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September 2018 

 

Laser Engraving Guide | 7 

 

 

Connect laser head to laser hub 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 

CNC Shark HD4 Controller                                     CNC Piranha FX Controller  

 

 

Connect one end of the 20 pin ribbon cable into the hub the other into the 
controller. 

 

Connect 12 V power laser supply to hub 

 

Power on the CNC controller system 

 

Power on the hub. 

 

Key Switch to on   

Alignment and positioning of laser head 

 

 

Position the laser head by jogging the X and Y axis to the programs point of origin 
(starting point).  

 

Lower the head of the laser by using the jog buttons for the Z axis until the head it 
lightly touching the work piece. 

 

Press the Zero XYZ button to set this as the zero position 

 

Next click the Z axis display to access the precise movement control 
 

  

 

 

 

Enter 0 .1 into the display and press the red move button 
 

Содержание CNC Shark HD4

Страница 1: ...Piranha FX This manual is written for consumers with basic working knowledge of VCarve Please refer to VCarve training guides for additional information NOTE If you plan to do a picture photo rather t...

Страница 2: ...the material while the amount of the 2 watt version is minimal the 4 and 7 Watt can be considerable Excessive smoke can shorten the life of the laser diode by clouding the lens causing it to reflect b...

Страница 3: ...rial Setup and Home Start Position Safe Height Change BOTH Rapid Z Gaps above Material Clearance Z1 and Plunge Z2 and the Home Start Position for Z by typing in 001 to prevent extra movement of the la...

Страница 4: ...er engraving purposes are 1000 through 0 For full power type in 1000 Zero means the laser is off Feed Rate is dependent on wood density The denser the wood the slower the Feed Rate A good rule of thum...

Страница 5: ...reater than zero We recommend typing in 001 inches Select Pattern Desired Outline or Fill Offset or Hatch and Press Calculate If using Fill then type in the Stepover at 015 Adjust as necessary If usin...

Страница 6: ...lpath For best viewing select a Toolpath Color The Toolpath Color can be changed by choosing one from the drop down Installing the Laser Head Make sure power is turned off to the entire CNC system Ins...

Страница 7: ...em Power on the hub Key Switch to on Alignment and positioning of laser head Position the laser head by jogging the X and Y axis to the programs point of origin starting point Lower the head of the la...

Страница 8: ...r Zero all axis again The system is now ready to run your program Load the TAP file onto a USB flash drive o NOTE A SanDisk flash drive formatted to FAT32 are recommended Insert USB drive into either...

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