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The tap water around here contains a very high mineral content. The last thing I need are tubes coated in Cal! A little bleach is added to prevent algae forming. A drop or 2 of dish soap acts as a surfactant. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Good idea, I'll will have to try that! Thanks for sharing. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Great minds think alike! At first I left the tube out of the water so I could hear it running. It is difficult to see inside the ice machine. Take care not to lower the temperature below the ambient dew point or condensation will form inside the tube. I did this once and had to buy a new tube!! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

hey guys hope this can help someone instead of runing the return line to the reservoir in the ice maker put the return line above the copper coils inside the maker .. i did this to mines and it works perfect the water get cold fast and also i hooked up a inkbird to mines which turns on the ice maker at a set temp and takes it off at a set temp

Hi, I hope it is something simple. You have to press and hold the power button in until the machine starts. Briefly pressing the button will not work. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Hi, I do not use constant power, overscan is set to 2.5% You can get the file I made here : drive.google.com/file/d/1-SK2Q0ynII4a8m__4YWCRodw8RKsltnZ/view?usp=sharing Thanks for watching and have a great day!

Thanks I’ll give it a try. I’ve been in touch with Cedric about the approach to putting a custom spindle speed mapping together to better tune the variable power. I must admit I’d not have found the board without your video 👍

You're welcome! Have a great day!! @@MrFatlab

@@craftworks7232 I downloaded the file and ran it through the K40 with the settings in the Lightburn file. Everything worked fine. I realise I’d been optimistic running the speed at 300 mm/s. Even at 100 mm/s it’s a 3x speed increase from my diode laser. Thanks for sharing the file.

@@MrFatlab You're welcome! If you want to keep in touch you can email gizmohombre@gmail.com I have messed around with images onto tiles and other stuff so feel free to ask. Always useful to bounce ideas off people!

Hi, that is a pity. I know the guy is a university student so maybe he's away on holidays. Hope he gets back to you. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

@@craftworks7232 thanks for the info, I'll give it a few weeks or so and try again 👍👍

The bed measures 24x35 cm it fits comfortably in the K40. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

I live in the desert of Andalucía, condensation is not a problem for me!! The soap is a "wetting agent" that is it helps the water to coat the surface of the glass tube. ¡Vivo en el desierto de Andalucía, la condensación no es un problema para mí! El jabón es un "agente humectante", es decir, ayuda a que el agua cubra la superficie del tubo de vidrio.

The quality of an image is not dependent on the type of controller or the software driving it. It is a product of the quality of the original image, the way it is processed and the preparation of the material used.

Hey thanks! Now time to catchup on outstanding jobs! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Thanks Mario! Great idea to prime it with some ice first, of course it would need to be made from the "special" formula! Keep safe.

Hey thanks! Much appreciated.

Agreed! I confess I got a bit confused about the ch name... But not for long!

At over half the price I paid for the K40 I agree! Fortunately the alternative is much more reasonable. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Make sure the belt is tensioned by the screw in the slotted base as you see here : ua-cam.com/video/ssJye9Gj6Fo/v-deo.html Check the nuts that hold the screw to the plastic corner pieces are tight. Check the bed is level by measuring the gap between it and the base on all sides. I have not had any issues with it not staying level. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

@@craftworks7232 great. thanks

I have not found it to be a problem. The belts are edge on and at that point the laser is way out of focus. It would need to sit in the same place for a looooong time to do any damage! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

I am sure that Meerk40t like K40 Whisperer is a good way to start. In my opinion Lightburn is far superior. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

You're welcome! Have a great day!!

Great! You will not be disappointed! I reviewed it here : ua-cam.com/video/ssJye9Gj6Fo/v-deo.html Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Works for me! maybe it was down for maintenance.

I see it working.

Hi, thanks for the comment. I'm not sure which piece of "metal shielding" you are referring to? Inkscape is a very useful tool which I also use. I started out using K40 Whisperer also and it works OK. However for my Ortur laser I downloaded the free trial of Lightburn to try. WOW! It is a game changer. It is much more than just controller software. For many designs it is all you need. The Art and Materials Libraries I found particularly useful. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

@@craftworks7232 At 6:20, when you're messing with the wires, there the stainless steal box with the CE label on it, it's got a CPU fan in it...That's the thing that has the blue plastic protection on it. I thought it was anodised (or something) at first but it's just thin plastic sheet. Laters...

@@alantaylor2694 I have never had a problem with the power supply overheating. I just finished a 2 hour session cutting ply at around 10 mA and the box wasn't even warm. If it ever got hot there would be a serious problem!

