Grey Goose Design K40 Installing the ALWH
This video show the installation of the Grey Goose Design K40 Laser Cutter Adjustable Lightweight Head - now available from Grey Goose Design.
K40 Standard Carriage Adjustable Lightweight Head Upgrade Kit will transform your K40 and beam alignment.
The Adjustable Lightweight Head is an adaptation of a Russ Sadler design that overcomes the limitations of the standard K40 mirror3/Lens holder.
Features:
Adjustable mirror 3
Lens adjustable in Y & Z axis
High quality 20mm diameter CVD lens included
Includes a metal air assist nozzle
Simplified beam alignment
As all K40 users will know, beam alignment is frustrating at best or near impossible at worst. The Grey Goose Design Adjustable Lightweight Head solves this issue by including an adjustable mirror 3 on an adjustable mounting bracket. In practical terms this removes the necessity for shimming the head and/or mirror 2.
Almost every K40 user realises that the material clamping system in the standard K40 is very limiting as to what thickness of material you can work with. With the Grey Goose Design Adjustable Lightweight Head, the lens tube can be adjusted in the Z axis (up and down) to accomodate different material thicknesses. N.B. - the standard material clamping bed needs to be removed.
Because the Grey Goose Design Adjustable Lightweight Head includes a high quality 20mm diameter CVD lens, the maximum useable power form your tube can be realised.
The lens tube includes a metal air assist nozzle eliminating the possibilty of a fire from melting/burning of 3D printed parts.
Installation of the kit is simple - just remove the 3 standatd head retaining screws and replace the head/mirror 3 assembly with the new the Grey Goose Design Adjustable Lightweight Head. Once installed, check and adjust the beam alignment and you are ready to go.
The kit includes full installation instructions, all the parts and tools necessary for installation and mirror 3 adjustment allen key.