I’m in need of a stencil by tomorrow and the vendor has been no use. Please note I’m super new to this and would not have thought it would be this difficult considering how easily I pick up on things.
I am trying to cut this stencil onto a 3x3in (1/8 in deep) unfinished wood board but it’s just going through the motions but the laser is not doing anything. I’ve tried reading through the posts with similar problems but it’s a bit of a struggle. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Hi, thanks so much for the quick response. I bought this in March and just recently set it up. I’ve adjusted those settings based on other topics I read through here. All of those are on or match, but it still just emits a light with no changes.
Ok, if $30 and S-Value both match the next option is that the lens or lens protector is damaged/dirty or that it is getting insufficient power from the controller, have you checked cables for damage and tested for continuity with a multimeter if you have one ?
I don’t have a multimeter unfortunately. I was going to pick one up but, at this point, if it’s not a settings issue, (which it doesn’t sound to be based on the discussions here) then I’ll just let the vendor deal with it. I don’t think I’ll have the stencil on time which is not great but I’d rather not invest money in to it.
They just had me take a picture of the laser hitting the ceiling… so … we’ll see where it goes from there…
Yes, the pic of beam on ceiling is one way to check for lens damage, Is there anyone local that can do the stencil for you who you can owe a favor while you get it sorted ?
Also try this. Select entire image with the selection arrow and then click on a colored layer at the bottom of Lightburn. Any color, 01, 02, 03, etc., but the first one - Black 00. Then adjust the power and speed of that layer that you’ve selected for this image and try to laser it again.
