Hey Patrick, sent you a couple more pix if you could check them out. Thank you! Ben

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Question: Hey Patrick, sent you a couple more pix if you could check them out. Thank you! Ben

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Will do.

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Where did you send the images?

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phdrobotics. I think I just needed to run it slower but if you have any ideas as to how to pull that off going faster, let me know. It’s just not completely dialed in yet.

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The file that you are using should have the speed associated with each polygon/line/arc/circle. You should be able to select the layer that the geometry resides and change the speed and intensity. Are you using LaserCAD?

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Yes. But if I’m cutting a name out of a very thin material, I don’t need to go so slow. That name plate is what happens when I go to fast with a thin material. At the end of every cut point, it tries to move to the next point to fast and messes up the cut.

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Not sure if that has to do with the jerk settings.

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It's a balancing act. You will need to find the speed that works best and reduce the intensity for that speed. For instance, I typically run about 10 mm/sec to cut .22" plexiglass. You can control the depth of the cut by either slowing the speed, or increasing the power, so you have a great deal of control on how the material is cut.

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You might also want to check your belt tightness. See how that plays a role in the outcome.

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The Y is a little loose. Great machine! Just need to learn the controls and should work great. How can I switch from leftright engrave to updown?

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It's call swing. Y swing or X swing. There is a dropdown field for that in the engrave setting for the layer. Make sure to use swing unilateral so the firing only happens in one direction.

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Got it. Couple more questions for you. It’s printing upside down, not sure how to fix that. Also, how many passes does it take for you to get through 22 acrylic On 95%?

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Sent you one more picture. Thank you for the help!

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I will take pictures tomorrow.

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Thank you. Just want to finish before the holiday.

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Not a problem at all and my apologies for not having that information. I have been meaning to put up a video on the limit switch connection as it is somewhat difficult to explain the process in words and diagrams.

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Any update?

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I plan on driving to the office later today and take pictures.

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I will take pictures of those connections as well.

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Much appreciated.

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It’s my pleasure.

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I’m almost to the office. I’ve been shuttling my kids around today. Sorry for the wait.

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I’m adding the images to the end of the VLXL instructions.

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