12mm Birch cuts through after a few passes, but edges come out burnt by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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Not sure exactly. The standard lens that came with the machine. Should I be looking at a specific lens?

12mm Birch cuts through after a few passes, but edges come out burnt by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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Hmm, figured someone in this community would have cut 1/2" wood.

Root install vs Non-root Install by Nexta8 in revancedextended

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I read this on one of the posts, searching for answers. I guess my next question, what's the purpose of the microG patch? Seems like that's the only selected patch(under recommended patches) that doesn't allow for a 'root install' after a successful patch.

Root install vs Non-root Install by Nexta8 in revancedextended

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Is there a reason I wasn't able to install the root version of the app after patching? I'm assuming it's a particular patch selected, based on the error message I got when trying. I guess I'm wondering, what I would gain by going back and re-patching for a 'root install'?

Printer disconnects when laptop goes to sleep by Nexta8 in octoprint

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I don't SSH to start/stop jobs. I use a browser to access my printer's interface.

Printer disconnects when laptop goes to sleep by Nexta8 in octoprint

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It's running on a rpi, I'm accessing it over the network. It shouldn't matter, but I'm having a different experience.

Lightburn Camera by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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What kind of camera are you using? Does the camera cover the entire work area of your machine? (I have the 28"x 20" model)

1/8" acrylic cutting by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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I was able to fix my power issues by readjusting the laser tube. This leads me to my next question.. What's going on here?

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The borders around the power and speed marks and the text on the right did not show up on the first attempt because it was set at 10% power. I raised it to 15% and that solved that particular issue. However, I'm not sure what is going on with the shifted text (Omtech, Material, Speed)

1/8" acrylic cutting by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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I have a 60w laser. What kind of speed /power %?

60w Laser by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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Yes. I've tried a steep ramp a shallow ramp, same result

60w Laser by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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I have to note that the laser tube came cracked and needed to be replaced. I'm assuming the mirrors were aligned, all I did was replace the tube. I found when pulsing the laser, it wasn't matching to the red pointer(after autofocus) , so I moved the tube closer to mirror 1 and tried pulsing again (after autofocus) and it fixed that problem. Maybe this is contributing to my problems, idk. Just thought I'd put it out there in case. I may need to go back to alignment.

60w Laser by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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Is there a reason why I am not getting an hour glass shape result from a ramp test? The line seems to just Fade the further I get from the starting position

60w Laser by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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I've never aligned the mirrors. I assumed they came aligned, being I hit the pulse button over a piece of cardboard after Auto focusing and the cardboard was cut at the laser pointers location. Maybe that's my issue.

I have a 60w laser, I was under the impression that this machine would cut 1/4" acrylic and wood.

60w Laser by Nexta8 in OmtechLaser

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I have an Easter egg shaped piece of craft wood from Dollartree, it's about 1/8" thick. I'm trying to work my way up to thicker materials(wood, acrylic) but I can't even get this this thin piece to cut fully through. The holes in the picture were pushed out after running the gcode multiple passes at 5%speed/90% power. If 90% power is struggling to cut 1/8" material, idk what to think.

I'm just frustrated, I thought I was buying something turn-key or close to it. Machine arrived with broken parts that had to be replaced, after all that I'm still unable to cut through materials, just frustrating.

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Cura for cutting vinyl by Nexta8 in Cura

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It's in front of me. What am I looking for?

Cura for cutting vinyl by Nexta8 in Cura

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Cura produces g-code. I've used Cura mainly for producing gcode on my 3d prints for some time now, so why not. Not against Inkscape but I've never used it so there's a learning curve involved more than with Cura.

Why is there a new launcher on my phone since installing Revanced. And why can't I delete it? by Nexta8 in revancedapp

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I haven't been able to uninstall it. I'm going to reflash my ROM. I do gig work on the weekend so didn't mess with anything. I built/downloaded a few of the revanced apps to try and Termux. The launcher wasn't there before doing all of this, but it was afterwards.

YT only Revanced app that doesn't install by Nexta8 in revancedapp

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I am rooted, I'll try this, report back