Welcome to the ultimate alignment guide for your laser machine. This guide has some tips and hints regarding the popular K40 machine type, but this can be used for any laser machine on the market as the science behind movement…
Setting the proper focus in your K40
Focus is very important for your work, if you are out of focus you will lose power or get strange effects when engraving. This is the most common issue with new users on the k40 machine, the information from the…
K40D the upgrade project – part one
The K40D is well known for beeing one of the better K40 versions out there, with it´s upgraded controller board (HT Master) and the famous gold-ish styled gantry. Is it really possible to upgrade this beast? sure, or, maybe? let´s…
Watercooling – a deep dive
Upgrade your power supply – save money and time
Troubleshooting a “no fire” issue
Quick troubleshooting when the machine is not firing the laser any more. To begin with, make sure all wires and connections are good in the machine and make sure all cables are where they should be. 1: Start the machine…
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…