The laser makes a mess when cutting and engraving

Hi all
I have problem with laser making a mess since few weeks ago.
I am using Lightburn latest version 1.7.08
Ruida controller 445S.
It was working well until few weeks ago when started doing this for some reson.




Your profile says “Ortur”, which is a laser diode machine that would not use a Ruida controller. To judge from the pictures, it appears to be a CO₂ machine with a Ruida 6445S controller.

Is that correct?

You can adjust your profile using this link:

https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/w/welcome

The machine appears to have mechanical problems in the Y axis, most likely a loose setscrew in a motor coupling, probably hidden in the jackshaft across the front or back of the machine.

This test pattern helps identify mechanical problems:

GrundTest.lbrn2

Scale it to fit the platform and run it as fast as it will go in Line mode with optimizations turned off and power set to mark a sheet of cardboard. Any differences from the design will be informative; a photo will let us look over your shoulder.

Protip: Use cardboard / paper / whatever, rather than spendy stuff, until you’re certain you’ve found and fixed the problem.

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