Hey guys complete newb here with laser engraving. I got a alfawise c30 for christmas and after playing with it for a little while, I wasn’t happy with the lasergrbl software they sent with it so I am trying out lightburn right now on the trial version. So far I love and have done quite a few test runs doing everything from trace drawings to actual drawings and some letter work.
So did all this but I am trying to accomplish the simplest thing. I’m working on a set of wooden coasters and putting different images on them. Is there a way that I can turn the laser on at low power at it’s starting point which is the origin so I can then align my wood to start the burn off? I just want to be able to put each piece so they all get burned in center and can’t figure out a good way to do this. Once I have one good I can trace it with a marker and I’m and put each piece afterwards in that spot.
Here is a better question, I want to attach the engraver to a piece of plywood to make it more sturdy, if I do this is there a easy way to engrave the actual grid in lightburn for the whole size of the engraver?
Not exactly, but it would be easy to draw a rectangle over the grid, and you could use the grid array tool to create lines every 10mm in both directions too. You can also use this tool:
It’s worth noting that these require that your laser has zero set correctly, either with limit switches on power up, or by zeroing the position of the laser manually.
