[Noisebridge-discuss] lasercutter jam

Sat Apr 13 22:19:47 UTC 2013

I thought the4 amperage meter was broken! This may be a clue to my
problems. I have disregarded this aspect completely as I believe at one
point the meter was broken, & we just never messed with the amperage dial.

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at gmail.com>wrote:

>  Click red button, try firing.   Click red button, try firing again.
>
> Make sure you also have dialed up the amperage so that the arrow is
> pointing straight up towards the back of the machine.   (I make it a
> habit to turn the knob all the way down when I'm done using the laser)
>
> -M
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Phil Spitler <phil at bonfirelabs.com> wrote:
> > Ok, back at Noisebridge and reducing the speed seems to have fixed that
> > issue.
> >
> > My next issue is that the laser doesn't seem to fire at all.
> >
> > I tried pressing the 2 green buttons but nothing happens.
> >
> > The instructions also say that the small red button should be in the down
> > position but that button doesn't seem to have a down state.
> >
> > arghhhh... so close yet so far.
> >
> > Any ideas on this one?
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > Phil Spitler  |  Creative Technologist   |  Bonfire Labs  |  t :
> > 415.394.8200  m : 415.571.3139
> >
> > Website | Facebook | LinkedIn
> >
> > On Apr 9, 2013, at 12:49 AM, Phil Spitler wrote:
> >
> > Great, so you think think it's just a speed issue? That is EXCELLENT
> news.
> >
> > I'll try tomorrow evening if I can get to NoiseBridge.
> >
> > I hope tomorrow I don't have the connection issue and therefore be able
> to
> > get cutting.
> >
> > Much appreciated.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > Phil Spitler  |  Creative Technologist   |  Bonfire Labs  |  t :
> > 415.394.8200  m : 415.571.3139
> >
> > Website | Facebook | LinkedIn
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > On Apr 9, 2013, at 12:44 AM, Martin Bogomolni wrote:
> >
> > Slow down!   What you're experiencing is called stepper binding.
> >
> > Please lower the speed down, and you'll stop seeing the head do that.
> > It's because the whole machine is 1) very dirty and 2) I just adjusted
> > the head to ride the rails .. the pulleys have been loose and dragging
> > for a long time, which means they can bind.
> >
> >
> > =M
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:24 AM, Phil Spitler <phil at bonfirelabs.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > "some" progress was made.
> >
> >
> > Somehow the PC is now connected to the Laser cutter and it can control
> it,
> >
> > not sure what changed, it could have been the magnet, I also reseated all
> >
> > the cords.
> >
> >
> > However now when I try to print a document from Retina Engrave, the print
> >
> > head shoots to the left side of the printer and keeps hitting the side of
> >
> > the case.
> >
> >
> > It's as if it doesn't know where zero is. I am calling it a day today but
> >
> > may try again tomorrow evening.
> >
> >
> > Any idea on this issue?
> >
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> > Phil Spitler  |  Creative Technologist   |  Bonfire Labs  |  t :
> >
> > 415.394.8200  m : 415.571.3139
> >
> >
> > Website | Facebook | LinkedIn
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:32 PM, Casey Callendrello wrote:
> >
> >
> > This often happens when two copies of RetinaEngrave are running. First
> try
> >
> > rebooting the laser cutter computer.
> >
> >
> > If that doesn't fix it, it means we've probably fried the USB board.
> >
> > According to the intrepid hacker who has one of his own, this can happen
> >
> > when the tube gets weak (which ours definitely has). Let's hope this
> isn't
> >
> > the case.
> >
> >
> > --Casey
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/8/13 11:19 PM, Tony Longshanks LeTigre wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hey, sending a quick note / desperate plea for help re: the lasercutter
> >
> >
> > to a few people I think have been knowledgeable on the subject. I was
> >
> >
> > supposed to give Phil (CC'd) a tutorial on how to use it tonight @
> >
> >
> > Noisebridge & we ran into a wall. Tried everything we could think of,
> >
> >
> > but RetinaEngrave persistently displayed an "Attempting to Connect"
> >
> >
> > status bubble without ever succeeding or advancing past that stage.
> >
> >
> > Furthermore, we couldn't even get the laser engraver itself to jog or
> >
> >
> > move at all. The laser test worked, but that was it. We had several
> >
> >
> > others look at it & tried most every variable: cords, software, logging
> >
> >
> > in as different users, &c, to no avail. Among the few things we haven't
> >
> >
> > tried are unplugging or replacing the card that the connecting USB cord
> >
> >
> > plugs into on the laser cutter, and....suggestions? We do know, on the
> >
> >
> > encouraging side, that Martin B. used this lasercutter, apparently with
> >
> >
> > success, as recently as one day ago. CCing to Martin. (Sorry if you're
> >
> >
> > getting multiple messages.) Martin, do you think in the course of your
> >
> >
> > "checkup" on the machine the other day there is anything you might have
> >
> >
> > changed that could explain this impasse?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can offer!
> >
> >
> >
> > +11+
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