I am a bit confused with what I see.
I think I am doing it correct, but result is unexpected. I do have 20% min and 100% max power for all boxes with columns changing Power Scale. And I also see laser do change MaxPower value while it’s cutting accordingly (well, it’s a bit off, but consistently grows by 20% from box to box at least)
But result is almost like there is no difference in power. Is it something else? Maybe focusing?
Start speed in machine settings is set to 9mm/s. It was 10 duing one of the tests, hence last 10mm/s row is not burned through - it was throttled down to 20% min-power.
Maybe I Don’t see the difference because it is so slow that even at 20% it burns as much as it could anyway. I’ve played with focus distance a bit. Now I can see a bit of difference left to right (power variable) but I am still expect there to be bigger difference =\
There are a couple of problems that catch my eye.
Firstly, on the back of your tests you can clearly see the difference in your power/speed settings, the area you have chosen is just too large.
Your focus does not seem to be quite perfect and there is a mechanical problem with your machine which is clearly visible in the numbers.
It looks like you are using BB plywood for your test, it can sometimes be of such (laser) poor quality that it can only be cut with relatively too much prower and the result is not pretty.
My recommendations are that you should fix your focus and find out if there are any loose belts or pulley screws. Do some tests with laser-grade plywood and preferably with only a single pass, it gives better indications of the machine and the materials.
