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Thunder Laser MINI-60, Unified User'S Manual

Introducing Thunder Laser Mini-60, a powerful and compact laser cutter equipped with advanced features for precision cutting. Ensure seamless operation with the Unified User's Manual, available for free download from our website. Get started on your projects with ease and efficiency with the comprehensive manual.

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USERS MANUAL                  MINI 60 

w ww.thunderlaser.com

                            

D ONGGUAN T HUNDER L ASER E QUIPMENT C O.,LTD

 

t [email protected] 

      S hatian To wn, S h atian Da dao, M intian

 

Tel :(86)769 826653                          

Do ngguan C i ty, G uangdong P r ovince, China

 

38       

Type IP Address: 192.168.1.1 
And Type subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 
Then click OK. 
With this you have successfully created the prerequisites so that the machine and the PC can 
communicate via LAN. 
Now open your RDWorks from right bottom corner of the software, set up the Device by 
Setting>>Device --- Add a “Device---(IP:192.168.1.100)”. 

 

Now RDWorks communicates with your laser machine via LAN. 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MINI-60

Page 1: ...ao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 1 THUNDER LASER SYSTEMS MINI60 Series Unified User s Manual For MINI 60 Thunder Laser www thunderlaser com tech thunderlaser com Jul...

Page 2: ...each system must meet the requirements and make it consistent with the installation requirements of THUNDERLASER If not the machine will not working properly poor performance life shortened maintenanc...

Page 3: ...3 1 UNPACKING 16 3 2 LOCATION 16 3 3 BEFORE INSTALLATION 18 3 4 EXHAUST SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 20 3 5 AIR SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 20 3 6 COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS 21 3 7 CONNECTIONS 22 3 7 1 Connecting the Main...

Page 4: ...BOARD 50 4 9 HOW TO USE AIR ASSIST CONTROL IF EQUIPPED 51 4 10 HOW THE HEAT ALARMSYSTEMWORKS 54 4 11 THE FIRST TIME RUNNING THE LASER 55 4 12 WORKSTATION AREA INDICATION 59 4 13 FOR LASER ENGRAVING 60...

Page 5: ...nd following the Operation Manual Operation of the system is permitted only with equipment and spare parts supplied or listed in the spare parts and consumables lists The use of 3rd Party components m...

Page 6: ...for damage to personal and or equipment resulting from such use 3 The system must only be operated maintained and repaired by personnel that are familiar with the designated field of use and the dange...

Page 7: ...700 x 530 mm Max Work Height 0 9 inch 22 mm Max Engraving Speed 500mm sec Cut Speed depending on material thickness laser power Motor Servo motor Drive Servo Drive Working piece table Solid metal Hon...

Page 8: ...terface Software LightBurn RDWorksV8 Operating Modes Optimized raster vector and combined mode Buffer Memory 128 MB standard Laser Equipment Laser Type Sealed CO2 Laser Tube Standard Laser Power 60w W...

Page 9: ...NI 60 www thunderlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Shatian Town Shatian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 9 1 5 EC Declaratio...

Page 10: ...ao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 10 1 6 Manufacturer s Label The manufacturer s label is located on the back of the device see Figure below It is recommended to reco...

Page 11: ...st only be performed by special experts For all activities concerning installation set up start up operation modifications of conditions and methods of operation maintenance inspection and repair the...

Page 12: ...NI60 series is a device of class 2 This is guaranteed by the protective housing and the safety installations Please note that improper and warranty operation of the device can override the status of S...

Page 13: ...operation 4 Stay with the laser Do not leave the laser unattended when it is working small scraps can ignite and without supervision can destroy the machine if not checked 5 Use Air Assist Always use...

Page 14: ...ian Town Shatian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 14 2 4 Warning and Information Labels The warning and information labels in various locations if the machine sho...

Page 15: ...USERS MANUAL MINI 60 www thunderlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Shatian Town Shatian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 15...

Page 16: ...Open the door of the laser remove the accessories box which contains all accessory parts required for the installation of the laser machine and check the contents carefully 4 You will see an attachme...

Page 17: ...h poor air circulation select a location close to ventilation if available Select a location whose room temperature is between 15 C and 25 C 59 77 F 2 This is fundamental to maintain consistent and re...

Page 18: ...n Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 18 3 3 Before Installation 1 Take out the sponge around the laser tube Like below 2 Remove the nylon cable ties around the honey comb plate R...