The question is better asked to the company : mail@xs-robotics.de For my part I am completely happy with the service. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

@@craftworks7232 I am in the USA (California). I tried to order from them a while back. They cancelled my order, refunded my money and told me they could not ship it to me.

@@alpscraftshack599 That's a shame. Maybe something to do with the shipping costs, now silly after the covid thing.

@@alpscraftshack599 I’m in the US and I just placed my order yesterday and it seems like it went through! I’ll keep you updated when I receive it

@@ricardoserrano-smith5571 Did you ever receive the bed?

Hey thanks! Be aware that the goggles that come with the Ortur are rubbish! I bought these : amzn.to/3G1n0tZ When I first used the new goggles I wondered why I could not see the laser in test fire mode and it was because the goggles were blocking it! Now use the rubbish ones just for framing. You only have one pair of eyes, take care!! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

I never installed it! Before I used K40 Whisperer which was OK but Lighburn takes things to a whole new level and it not expensive for what it can do. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

You just tell your computer to uninstall it!

I am very happy with it. It has been n use now every day. I don't think I could buy all the parts for this project for less than the kit cost. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

@@craftworks7232 a quick question when cutting on the bed does the laser pass through and burn the belt ? thanks

@@wizard1963uk It is a possibility but as the belt is edge on and the laser will be way out of focus I don't think it would burn. maybe a sheet of tin foil over the belt might work?

You're welcome! There is a new version available now, link in the description. If you have any questions please ask. Have a great day!!

@@craftworks7232 I just ordered it :D

@@gaspererjavec1455 Great! It was a game changer for me, especially as I already had a Lightburn license for my Ortur diode laser.

Thanks Mario! It will keep me on the "straight and level"! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Thanks Mario! Like 3D printers once you have one you cannot understand why you did not get one before, so useful! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Thanks for sharing. Have a great day!!

That's true, however it fires the laser without setting the power. So you have a huge risk to fire at full power

@@cedricvivien8776 Great advice Cedric! I only use the macro in Lightburn.

I guess that would work but my preferred solution is using the macro in Lightburn. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Yes! It is amazing the difference, takes the K40 into another league. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Unfortunately the website for that board is no longer working!!!!!!

That is a shame! You can contact the developer at : avataraar.120@gmail.com Thanks for watching, have a great day!

Unfortunately the website for that board is no longer working!!!!!!

Interesting idea with the pot, so far I'm happy with the control from Lightburn. The overall construction of the K40 is very shoddy. I had all sorts of crap rolling around in the bottom of mine, loose nuts being one of them! You gets what you pay for! What is your approach to "test firing" the laser? Thanks for watching, have a great day!

@@craftworks7232 Hi, I have the 10 turn pot set to control the maximum power from the power supply, this gives 0 to 5 volts to the power supply, I also have a digital voltmeter module set to measure the control voltage. In normal use a voltage of 4.5 volts gives me 18 mA to the tube (100% power from lightburn) Fot test firing (for mirror alignment) I reduce this to around 0.6 volts this gives a nice small spot on the card when the "fire" button is pressed. I have rewired all the electrics on the K40 (important to check the earth connection, mine had a bolt to the metal bodywork, but the paint had not been removed, 15,000 volts with poor wiring in a badly earthed metal box... what could go wrong???)

@@zebo-the-fat I hear ya! Looking at the (lack) of earthing and having a glass tube filled with water attached to 15 Kv scared me so much I used a long stick to switch it on! What do you use your K40 for?

@@craftworks7232 Still learning! I use it to engrave slate coasters and it is excelent for cutting and marking acrylic sheet, also used it to cut and engrave signs from 3mm birch

Any info for sourcing the controller to restrict max power Make module type and supplier would be great thanks

The developer has just released a new board using the FluidNC (GRBL ESP32 successor) lasercutting.avataar120.com/en/2022/07/03/brand-new-k40-fluidnc/ Thanks for letting me know.

@@craftworks7232 Unfortunately the website for that board is no longer either working!!!!!!

Hey thanks! I am very happy with it, it's working perfectly with the K40 and Lightburn. More projects coming to the channel soon!

Hey thanks! I am very happy with it, it's working perfectly with the K40 and Lightburn. More projects coming to the channel soon!

You're welcome! have a great day!

Hey thanks Joe! Lots of good stuff to come!

Bless you! Now to fit the GRBL controller in the K40!