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Updated Flying Optics for the Laser Cutter

Posted by dennis at 12:32 am 1 Response »

Feb 262011

Updated Flying Optics for the Laser Cutter

The worst part about using the laser cutter is aligning the optics. It only takes the smallest misalignment to cause big problems in the quality of the output and after trying multiple times to realign the laser with only mediocre results I decided that something a little more drastic was in order. The culprit seemed [continue reading…]

A DIY Touch Probe

Posted by dennis at 7:13 pm 6 Responses »

Feb 062011

I recently invested in the Tormach Tooling System (TTS) for my CNCed SX3. So far I’m really impressed with the set. Tool changes couldn’t get much easier. One of the best things about the system is that the holders give each tool a very repeatable height. That means that I can account for height offsets [continue reading…]