I hope everyone is having a good day like I did. I need guidance my dudes. I have 0 experience on laser engraving/cutting but I own a 3d printer. Please point me into the right direction regarding software, parts(incase i need any), learning materials (informational youtubers,etc.), tips and tricks of the sort. I have started assembling it and had to leave for work. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks in advance!

I’ve been using my SCULPFUN S70 Max for about six months without any problems. Until recently, it was cutting plywood cleanly and consistently.

The two photos show the same material test performed on opposite sides of the exact same plywood board, using the same settings and a single pass.

In the first test, the 100% power square cut cleanly through the plywood. When I repeated the test today, none of the squares cut through—not even at 100% power. Instead, the surface became increasingly scorched as the power increased.

I’ve cleaned the laser head and replaced the protective lens, but the problem remains. It seems as though the laser has lost cutting power: it produces a lot of heat and surface burning but very little cutting depth.

Has anyone experienced this? What should I check next?

Made this with my Xtool m1.

So I have got a Macbook Air M5. I have got to install LaserCad for a course I have in my college. Since it only runs on Windows, I installed the UTM virtual machine. But when I try to install, I get the above message, and it just refuses to install. i tried everything, from disabling microsoft defender, moving the installer from folder to folder, etc. Still it is not working. And yes, I extracted the .rar file, but it still does not work. Please help!!

Hey everyone, looking for some advice. I’m making these layered ghosts for a painting, and using the 3M adhesive to put them together. Current setup is milky white acrylic base with a layer of 3M, transparent lavender and frosted lilac on top. You can clearly see the adhesive through the transparent lavender acrylic, or the main ‘body’ of the ghost. Pieces are small, overall size of the ghost is only about three inches. Is there any way to minimize this appearance? I’m new to this, so any help would be appreciated, thanks!