Hi, I have been using your great software for some time now. I have found that diode lasers now have rectangular beams and a single krf size does not work very well. It would be great if there were separate x and y kerf settings with interpolation for moving between axis ie curves etc… Do you have anything coming up in this area. Keep up the good work Excellent product.
Terry
Very interesting… I’ve always thought of the kerf as unidirectional, but not any longer…
I rarely cut on my diode, so I’ve never measured it’s kerf and I doubt I would have done for both axes…
I suggest you also post this in the feature suggestions, for us to vote on…
What kind of difference is there in size …?
Hi Jack, thank you for your quick reply, didn’t expect to hea r till New Year. I have just done a measurement,the difference in x and y kerf is .08mm. Might not sound much, but when making boxes, or doing intarsia ( inlays) it is crirical. Also x and y kerf would need to be able to be set + or - valuse, depending on whehter the piece cut out is the size needed, or the "hole " left behind is the size needed. I have had many laser modules over the years, and only one had a dead square beam, My current machine is a Scupfun S30 Pro Max. A beast of a machine, cuts extremely well and also great engraving, only need to compesate for different kerf sizes. Also, not having a dead square beam means having to overcut on one xis to allow the other axis to cut through. Thank you once again. Hope you had a Great Christmas and wishing you a Good New Year.
Tasateko (Terry)
That’s a serious amount…
If you have a rectangle/square, this probably isn’t a problem moving vertical or horizontal … with your solution, but…
One hypotenuse is longer than the other so when you go around a curve the kerf will continuously change …
A diagonal laser path in one direction would have a different kerf than in the other direction …
Hi, I am using Neje Master 2x Max and I am also looking how to solve this issue since the laser focus in not a dot but a rectangle.
If anybody knows how to deal with that would be appreciated.
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