Ooznest WorkBee Laser Upgrade - First Job
First Job
- Connect the PLH3D laser head. Put a piece of plywood on the table of your WorkBee CNC machine. Move the X- and Y-axis to have the laser head above the bottom left corner of the plywood.
- Using the PLH3D-6W Height Reference Tool, set the laser head 60mm above plywood’s surface.
- Disconnect the docking station and attach the nozzle.
- Mount the laser head with the nozzle on and set the length of the nozzle. Distance between the nozzle and the surface of the engraving material should be 5-8 mm.
- Click the SET WORK XYZ button. After this operation, the XYZ coordinates of the work position should be equal to zero.
- Open G-CODE generator, which can be downloaded for free from optlasersgrav.com. In the DXF/Settings tab, set parameters like in the picture below.
- In the G-CODE Settings tab, choose the Duet 2 profile for earlier versions of RepRap firmware.
8. If you have updated your Duet firmware to RepRap 3.3 and above, choose the "WorkBee Duet 2 (RRF 3)" profile.
9. In the DXF/G-CODE tab, click the Generate G-code button.
10. Next, click the Save G-code button to name your G-code file and save it in a convenient location.
11. Put the Laser Safety Glasses on!
12. Use the key and the ARM/DISARM button to turn on the PLH3D-CNC Adapter and arm the laser head. POWER and ARMED LEDs should light up.
13. Click the UPLOAD&START button and choose the generated G-code.
14. Laser will start engraving immediately.
15. Your first job with a PLH3D-6W laser head is done!