YORA CNC LASER ENGRAVING MACHINE 6550
USER MANUAL
Version 2.1
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March, 2021
Page 1: ...YORA CNC LASER ENGRAVING MACHINE 6550 USER MANUAL Version 2 1 March 2021...
Page 2: ...sembly we recommend conducting an inventory using the Packing List to ensure all components are present NOTE there may be extra hardware included this is normal in case items get dropped or lost Pleas...
Page 3: ...Contents Part 1 Packing List Part 2 Mechanical Installation Part 3 Software Introduction Part 4 Recommended Settings Part 5 FAQ...
Page 4: ...Packing List1 6 Part 1 Name Model Parameter Quantity Picture Aluminium Profile 610 mm 2 740 mm 1 690 mm 2 Linear Axis 590 mm Corner Connector 4 Bolt M6x12 12 M5x10 12 M5x45 4 M5x30 8 M3x25 4 M3x8 22...
Page 5: ...Packing List2 6 Part 1 Name Model Parameter Quantity Picture Acrylic Sheet A 1 Acrylic Sheet B 1 Acrylic Sheet C 1 Acrylic Sheet D 1 Acrylic Sheet E 4 Board Mount Plate A 1 Board Mount Plate B 1...
Page 6: ...Packing List3 6 Part 1 Name Model Parameter Quantity Picture Stepper Motor 2 Laser Module 1 Synchronous Wheel 3 Guide Wheel 12 Coupling 1...
Page 7: ...Model Parameter Quantity Picture Washer 12 T Slot Nut M5 Threads 13 Square Nut M3 Threads 7 Hex Wrench 2 2 5 3 4 1 of each Copper Coupler M3 Threads 4 Nylon Spacer M5x12 16 M3x16 4 Hex Nut M5 13 Nylon...
Page 8: ...Packing List5 6 Part 1 Name Model Parameter Quantity Picture Timing Belt 710mm 2 840mm 1 Stepper Motor Cable 2 USB Cable 1 Control Board 1 Power Supply 1 Cable Tie 1 Cable Wrap 1 Safety Glasses 1...
Page 9: ...Packing List6 6 Part 1 Name Model Parameter Quantity Picture Brass Standoff M3x6mm 4 M3x17mm 4 T Nut M4 2 Phillips Head Screw M4x8mm 2 Cap Screw M3x8mm 4 Cap Screw M3x10mm 2 Hex Nut M3 4...
Page 10: ...Installation Part 2 Step 1 Base Assembly note the front and rear rails mount inside the side rails 690 mm 610 mm Aluminium Profile 610 mm Aluminium Profile 690 mm Washer Bolt M5x10 T Slot Nut Corner...
Page 11: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Acrylic Sheet A Nylon Spacer M5x12 Guide Wheel Hex Nut Bolt M5x30 Step 2 Acrylic Sheet A Assembly Left side of machine...
Page 12: ...r Hex Nut Step 3 Acrylic Sheet B Coupling Right side of machine Y Axis Stepper Motor Assembly Guide Wheel Bolt M3x25 Nylon Spacer M5x12 Nylon Spacer M3x16 Coupling Bolt M5x30 NOTE Ensure there is a ga...
Page 13: ...er Motor Acrylic Sheets C and D Assembly Laser Head Acrylic Sheet D Acrylic Sheet C Hex Nut Stepper Motor Guide Wheel Nylon Spacer M5x12 Nylon Column M5x12 Bolt M3x8 Bolt M3x8 Bolt M5x45 Synchronous W...
Page 14: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Step 42 2 Laser Module X Axis Stepper Motor Acrylic Sheets C and D Assembly Laser Mounting to Acrylic Sheet D with 2 M3x10 Stepper Motor Mounting to Acrylic Sheet C...
Page 15: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Step 51 2 Top Rail Assembly Timing Belt 840 mm 740 mm Pass the aluminum profile 740mm through the installed laser module Insert the X Axis Timing Belt too...
Page 16: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Step 52 2 Top Rail Assembly Bolt M3x8 and Square Nut...
Page 17: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Step 6 Top Rail with Linear Axis Assembly Linear Axis Bolt M6x12 Synchronous Wheel Nylon Washer Bearing F685Z...
Page 18: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Step 6 Top Rail with Linear Axis Assembly Note proper orientation of Synchronous Wheels...
Page 19: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Step 71 2 Top Rail Kit with Base Assembly Pass the assembled kit into the base...
Page 20: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Step 72 2 Top Rail Kit with Base Assembly Timing Belt 710 mm Square Nut Bolt M3x8 Insert the Timing Belts on both sides of the Y Axis...
Page 21: ...Mechanical Installation Part 2 Step 8 Acrylic Sheets E Assembly Assemble Acrylic Sheets E to each corner of the frame...
Page 22: ...p 1 Using the M4 Phillips Head Screws and M4 T Nuts attach Acrylic Block A to the outside of the 6550 frame in the right rear corner same location noted in the manual Use the lower 2 holes to position...
Page 23: ...oard Mounting Part 2 Step 2 Using the M3x6 Brass Standoffs and the M3x17 Brass Standoffs attach them to the control board as shown Ensure that the M3x6 are on the back of the board and the M3x17 are o...
Page 24: ...Controller Board Mounting Part 2 Step 3 Using 4 of the M3 Hex Nuts attach the Control Board to Acrylic Block A...
Page 25: ...Controller Board Mounting Part 2 Step 4 Using 4 M3x8 Cap Screws attach Acrylic Block B to the front of the Control Board...
