Hi, is there a way not to turn off the stepper motors after a homing or framing? As soon as I touch the laser head with my hand, I can simply shift it. I would prefer that it remains “fixed” and that the positioning is exclusively done via Lightburn. Only after a finished job i want the motors to …

With micro-stepping being as common as it is, steppers can and will lose position every time you stop powering them - stepper drivers don’t generally remember which microstep they were on when unpowered. There are plenty of users who run their lasers for hours at a time, during which the motors are…

Don´t stop stepper motors after homing

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MikeyH (Mike Hembrey) October 18, 2023, 12:40pm 10

In my Laser Box,

the risk of bumping is high, Now that I know what can go wrong, I will either lock the steppers or re-Home the machine before hitting Run, which I tend to do a lot anyhow.