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| * Under Rotary Parameters, set Enable Rotary to True | * Under Rotary Parameters, set Enable Rotary to True | ||
| * Under Y Axis Settings, set Enable Homing to False | * Under Y Axis Settings, set Enable Homing to False | ||
| - | * Under Y Axis Settings, set Max Speed to 75 rather than 300 | + | * Under Y Axis Settings, set Max Speed to 75 rather than 500 |
| - | * Under Y Axis Settings, set Max Acceleration to 100 rather than 3,000 | + | * Under Y Axis Settings, set Max Acceleration to 100 rather than 10,000 |
| Then click on Write. If you just click OK, changes will not be saved. | Then click on Write. If you just click OK, changes will not be saved. | ||
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| For larger images, you may want to distort the width of the image gradually across the entire image. This can be done using the Envelope feature in Inkscape. | For larger images, you may want to distort the width of the image gradually across the entire image. This can be done using the Envelope feature in Inkscape. | ||
| - | When you are done, change all of these settings back to their original values (other than the Workpiece Diameter or Circumference). Then //__**turn off the machine**__//, unplug and remove the rotary attachment, and raise the bed back up so that the next person can use the laser for cutting or engraving flat stock. | + | When you are done, change all of these settings back to their original values and Write them (other than the Workpiece Diameter or Circumference). Also change the following: |
| + | * change the y-axis keypad acceleration to 4,500 | ||
| + | * set the cut parameters max acceleration to 2,000, the idle acceleration to 2,000, and the min acceleration to 400 | ||
| + | * set the engraving parameters Y acceleration to 10,000 | ||
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| + | Then //__**turn off the machine**__//, unplug and remove the rotary attachment, and raise the bed back up so that the next person can use the laser for cutting or engraving flat stock. | ||
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| + | Settings: | ||
| + | I found a speed of 100 and power of 20 with 300 dpi seemed to work well on the pint glasses I was using to test the rotary. You may also want to wipe your piece with a wet piece of denim (or paper towel) to remove any tiny bits of glass still clinging to the piece. | ||
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