Questions on the Pro Laser Head Mounts

[bblumes]

I'm considering buying one of these. It looks like the nozzle at the end is adjustable. 1. Does the lens move with it? I'm using this right now. When the alignment isn't perfect, the beam hits the side of the nozzle on the way out and reduces the cutting power, so it would be nice to move that hole closer to the beam waist.


I'm considering buying some of the pro mirror mounts. 2. How do these compare to the stock ones that come with the K40s?

3. Are there any plans to offer a kit / discount for buying two mirror mounts + laser head mount? Something like this. I'd rather buy from LightObject than a random Amazon seller.

[Techgraphix]

The lens is on the bottomend of the tube. The nozzle's upperside is approx. where the lens is.
You can slide out the tube if you want to use that as focussing.. I used it to mount bracket for a proximityswitch and use the auto-focus from the controller
Sliding out the tube makes it also easy to change the less and nozzle wehn you want to use another focal-length or just clean the lens.
in this film i show how this works, placing another lens with nozzle and tube and aligning the hight-sensor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnaLNZPRrwo (yes, that's my old controller )
the lens is fixed with a ringnut.. I advice you to place a rubber o-ring between the lens and this ring to give the lens the ability to expand without cracking.
I use the same mirrormounts and laserhead and find them very stable an convenient to adjust the beam..

Kees

[bblumes]

The lens is on the bottomend of the tube. The nozzle's upperside is approx. where the lens is.
You can slide out the tube if you want to use that as focussing.. I used it to mount bracket for a proximityswitch and use the auto-focus from the controller
Sliding out the tube makes it also easy to change the less and nozzle wehn you want to use another focal-length or just clean the lens.
in this film i show how this works, placing another lens with nozzle and tube and aligning the hight-sensor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnaLNZPRrwo (yes, that's my old controller )
the lens is fixed with a ringnut.. I advice you to place a rubber o-ring between the lens and this ring to give the lens the ability to expand without cracking.
I use the same mirrormounts and laserhead and find them very stable an convenient to adjust the beam..

Kees

I think I follow: The adjustment is to move the lens together with the nozzle up and down. Is that right?

So this won't help me align the nozzle with the beam waist. Which means I have to fight more with my mirror alignment

[Techgraphix]

Depends on: if you have a lifting-bed, you can use such a thing as auto-focus like my proximityswitch (as in the film)
But if you have a static bed you can lower the lens+nozzle by extending the tube, placing a reference block of a certain thickness on your work..
Alignment: Yes, this can be easily done with the head you are considdering to buy. rather than your old laserhead, this one has an adjustable mirrormount in the top..
Together with the mirrormounts, you mentioned, aligning your laserbeam is a piece of cake.. merely a 5-minute-job..

Kees