A beginner here. Is there a command in Lightburn to turn on the laser so I can manually adjust it?
If by adjusting you mean turning on the laser in low mode to adjust the lens or see where the laser is positioned, it is possible to do so from LB.
- Menu Edit > Menu Device settings > Frame Other options > Enable laser fire option
- Close LB
- Open it again
In Move window, you have a new button âFireâ and an option âPowerâ
To use it, set if for example at 3%
Unfortunately, the fire mode is switched off as soon as the laser moves, which prevents this function from being used for the Frame option.
Important: Use glasses, even in low mode
The statement âUnfortunately, the fire mode is switched off as soon as the laser moves, which prevents this function from being used for the Frame option.â is not quite true, if you hold down shift when running frame, the laser stays on in low power mode.
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Thanks! Now another associated problem. When I adjust the laser it does burn a small dot on the board; however, when I actually run the project the laser is on but doesnât burn the wood.
You need to set off âfireâ mode before burn.
Thank Phil !
It still doesnât burn. What is the correct way to adjust the laser? Down to the smallest dot on the board?
Yes, the smallest possible point: it should be about 1/4 mm
Still something in lightburn that Iâm doing wrong. Iâm now using T2Laser and getting the results I needed.
But fortunately if you hold the Shift key when you press the Frame button it turns it on for you.
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You might have your spindle-max setting (or the corresponding device setting in LightBurn) set incorrectly.
You might also be telling it to move in mm/sec, not mm/min, and the velocity ramping would limit the diode output if youâre trying to move faster than the machine allows.
I changed it to mm/min. Now how do I change the feed rate?
Set the speed in the cut setting - the list of cut settings in your project is usually in the upper-right, in a window labeled âCutsâ. Select an entry and the âquick settingsâ show up below that window. Double-click an entry to bring up the full settings dialog.
During settings of the individual layers, it is possible to set the values for speed and power.
(layer=cut)
Please, I replaced the m2nano with cohesion3d laserboard with lcd, and use Lightburn, but I canât use the settings in Lightburn because the machine stay using the settingbuttons from the m2nano, must I disconnect these or what do I miss? When I change the cut and engrave settings in Lightburn than the machine doesnât listen to these.