Universal Laser Systems X-600 Safety, Installation, Operation, And Basic Maintenance Manual page 81

You must now focus on the glass. Power ON the laser system and wait for the display to show
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"READY". Press the "Z" button on the control panel and notice that the motion system will align to
the centerline of the Rotary Fixture automatically. You will also notice that the left and right arrow
buttons will cause the focus carriage to move left and right respectively. This control is the same
as when engraving a flat object on the table. However, the up arrow now causes the fixture to
rotate the glass towards the front of the machine and the down arrow causes it to rotate towards
the rear of the machine. What the Rotary Fixture actually does is remove the normal up and
down Y-axis movement and replace it with a rotational movement. So instead of the system
engraving down the flat page of a graphic, it takes that flat graphic and wraps it around the
cylindrical object. Now, using the Focus Tool method, focus on the glass. After focusing is
complete, press the "Z" button again and the arm will move back into its home position.
If engraving a tapered object (1), the Rotary Fixture can be rotated to maintain proper focus. To
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do this, lift up the left end of the fixture and place some sort of spacer underneath the fixture (2) to
prop it up. Slide the spacer left and right until the surface of the object is parallel (3) to the Focus
Carriage. Be careful not to raise the
Rotary Fixture too high (4), otherwise
parts of it might interfere with the Focus
Carriage (5). NOTE: If you operate the
fixture in this manner, you might need to
taper your graphic in your software so
that it matches the taper angle of your
object. Otherwise, your graphic might
appear to be tapered when it is
engraved.
Determining Graphic Placement
We now need to determine where we want the engraving to appear on the glass. You can use the
top ruler as a visual aid in referencing the engraving area of the glass or you can use the Red Diode
Laser and the X-Y coordinate system to precisely place the graphic in your graphics program. To be
more precise, we will use the Red Diode Laser Pointer.
To activate the Red Diode Laser Pointer, press the X-Y button while either in the "READY", "MAIN",
or "FILE DISPLAY" menu. The following submenu will appear:
Using the Motion Control buttons, position the Focus
Carriage above the glass and observe the Red
Diode Lasers position. Stop movement where you
would like the top of the graphic (the right dotted line
in the engraving area) to begin.
coordinate display and read the "POS" "X" position.
Retain this number in memory or write it down.
Ignore the "Y" position. Now, position the red dot at
the lowest point (the left dotted line in the engraving
area) on the glass where you would like the
engraving to end.
coordinate or write it down.
ACCESSORIES
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Remember this "POS" "X"
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