Laser engraving is a auxiliary function in Carvera. We chose a 2.5W laser for mainly engraving the material, not for cutting. This case shows how to use the laser function to engrave pictures as black and white photos. We use LightBurn as laser CAM software here.
¶ Tutorial Video
¶ Material preparation
¶ Machining process
1. Cut the 2mm MDF board with a size of 100（in direction X）*120mm（in direction Y）as the engraving Material.
2. Fix the MDF to the table as the illustration above. Align it to the L-bracket at anchor point 1.
3. Turn on the power and wait for the automatic homing to complete.
4. Open the control software and connect to Carvera (please read Carvera instruction manual for detailed steps)
5. Open Root->Examples->Laser in the remote directory. Select the“AudreyHepburn.nc” file.
6. Open the task configuration and operation dialog box.
7. Set working coordinate to X offset 7.5, and Y offset 10 relative to anchor 1.
8. Check the “Scan Margin” option.
9. Check the “Auto Z Probe” option, set the probe point to X offset 5, Y offset 5 relative to Path Origin.
10. Uncheck the “Auto Leveling” option(Because laser engraving has a high tolerance for flatness, no need for leveling).
11. Check the configuration and click run, then wait for the completion.
12. Move the machine to the clearance position after the operation is completed to reduce the interference to subsequent operations.
13. Remove the MDF.