Hi All,
Absolute newbie here.
I have just bought a Kraft with the rotary kit and the 40W module.
My main aim is to do stainless steel oval Plaques as big as I can reasonably make, but also lots of different bits as well.
I tried connecting Lightburn on a laptop with no luck so I am about to try on a different machine. I have had guidance from AtomStack but nothing helped connection so far.
I did connect with their own software and successfully made a notice for a friend that was surprisingly easy to do !
Is it best that I make jigs for things, there are lots of the same item I would like to make ?
I am apprehensive about doing something as big as the plaques, these are 400 x 300 approximately, will I run into trouble exceeding the machine limits at this size ?
Hope somebody can shed light on these, it’s probably newbie nervousness but I don’t want to wreck an expensive machine by not asking.
I am an ex Technical Author and have used Inkscape from the very early days so I am about to look into using that for projects as well.
Do they provide a .lbdev file?
Please post a screenshot (not a cell phone pic) of your entire Lightburn screen with the Cuts/Layers Panel and Laser Panel visible. Also post screenshots of the Device Settings Window> Dimensions and Units tab and the Basic Settings tab (Wrench and Screwdriver icon).
I’m a huge fan of using jigs. 2 questions first. Does this machine have limit switches and does the honeycomb bed lock into position or is it somewhat free floating?
The size is within the listed working area of the machine, so the only real concern is overscan if your design is too close to one of the edges. This can be overcome by making your jig in such a way that the edge of your material is off the edge of the working area enough so that overscan isn’t an issue. This dimension varies with speed. The faster you engrave, the larger the overscan amount.
First if you did connection with the atomstack software then the machine is working properly. You don’t explain what your issue is with connecting with lightburn.You should be able to set up the device in lightburn easily. Just enter the the size of the X and Y axis. Home is normally front left and if you want to home the machine automatically on startup. I normally set mine to not home auromatically on startup.
Then you just plug the cable from the machine to the computer. Click on the box next to devices and you should see the com port. Select it and then home the machine. Try that and give some feedback on if the machine homes or not.
First if you did connection with the atomstack software then the machine is working properly. You don’t explain what your issue is with connecting with lightburn.You should be able to set up the device in lightburn easily. Just enter the the size of the X and Y axis. Home is normally front left and if you want to home the machine automatically on startup. I normally set mine to not home auromatically on startup.
Then you just plug the cable from the machine to the computer. Click on the box next to devices and you should see the com port. Select it and then home the machine. Try that and give some feedback on if the machine homes or not.
You have lots and lots of questions here. I think you need to get your machine to home as a first step. Once that is done and you start doing some work you will have question that you can post here and get solutions from the user group. Looks like you want all your questions answered before you even start doing some work. That probably is not the best approach. One step at a time. Far as does your machine having limit switch. Atomstack says the Kraft does have limit switches. As far as the bed locking into position normally it doesnt but not sure on your machine. Any machine has a learning curve. As you use the machine you will have questions. Were here to help but get some experience and learn the basics.
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