Page 26: ...Controller Board Wiring Part 2 Connect the X and Y stepper motor wire harnesses and the laser module harness to the control board as shown NOTE See next section for proper laser harness selection...
Page 27: ...ct the laser module to the controller board using the provided harness encased in a black plastic sheath Do NOT use the other 3 wire harness with exposed conductors red white black this will cause the...
Page 28: ...r the lasers differs depending on the laser power See below for correct distance from laser lens to workpiece 3 5W and 5 5W adjustable lens Focal length 45mm 15W and 40W fixed lens Focal length 20mm M...
Page 29: ...R Download it online here NOTE FOR MAC USERS If your Mac is running Mojave OS or higher do NOT install the driver as the OS has native support for the CH340 If you are running Sierra or High Sierra pl...
Page 30: ...ype Device Manager then select it from the menu In the tree expand Ports COM LPT Your machine will be identified by the USB Serial Port COMX where the X represents the COM number for example COM3 If t...
Page 31: ...lso go to the LaserGrbl official website to download the latest version You will also find on the website many tutorials showing show how to use this powerful software If you own a Mac computer we rec...
Page 32: ...Software Introduction LaserGRBL Part 3 1 2 Open the LaserGRBL Software Select the desired COM port then click the Connect icon...
Page 33: ...below in the Console window Test your machine for proper motion control using the Jog buttons if the Y axis is reversed switch the motor cable to the other white port on the control board The highligh...
Page 34: ...e lens must be focused at the appropriate focal height of 45mm Click the Focus button at the bottom of the program window to turn the laser on at low power for focusing click again to turn the laser o...
Page 35: ...on LaserGRBL Part 3 6 To load an image for engraving click on the File menu then select Open File In the Windows Explorer window navigate to the desired image file on your computer Common file types a...
Page 36: ...Software Introduction LaserGRBL Part 3 You can use the default settings or adjust them see our tutorial videos in the Facebook Users Group for additional information 7 Parameters default click next...
Page 37: ...speed and MIN MAX settings will need to be adjusted to meet the material being engraved Note that the size values will automatically update whenever one is changed in order to maintain the aspect rati...
Page 38: ...aserGRBL Part 3 Using the jog buttons position the laser to the lower left corner of the desired burn location then click the Globe button to set the origin Then click the Play button to start the las...
Page 39: ...Software Introduction Lightburn Part 3 1 2 Open the Lightburn Software In the lower right of the screen in the Laser pane click on Devices...
Page 40: ...Software Introduction Lightburn Part 3 3 4 In the Devices dialog box click on the Create Manually button The New Device Wizard will start select the GRBL option and click Next...
Page 41: ...troduction Lightburn Part 3 5 6 The default connection method should be Serial USB click Next If you would like to name the machine you may do so here Set the work area dimensions as shown X 650 Y 500...
Page 42: ...burn Part 3 7 8 Set the origin for your laser on the 6550 that is the Front Left Ensure the Auto Home option is off otherwise errors will occur click Next Confirm your settings then click Finish to re...
Page 43: ...Software Introduction Lightburn Part 3 9 Click on OK to return to the main Lightburn screen...
Page 44: ...oduction Lightburn Part 3 10 Click on the File menu then select Import to open an image file In the Windows Explorer window navigate to the desired image file on your computer Common file types are JP...
Page 45: ...Software Introduction Lightburn Part 3 11 To set the engraving parameters select the image on the grid then go to the Cuts Layers tab in the upper right pane see next page for detail...
Page 46: ...r imported image then select the parameters for your engraving in the example below we have selected a engraving speed of 1000 mm min at a power of 60 with the mode set to Fill This will direct the ma...
Page 47: ...oduction Lightburn Part 3 13 Select the Move tab and use the jog buttons to position your laser at the lower left corner of where the design is to be burned Click on the Set Origin button to set the s...
Page 48: ...e Fire button to turn the laser on at low power for focusing click again to turn the laser off If the Fire button is not visible go to the Device Settings on the Edit menu and select the Enable Laser...
Page 49: ...Software Introduction Lightburn Part 3 15 Finally click on the Start button in the Laser pane to start the laser engraving process...
Page 50: ...his will display all the Grbl settings values from the router Copy these into a text editor and save the file somewhere as a baseline No matter how much you may mess up the settings you will always ha...
Page 51: ...g by turning the screw by hand disconnect the coupler first Check that the grub screw on the coupler connecting the threaded rod to the stepper motor are tight and the coupler is not slipping Swap the...
Page 52: ...is 2 and the X axis needs inverting Select the 2 row and the X column the new 3 value is 6 Current 3 value is 3 and the Y and Z axes need inverting To invert the Y axis select the 3 row and the Y colu...
Page 53: ...quick visual check by jogging all the axes by 10mm and making sure the distance travelled looks like 10mm 30 and 31 Max and Min Spindle Speed RPM This sets the spindle speed for the maximum 5V PWM pin...
Page 54: ...0 111 1000 and 112 600 13 Report inches boolean Grbl has a real time positioning reporting feature to provide a user feedback on where the machine is exactly at that time as well as parameters for coo...
Page 55: ...Timing belts should be tight enough to not slip but not so tight as to make smooth movement an operation s issue Q What speed and max power do I need to use A This is not a firm value we can provide f...
Page 56: ...ake sure they are all tight and the wiring into the correct ports Make sure the wheels and coupling are not rubbing against the stepper motor Double check your timing belts tension too Q How to I focu...
Page 57: ...ocess Q How to I set home A Once your picture is imported jog your laser over to the bottom left corner of your workpiece Then click on the Globe button at the left of your screen next to the padlock...
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