Laser TLC #1
Introduction The 6040 laser cutter in Leeds Hackspace has never been fully serviced. Various types of laser cutter can be sourced from china and its always a mixed bag of what kind of components you get making up yours. The 6040 in LHS is no different, its received incremental updates but recently strange problems have infrequently occurred and band-aid fixes have been applied (both hardware and software based!) A full TLC service for the laser was long overdue, so the service has now begun! As specified in the google groups post, several phases were identified. Wot is our lasor Our laser is an older type, identifiable by its belt drive system combined with a cylindrical linear bearing on one side and wheels. Newer lasers come with linear block bearings on one or all sides driven by screw or split belts. Our drive system is usually seen in the “mini” type K40 / 40W machines, with the others in larger more powerful units, sometimes with reduced stepper gears. First things first I identified the X and Y stepper motors incase they need replacing. Y axis is a dual shaft 17HW441ON-0