Cleaning your Co2 laser (ZnSe) lens.
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Co2 laser Focal Point Tolerance
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K40 alignment by American Photonics
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@tamraclove
@tamraclove 6 күн бұрын
Can anyone comment on whether the beam combiner lens comes with the entire mount and red dot?
@watchingwasaga8770
@watchingwasaga8770 Ай бұрын
Where's the link to the alignment tool?
@kevinmatney2218
@kevinmatney2218 2 ай бұрын
how do you change the lenses in American Phontonics lens tubes with ZnSe focus lens
@kevinmatney2218
@kevinmatney2218 2 ай бұрын
you had me right up to the end, was the head bad or what?
@Saeedooooo
@Saeedooooo 2 ай бұрын
i did order one. Will see how good it is.
@ajingolk7716
@ajingolk7716 3 ай бұрын
Hi Steve do you have doped ZnSe?
@shadowrob7709
@shadowrob7709 3 ай бұрын
with no smoke ^^ I can burn wood without it burning ^^
@antkn33
@antkn33 3 ай бұрын
I thought you weren’t supposed to run the laser at 100%
@dharmeshasher999
@dharmeshasher999 4 ай бұрын
Hi Steve, I have a question regarding the recycling of the laser optics. Is it possible to resue the lens if appropriately recoated ?
@alb673
@alb673 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining that lens diameter does nothing... I was wandering why the different diameters
@digitalworldtv1
@digitalworldtv1 4 ай бұрын
Is great I learnt from you
@esentl
@esentl 5 ай бұрын
I could not agree more with the many that have watched this video and still cant adjust their machine correctly I believe a more realistic video should be an out of alignment laser machine being aligned in detail, that's a video that would help more
@albertovenuti9494
@albertovenuti9494 5 ай бұрын
Interesting tool, since I just bought a used K40. Are you not supposed to wear safety glasses while operating the laser, or am I missing something?
@imartyrz4795
@imartyrz4795 6 ай бұрын
ขอบคุณมากๆๆ ช่างที่มาจ้างซ่อมไม่สามารถแก้ปัญหาได้ คลิปนี้ทำให้แก้ไขได้
@mrbmp09
@mrbmp09 7 ай бұрын
Absolute genius!!!
@ncmach1
@ncmach1 7 ай бұрын
Damn vertical videos. I refuse to watch.
@n1tr0kt
@n1tr0kt 7 ай бұрын
I wish you'd film in landscape, but otherwise, great videos and products. Thank-you.
@SpookyDad
@SpookyDad 8 ай бұрын
I have one and it works fine except that it eats batteries! Offering an adapter to plug in a power adapter would make this so much more useful.
@perniculous
@perniculous 8 ай бұрын
I thought this would really speed up my alignment, but man, it's been a bit frustrating because you don't actually show how to do it. You're assuming that the viewer knows 90% of what you're talking about. I wouldn't have purchased this if I did. Do you have a better video or document other than the 1 in x 1 in piece of paper in 3 pt font that was in the package?
@higherstandardspc
@higherstandardspc 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for a fantastic video, I have purchased your laser alignment tool. I had one question, you mentioned a Method at the end, I could not make out what you said, it sounded like Swartz Alignment Method. Would you be so kind as to give a link to this method you mentioned so I can finish up the alignment as you have and as you intend on finishing yours please ; ) Thank You again. New Customer & Subscriber.
@UloPe
@UloPe 9 ай бұрын
Please link this document. You seem like someone that really cares about details and quality - I’m sad to say that this doesn’t reflect on your website. Totally convoluted navigation, the product pages have mostly marketing speak and absolutely no details about the products.
@Delta9Church
@Delta9Church 9 ай бұрын
This is a very handy tool. When I first set up my k40, mirror 1 was so out of alignment that the beam was leaving the box altogether and burning into my 3d printing table across the room.
