LAOS - Laser Open Source

2015-06-22

17:26 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: RE: Jump in X-axis when engraving

When I had a lab power supply powering the 24v rail, I remember the current being around 2 amps. Now that I've solve...

2015-06-20

16:04 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: RE: Jump in X-axis when engraving

The pololu's are not optocouplers. They don't need to be. The coils in the stepper motors are isolated (at least th...

2015-03-24

16:24 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: RE: Problems etching

Things I've tried:
> 1: Redraw the shape with a surplus line outside the work area, in effect defeating the optimi...

2015-03-18

21:18 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: RE: Problems etching

Thanks so much! I'll try those out.
I did notice a weird thing that I had previously not paid too much attention t...

16:06 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: RE: Problems etching

I didn't think that one release back would be considered "ancient."

2015-03-17

22:32 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: RE: Problems etching

I agree with your assessment. Tonight (if I have any free time, I have a toddler) I'll try the new firmware, but as ...

20:06 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: RE: Problems etching

Sure,
To summarize, when engraving, the x-axis will sometimes "walk" back and forth (but usually to the right) as...

18:18 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: Problems etching

Hi all,
I've been trying to solve this etching problem for a few months. I've done everything I can think of to s...

2014-12-31

06:26 LAOS Laser Discussion and support: PWM Strategies

I'm interested in adding PWM to my configuration, but I'm not sure how to calibrate the maximum PWM value to match he...

2014-12-18

20:15 LAOS Laser Wiki edit: A_list_of_users_with_LAOS_converted_lasercutters (#83)