Random Lines in engravings

[ednisley]

@Skyecyn

anything I can try here

Given the jumble in the top image, I cannot be certain which line(s) you don’t want.

The banding in the bottom image is almost certainly due to either crud on the tracks or a damaged roller wheel:

Laser engraves bumby lines which causes visible bands

I noticed that my fairly new Acmer S1 laser has some banding issues at certain parts of the engraving area. When I look at it with a magnifying glass, it looks like the laser is bumping up a bit, which causes uneven lines and visible bands. The first thing I did was tighten all the belts just to make sure it wasn’t as simple as that. It seems that it might have helped a bit, and the bumps are not as visible, but they still remain. Any thoughts on what could be causing this and how to fix it? S…