@onjofilms
@onjofilms 9 ай бұрын
I was a laser tech where we used 100 w and 250 w co2 lasers, we had air flow coming into the lens holder to always have positive pressure so no smoke came in. We maybe cleaned the lens once a month (with acetone). They ran 24hrs (some down time) 5 days a week. Our co2 came in trucks and was a constant feed type.
@SensSword
@SensSword 10 ай бұрын
I like this company and the lens I bought from them. Looks like I'll be sending them more money. Only obstacle is the wife... Looks like back massages and Framboise will be needed.
@mattltownsend18
@mattltownsend18 11 ай бұрын
Just received my adjustable head for my k40. Could not be more happy with the quality. However i am trying to set some standards for how high the head should be above the work surface. I am cutting 3mm acrylic mostly. Any recommendations?
@champagneellison
@champagneellison 5 ай бұрын
my stock focus tool measures at 50.8mm start there and if that doesnt work for you, do a ramp test
@MrMalik918
@MrMalik918 11 ай бұрын
new to this, and i do appreciate the video and explanation on it but, the zooming and moving side to side throws off the video for me.. my k40 should be here soon, hopefully i wont have much alignment to end up doing on mine, but if so then i'll give it a try, thanks yall
@quasar8546
@quasar8546 Жыл бұрын
what if the laser tube itself is not alligned well and is tilted up/down or left/right.. would this tool work?
@americanphotonics9120
@americanphotonics9120 11 ай бұрын
it is ok to move only the front or the back of the tube to make the tube alignment right. the tube does not need to be perfectly level the the machine or the earth.
@AlexCharal
@AlexCharal 3 ай бұрын
Yo también pienso lo mismo, ya que he cambiado el tubo de mi máquina y obviamente no queda super alineado. Si lo intento, pero debe de variar un poco. De ser así, como podría alinear bien el punto rojo si el tubo está ligeramente inclinado? Yo intenté ya hacer lo mismo del video, pero saliendo del tubo no de la boquilla (3er espejo) y si ayudó pero me falta perfeccionar la herramienta.
@AlexCharal
@AlexCharal 3 ай бұрын
Yo también pienso lo mismo, ya que he cambiado el tubo de mi máquina y obviamente no queda super alineado. Si lo intento, pero debe de variar un poco. De ser así, como podría alinear bien el punto rojo si el tubo está ligeramente inclinado? Yo intenté ya hacer lo mismo del video, pero saliendo del tubo no de la boquilla (3er espejo) y si ayudó pero me falta perfeccionar la herramienta.
@billzowak5509
@billzowak5509 Жыл бұрын
I'm gonna come back and watch this in 40 years when they invent "Talkies"..... can't wait. For now, I'll just test every setting known to mankind in the hopes of being able to duplicate this cut.
@leobelljr
@leobelljr Жыл бұрын
Is the focal distance the same as the OEM polar lens? 17mm-thickness of the material
@freebird1963
@freebird1963 Жыл бұрын
So is the lens come in the steel ring or is that a separate purhase ? And can lens be added to it or every time a lens is needed need to buy the steel ring ? And what about the air nozzle part ? Reusing the Polar OG one or does it come too ? Not much info on that part. Thanks. Looks cool
@americanphotonics9120
@americanphotonics9120 Жыл бұрын
The lens comes glued in the SS ring. It comes as a kit for $100. Lens, magnetic tube, and nozzle. You will need to use your original retaining ring and air fitting.
@caseygriswold8617
@caseygriswold8617 Жыл бұрын
I think your red dot is moving because the red dot pointer has a small amount of play, it's not completely secure within the laser head. And any bit of vibration effects it.
@lexispapi
@lexispapi Жыл бұрын
Wait what!!! That’s it we don’t get the last mirror!? You’re kidding! Whyyyyyyy!?
@angrygaragemechanic
@angrygaragemechanic Жыл бұрын
This should work for the Gweike cloud laser as well I'm assuming.
