Problems with positioning when engraving and cutting

With a big CO₂ laser, you should be able to run it around 300 mm/s at high acceleration, using enough power to mark cardboard. The point is not to have a beautiful work of art, but to stress the machine as much as possible while producing a visible result.

I’ve given up trying to figure out why the world is the way it is, particularly with regard to laser machine hardware. :grin:

However, you now have a diagnostic test showing a mechanical problem. Your job is to find the backlash, fix it, then verify the fix using the same test.

Some previous discussion describe where other folks found obscure problems:

Good hunting!

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