Page 19: ...verse Offset Scan Offset compensation settings for this specific machine are included These settings need to be entered into your RDWorks and or LightBurn settings to ensure the highest engraving qual...

Page 20: ...ated flow volume and duty cycle as well as properly installed ducting and peripherals You can further reduce smells from fine particulate matter with an inline filtering system Connection see section...

Page 21: ...a transfer to the laser are reduced To use the newest software version you might have to abide other requirements Windows 10 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 8 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Wind...

Page 22: ...harging can damage your computer and or the electronics of the laser system 3 7 1 Connecting the Mains Connect one end of the mains cable with the connection socket at the rear side of the laser devic...

Page 23: ...el 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 23 The mains cable is placed in the toolbox 3 7 2 Connecting the Computer Connecting the Computer and the machine by using the USB cable Like be...

Page 24: ...gdong Province China 24 3 7 3 Connecting the Air System First of all install an air blowing mouth copper to the air system then connect the hoses white side to the mouth the other side to the machine...

Page 25: ...to set up the exhaust system Insert one side of the gray exhaust pipe into the fan inlet and the other side into the fuselage behind the exhaust tank Insert one side of the gray exhaust pipe into the...

Page 26: ...so you can refer to the video on how to set up your Nova laser machine in our website http www thunderlaser com how to use your laser machine how to setup your nova laser cutter html A customized anti...

Page 27: ...erlaser com Shatian Town Shatian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 27 Do not connect the air compressor or the water chiller to the above interface if connect them...

Page 28: ...60 www thunderlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Shatian Town Shatian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 28 Chapter 4 Operation...

Page 29: ...et 9 Front up door 25 Laser tube cover 10 Flap protection sensor 26 Exhaust hose 11 LCD panel 27 Chiller supply socket 12 Key switch 28 Blow air port 13 Emergency stop switch 29 Water In and Water Out...

Page 30: ...le This door is locked by using inside screws and outside locks 10 Flap protection sensor This is where Open flat protection exist Laser will stop working once the cover is opened during working 11 LC...

Page 31: ...checking these parts but must pay attention to the electric current if you need to repair please contact with professional maintenance staff 18 Laser switch The laser power will be on while you turn...

Page 32: ...nect the main cable 28 Blow air port This port is for connecting hoses of the air compressor 29 Water In and Water Out Both ports are for connection with water pump or water chiller 30 No Water protec...

Page 33: ...ble Protection covers closed When turn on the power of machine and note that turn on the main switch first and then the laser witch If all covers are closed immediately after being switched on the dev...

Page 34: ...PC and open the Software folder on the USB flash drive In this folder you will find the installation file RDWorksV8Setup8 01 47 exe Run this file by double clicking on your PC Follow the installation...

Page 35: ...inches Select installation path Here you can select a different installation directory for your laser software We recommend that you use the default settings otherwise some operating systems may restr...

Page 36: ...d during the installation process Make sure that you have your PC connected to the machine via USB cable Open RDworks from right bottom corner of the software set up the Device by Setting Device USB A...

Page 37: ...same network and can communicate with the machine Please follow the instructions below for the setup process For Windows7 1 Click Windows Start Control Panel 2 Click Network and Internet Network and...

Page 38: ...ce China 38 Type IP Address 192 168 1 1 And Type subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Then click OK With this you have successfully created the prerequisites so that the machine and the PC can communicate via LA...

Page 39: ...on of the Buttons Arrow buttons control the movement of the Z axis Arrow buttons control the movement of the laser head also can be used to change the parameters in the control panel Menu button The M...

Page 40: ...on Pulse a laser beam Speed button Set the speed of the current running layer or set the arrow buttons move speed File button The management of the memory and U disc files Start Pause button run pause...

Page 41: ...file number speed max power etc Coordinate To display the current coordinate of X Y and Z axes Graph layer parameters To display the layers information of the current file such as max or min power sp...

Page 42: ...set from 1 1000mm s 4 4 4 Max Power buttons Modified press Enter MaxPower1 MaxPower2 30 0 30 0 Press Z U move item The max power can set the power for pulse button to shoot the laser beam and max pow...

Page 43: ...U Move item to control the rotary attachment to turn by pressing left and right arrow button Axis Reset When the green block is on this item you can manually reset the axis if needed Set default para...

