How to pinpoint the laser on a project

I cannot figure out how to pinpoint the laser onto my project. Since the laser head is 2-1/2" square I cannot see exactly where the burn is going to start. This is critical when burning very small projects. I have searched and read everywhere and found nothing.
I am just learning LB and don’t know what to do next. I am using an Atom Stack S10 Pro 10w laser. I also do not know what software (GRBL?) or firmware it uses (maybe someone can help me with that also). I have the current ver of LB and running on Dell Inspiron laptop with window 10.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

You could make an alignment jig with a piece of plywood and make a square with 90º stops then place the laser against the corner and do 2 90º cuts.

You can also use the laser as a pointer itself.
WARNING! Wear protective eyeware and exercise caution.

Enable the Fire button in the Move window after setting the power to 0.25%. When you Jog around, click the Fire to see exactly where the laser is pointing. Be sure it is turned off when done.

PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO POST A NEW QUESTION
Thanks

The same way you posted this one. Create a new Topic.

Thanks for your help. I’ll try it…

Thanks for your help, also. This worked great

If you would like to see the GRBL firmware version your laser is using, enter $I into the console window.

See here for more: Grbl V1.1 Quick Reference – SainSmart.com

My bad Hal, I did not notice you were a new poster.

To start a new topic, you can get there from this window. On the left, click on Topics with the green dot beside it. Then look for + New Topics on the right side at the top.

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