Wavy edges only one axis and direction
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:07 pm
Hi,
I was cutting a template out of card stock today and noticed one edge was wavy almost like the head is bouncing.
It is only on the Y axis and moving from max Y to min Y. There is no X axis movement involved. What I see is wandering in the X axis direction.
I see the same thing whether cutting from a DXF or just manually driving the Y axis and holding the pulse button down.
I checked for loose mirrors, loose focus lens, and cleaned the Y rails, no change.
The waviness seems to happen at random intervals along the cut. The cut can be straight and smooth for a while, get wavy, then smooth back out.
Attached is a pic, the waviness looks the same on different materials ( rule out material density changes ).
My cutter is built around the 900x600 XY
Any thoughts?
Joel
I was cutting a template out of card stock today and noticed one edge was wavy almost like the head is bouncing.
It is only on the Y axis and moving from max Y to min Y. There is no X axis movement involved. What I see is wandering in the X axis direction.
I see the same thing whether cutting from a DXF or just manually driving the Y axis and holding the pulse button down.
I checked for loose mirrors, loose focus lens, and cleaned the Y rails, no change.
The waviness seems to happen at random intervals along the cut. The cut can be straight and smooth for a while, get wavy, then smooth back out.
Attached is a pic, the waviness looks the same on different materials ( rule out material density changes ).
My cutter is built around the 900x600 XY
Any thoughts?
Joel