Hello,
I recently purchased an Atomstack A5 M50 Pro engraver, and it does a fine job engraving.
However, I can’t seem to cut through 5.6mm plywood without many, many passes. Is this normal?
I am running 100mm/min and it takes about 40 passes to get through,
or 50mm/min and it takes about 18 passes, but that burns the wood more.
Am I missing something obvious to you vets? Should I really be able to burn through in 2 or 3 passes?
Same machine same result UNTIL I did a ramp test and found that they quote and supply focus block based on Optical focus not INTENSITY focus, that a ramp test will show. Changed my focus from 2mm to 3.4mm which was the result of MY ramp test and cutting in 1 or 2 passes at 100%
I was able to reduce my passes to half as many with a ramp test, but I still cant get it quite right because the housing around the laser keeps me from putting it right against the ramp. Any pointers?