New lens for cutting

Just my lens from AP
But how do connect it to the laser there is a tube with a lens in the end and it comes with a nozzle
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Generally Focal length is referred to in inches, lens and mirror diameters are referred to in mm. For example, I use a 12mm diameter 4 inch focal length lens. 12 mm dia required precise alignment but 4 inch focal length gives great tolerance in cutting depth.

Seems very illogical to measure a diameter in mm, but a focal length in inches?

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I think most of the world, including American and British scientists usually use metric… for good reason.

In the end, the length is the same no matter the unit, as long as you know the unit.

All of my lenses focal lengths have mm listed… especially the fiber lenses. All of them come from metric countries… probably has something to do with it…

Just one more opinion :face_with_spiral_eyes:

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Im so confused in inches and mm lol

Pick one and use it… I do everything in mm… 1/25.4 = 1mm…

Even my construction tapes have metric… It’s so much easier to add, divide or multiple or subtract simple whole numbers… compared to doing just simple math such as from 1/16" added to 9/64"…?

Lightburn does it’s internals in mm, I understand. In the end it really doesn’t matter… whatever works best for you…

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