@americanphotonics9120
@americanphotonics9120 Жыл бұрын
yes it will
@americanphotonics9120
@americanphotonics9120 Жыл бұрын
yes it will
@jayurzykowski7621
@jayurzykowski7621 Жыл бұрын
Wow this is amazing! I hate how I can't clean my lens right now and I KNOW it's not lasting as long as a result. I will be picking up one of these kits and a spare lens right away! Genius
@mjethier
@mjethier Жыл бұрын
I bought mirrors and lens systems from you. I haven't had the time to use/change/really tune my extremely large OMTech laser. Are the mirrors you sell that much better than what my unit came with? I can't recall the model number. I know it was just about 10,000 usd when I purchased it.
@rillsleather
@rillsleather Жыл бұрын
I have a strange issue where all the mirrors seem to be aligned, but only on three corners of my laser. Top left near and far, bottom left near and far and bottom right near and far all line up and hit the center of the head. But as soon as I move it to top right far, the beam travels a full 5mm to the left (looking at the head from the front of the machine) does this sound like a beam angle issue or more of a physical gantry skew?
@jimidero
@jimidero 3 ай бұрын
Did you find a solution to this?
@LtShifty
@LtShifty Жыл бұрын
I thought it was pretty common knowledge not to go over 40% on these? At least I've seen it mentioned on nearly every forum post of people asking about power settings.
@chrisl4999
@chrisl4999 Жыл бұрын
I wondered how this was done. Great info.
@MoeReefs
@MoeReefs Жыл бұрын
I bought one of these around the time this video came out 3 years ago. It aligned my 60w laser better than I ever could the old way. Here I am looking at it again as i just upgraded to a monster 150w co2 laser and the proper alignment tool ordered. Don't buy the knock off poor quality OMTech version, get this one. It's worth it and if you have an issue with it the customer service is as good as you would expect from a company where the owner himself is instructing on how to use it.
@Pritest72user-sz3zg9px2q.
@Pritest72user-sz3zg9px2q. Жыл бұрын
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@blaineeveringham7439
@blaineeveringham7439 Жыл бұрын
The boss 1420 has a screw in dust cover.. Any idea what size we should buy?
@mehdidouider-oy2zq
@mehdidouider-oy2zq Жыл бұрын
Hello sir i have the problem for my lens co2 the dot size is big i bought the lens theta co2 i installed it with my co2 tube glass. I changed distance between lens and matriel but the smallest dot size is almost 1.5mm.how can i reduce the size please thank you for your attention
@jmel81
@jmel81 Жыл бұрын
I am a little co fused, after you aligned everything with the red laser you stated do not touch the adjusters again, but yet you went back and turned both adjuster knobs on both mirror holder 1 and 2. Please explain
@robertbogan7557
@robertbogan7557 Жыл бұрын
Has anyone tried wearing them? 😎🥸? I was wondering if a lazer mirror could concentrate light for passive night vision? Kind of like how cat eyes reflect light.
@gfowa1
@gfowa1 Жыл бұрын
You should never move the gantry's like that as you will introduce back emf currents into the electronics unless they are protected
@rushainruddock6823
@rushainruddock6823 Жыл бұрын
thank you, i ordered mines
@TheUnofficialMaker
@TheUnofficialMaker Жыл бұрын
this is why i am considering diode laser instead, hate even the thought of alignment.
@MoeReefs
@MoeReefs Жыл бұрын
Diode lasers are weak sauce compared to even a k40 co2 laser. Co2 laser can cut 5 to 10x faster.
@FrankPlata-ck1ry
@FrankPlata-ck1ry Жыл бұрын
Hi, my name is frank I was wondering if you can help me with my problem I replaced all the mirrors and I’m having a problem. Here’s a video maybe you can hel 0:17
@pawnansell
@pawnansell Жыл бұрын
Where do u get the alignment tool?
@FrankPlata-ck1ry
@FrankPlata-ck1ry Жыл бұрын
I’m having problems putting my Bing binder lens on notice on once I have a bubble on the other side is flat and on the Bing combiner on one side and has where you can put the lens in and the other side is flat. What side goes to the laser beam.