Laser Cutter, Thunder Nova 51 ID:178

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Type	Thunder Nova 51 Laser
Make/Model	Nova 51
Serial number	?
Original owner	ProtoSpace
Loan status	Owned
Arrival date	Tuesday March 5, 2024
Location	Bay 108 by the pinball machine
Functional status	Operational
Usage permissions	?
Certification	Laser I Course
Wiki-ID	178
Label	1.0" 1.5" 2.0"

Specs

Working Area	NOVA 51
Working Area	51.2"x 35.4" (1300 x 900 mm)
Table Size	55.1"x 40.6ª (1400 x 1030mm)
Z Axis Height	8.9" / 225 mm
Max Work height	8.9" / 225 mm
Max Speed	RASTER: 39"/sec. (1000 mm/sec) VECTOR: Varies with job
Motor	Easy Servo Motor
Drive	Hybrid Servo Drive
Work Piece table	Solid metal blades & Honey comb table
Max table load	30kg / 66lbs
Net weight	430kgs / 946lbs
Available heads	2.0" (50.8mm)
Lens diameter	20mm
Mirror Diameter	25mm
Beam Comb, dia,	25mm
Door Closed	55.1“x 40.6“x 8.9 “ (1400 x 1030 x 225mm)
Pass thru	55.1“ x ∞“ x 1.2“ (1400 x ∞mm x 20 mm)
Laser type	130W Sealed CO2 Glass Laser Tube
Wave length	10.6um
Power consumption	2200W
Recommended circuit breaker	25A,110V 15A,220V
Laser class	CDRH Laser Safety Laser Class 2 CE compliant FDA approved
Accessory's	N/A

Usage

Using the Auto-Focus Feature

• How to use laser autofocus - THUNDER LASER

Calibrating the Auto-Focus

• Calibrating the laser autofocus - THUNDER LASER

Setting Focus Height

How to use the different nozzles laser head cone

Excerpt from thunder manual Nova series page 48

nozzle body + 2mm nozzle + 6mm nozzle, Taken from Thunderlaser nova series user manual page 48

The standard laser head is equipped with a 2 "(50.8mm) focusing lens and focuses the laser beam to a diameter of about 0.14mm (when using a glass laser tube). With this laser head, you can perform fine engraving work (such as letters with 1.5mm height) and cut materials up to 10mm thickness with good quality (depending on the laser power of the machine). The standard laser head is supplied with 2 air nozzles laser head cone.

A nozzle has a very narrow outlet (approx. 2mm), which provides high air flow to blow directly on the cutting gap. This nozzle is excellently suited for cutting wood, as this prevents soot formation in the cutting gap. The other nozzle has a large outlet (approx. 6 mm), which provides the air assist to blow the material more slowly and not directly on the cutting gap. This nozzle is excellently suited for cutting acrylic, as this prevents white mark in the cutting edge. Besides, when engraving wood, for example, particles that have been removed and smoke / gases are gently distributed and extracted in the working area. So you get a clean, almost unaffected by smoke traces engraving.

How to use air-assist control

Excerpt from thunder manual Nova series page 56-57

The Air-assist control is an additional tool for laser machines.Generally, cutting needs the air assist with high air-volume but engraving needs the air assist with low air-volume. Air-assist control is available in high- and low-volume for engraving and cutting-jobs via software-setting, this will increase the ease of use of your laser machine.

1） Need image of Lightburn air assist switch. Previous source here was for software we don't use and therefore not applicable to our machine.

2) How to adjust air volume if require? For High volume mode, 1. Make sure machine is not at work and laser switch is off 2. Click the left green button to start the air-assist with high volume 3. Check the air volume under the laser head 4. On left flow control valve, loose the locked nut then rotate the adjusting screw to control the air volume to mean your requirements. 5. Fix the locked nut after finished. And for Low volume mode, you do it the same

Air-Assist Control panel, taken from Thunder laser nova series manual page 56

Suggested Material Settings

• Laser Cutter Settings For Different Materials | Thunder Laser (note: ensure you select 130W from the top menu)

Troubleshooting

Indicate light

• If laser machine is running a job or user starts it without closing door or water protection, the signal lamp is in red light. The red light indicates the dangerous situation and user must stay with the laser.
• If laser machine is not at work, the signal lamp is in green light. The green light indicates the safety situation and the laser machine is ready for operation.
• If temperature is higher than 55°C/131°F on working table, the signal lamp will make buzzing sound.(roughly 80dBA within 1m,75dBA within 5m and 65dBA within 10m,the sound gets weaker as it travels).

Documentation

• Official User Manual: Nova_Series_Unified_User's_Manual.pdf (thunderlaser.ca)