of your glass on the cone (see Fig 1). You can then obtain the offset reading by
looking at the
X
axis on the laser control panel. The
X
measurement is your offset (see Fig 2), make a note of this offset as you will need it during the
printer driver setup.
Fig 1
Fig 2
X axis offset reading
to be taken from here.
Look for the red beam pointer
to hit the edge of your object.
Important
: Always remember to return the probe to
its original position after printing your project before
re-focusing the laser on your next project. Not doing
so
may cause damage
to the laser head and gantry.
The auto focus probe will unplug
when pulled by this tab.
