40W Chinese Laser: First cuts with open-source toolchain
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Now, since I haven’t removed the stock work area, and because of the way the machine homes before the cut, I had to rest the test piece up higher than the normal work height. Outside the ideal laser focus width. Therefore the cut width is a bit thicker than if the material was a proper distance from the lens.
Still, I’m pretty happy with the performance – this is an example of a vector drawing:
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