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* '''Caution:''' There are a number of electrically live areas inside the cabinet towards the back. Be very careful when reaching around at the back as you may get a shock. | * '''Caution:''' There are a number of electrically live areas inside the cabinet towards the back. Be very careful when reaching around at the back as you may get a shock. | ||
* Place the material on the cutter bed. | * Place the material on the cutter bed. | ||
* The bed height must be adjusted to the thickness of your material. | * The bed height must be adjusted to the thickness of your material so as to ensure the focus point of the beam is in the optimal position for your task. The focus point of the beam is the point at the bottom edge of the ruler that is attached to the back of the cutting area. | ||
** For cutting materials <=8mm, the bed height should be aligned to the focus point, making the bottom of your material the focus point of the laser (i.e. the cutting bed should line up with the bottom of the ruler). | |||
** For materials >8mm, the bed height needs to be adjusted such that the focus point is in the mid point of the material. | |||
** For engraving, the focus point should be the top of your material. | |||
** There is no instance in which the bed height should ever be set to be higher than the point of focus. | |||
* Adjusting the bed height will change where the beam focuses in the material: | |||
** Press the 'Z' button on the control panel. | ** Press the 'Z' button on the control panel. | ||
[[File:Laser-Cutter-Screen-Z-Axis.jpg|300px|center|control panel]] | [[File:Laser-Cutter-Screen-Z-Axis.jpg|300px|center|control panel]] | ||
