My laser seems to be having trouble cutting 3MM basswood even when laser power is turned up and speed is turned down. Is there something I am missing?
In order to help, some information is missing.
What parameters do you use for power and speed, please with the units of measurement, has the machine worked before?, have you checked/cleaned your laser lens?, have you tested your focus setting with a ramp test or similar?..
Without this information, it’s like telling the doctor that it hurts 
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Yeah the machine has cut this material fine in the past. I had it at 300mm/100%power and it still didn’t cut all the way through the material.
I have not checked the cleanliness of the lens. I don’t have the focus ramp I have just been using the focusing lever that’s built into the laser module.
I assume you mean 300mm/min… that should be ok.
If you have never done a ramp test it might be interesting for you to see the results and compare your built-in distance system. But if you have been able to cut through basswood before and you don’t have optical problems, it could be possible that your laser is not ok anymore.
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On a chance, did you check the Device Settings window to make sure mm/m is selected? I say this because you did not put any units after your 300 speed.
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Yeah it was set to mm/m. I ended up deleting the devices in lightburn. I then manually added my machine back to the list and it started working normally. Thank you.
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That is why the units of measurement are so important and must never be forgotten when specifying values. (This also applies to a very high degree within electricity and electronics.)
When you have re-established your values ​​of your laser so that it fits perfectly, I would recommend “exporting a Bundle” with all the relevant data, it works almost automatically, try it.
(Under normal circumstances, LB makes automatic backups of your settings and can/should always be able to be restored, Bundles are just an additional (transport) option.)
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