Page 44: ...is previewed in the bottom right area Y keys could be used to move the cursor on the file name list When the cursor is on a target file name presses the Enter key the selected file will be previewed o...

Page 45: ...the main interface and the time is accurate to 1ms Clear all count To clear the running times of every file in the memory Delete all file To delete all memory files Format speedily To format memory s...

Page 46: ...eated by the SaveToUFile key on the RDworks 4 5 The nozzle laser head cone The standard laser head is equipped with a 2 50 8mm focusing lens and focuses the laser beam to a diameter of about 0 14mm wh...

Page 47: ...atian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 47 4 6 How to adjust focus distance The focus distance between the standard laser head and the material is 6mm Find the 6mm...

Page 48: ...nd of laser controller About TL Timer controller interface and buttons description 1 OUT1 Control the green light of warning light When the machine is not at work the warning light is in green color 2...

Page 49: ...and enter 25 Auto and manual mode switch The TL Timer is installed inside the lower right hand door panel see below Operation Normal use The TL Timer is selected Auto mode as factory setting Under Au...

Page 50: ...ge Power Input 7 spare interface of Signal Input 2 Signal Input for door sensor of S5 8 Signal Input for door sensor of S3 3 Spare interface of Signal Input 9 Signal Input for door sensor of S2 4 Sign...

Page 51: ...beam path with the doors open you need to bypass the all sensors How to bypass the door sensor checking board Press the Maintenance button then the sensor checking board will turn into maintenance mo...

Page 52: ...select the air assist with high volume or low volume In RDworks software high volume or low volume is selected on the Air Assist Control option We suggest select High for cut mode and select Low for...

Page 53: ...text file like below 2 How to adjust air volume if require For High volume mode 1 Make sure machine is not at work and laser switch is off 2 Click the left green button to start the air assist with h...

Page 54: ...ol for laser machines Some materials such as acrylic wood and so on can easily catch fire particularly during cutting The heat alarm system has a smart board with temperature sensor which will be reac...

Page 55: ...vated the warning sound will beep all the time until user restart the machine 4 11 The First Time Running the Laser To be safe never ever run the laser system unattended According to international sta...

Page 56: ...h the help of the focus ruler adjust the focus distance to 6mm between the bottom of laser head and the material manually by move up and down the working table 4 Open the software RDworksV8 First to s...

Page 57: ...working area Click Start Pause to run the program 7 Please check the water cooling system is working properly the water is running into and filling the laser tube Please do not start your work if the...

Page 58: ...USERS MANUAL MINI 60 www thunderlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Shatian Town Shatian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 58...

Page 59: ...I 60 www thunderlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Shatian Town Shatian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 59 4 12 Workstation...

Page 60: ...ost plastic materials have a low melting point a low pip setting should be selected to reduce the danger of melting 2 Acrylic There are two different types of acrylic cast and extruded The cast acryli...

Page 61: ...at least once a day whether dust has accumulated in the engraving system In case of soiling the machine must be cleaned The cleaning interval strongly depends on the material that is being processed a...

Page 62: ...O ring drop onto the cleaning cloth 5 Examine the O ring and if necessary clean it with a cotton bud and a lens cleaning tissue cloth 6 Remove the coarse dust as good as possible by blowing air onto t...

Page 63: ...Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 63 12 Carefully assemble the lens in reverse order How to take out the focus lens please just as following the picture indicated 1 Remove the air tube 2 Divide t...

Page 64: ...d if they are soiled To clean the reflector follow the instructions below The Mirror 1 The mirrors are easily get dirty And this will reduce the efficiency of the laser beam Meanwhile laser energy abs...

Page 65: ...1 Mirrors must be cleaned carefully by using lens cleaning paper lens cleaning cloth to avoid scratching the surface 2 Do not touch the surface of the mirrors lens after cleaning 3 The concave side o...

Page 66: ...O LTD tech thunderlaser com Shatian Town Shatian Dadao Mintian Tel 86 769 826653 Dongguan City Guangdong Province China 66 3 The mirror 3 5 3 Maintain the X Y Z Rails It is suggested to add lubricant...

Page 67: ...being used for a long time the beam path might be deflective This will reduce the efficient of the laser beam or even cause no laser beam At this moment you will need to re adjust the beam path again...

Page 68: ...ation and make sure it is clean after work Check exhaust grille to ensure there is no blockage for exhaust fan Check air filter on compressor Ensure cooling fans on sides are free from debris The air...

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