Quick troubleshooting when the machine is not firing the laser any more. 1: Start the machine Check the fuses in the back of the machine in the connector. 2: Do a test fire on the panel If the machine fires,…
Install a mA-meter on your K40 laser
Adding a mA-meter to your machine is one of the most important modifications you can do on this machine. The mA-meter will read the power trough your laser tube allowing you to set the power to a safe value to…
Upgrade your analog power knob
This is a upgrade of the analog power potentiometer to give you better control over the power level. It´s also easier to remember a number than a location of the pot. You can buy this from me prebuilt, ready to…
K40 Whisperer – replacement software
This looks good, a new software who can talk with our K40 machines. Not sure if it´s compatible with all five types of controller, but it will show with time. I´m doing a deeper test with this on my HT…
Upgrades & improvements on the K40
The K40 machine is a awesome little product who makes it easy for hobby and semi-pro use to get going with laser cutting or engraving. It´s far from perfect and needs a hand to work as you intended. First reading…
How it works: Exhaust in your laser machine
This is a hot topic on many Facebook groups and forums, where people quickly suggests links and details of what they bought and how good it works. But very few of these people actually know why it works good, and…
How it works: The article series
Beginning today i´m writing a new article series about our lasers. Often when visiting Facebook groups, forums and other social networks the replies to a question have multiple different solutions, some good, some bad and some that isn´t connected to…
Do we need a real forum for the K40 lasers?
The k40 users are increasing every day, some stay with the K40 and others upgrade to bigger machines when comfortable with them. There is many groups on Facebook and Google+ discussing these machines, problems and upgrades. The biggest problem is…
Mirror alignment – no more sweat and tears
Adding more parts to the machine, lights and other.
The K40 machines differs a lot in what parts and function is has added, some has extra lights, laser dots and different parts already fitted, others are bare lasers. These machines are already on the edge of what the power…