Manual Z Axis. Available on Amazon for $17.99. Search for Lab Jack. Super useful.
Bought the same one myself, haven’t used it yet though. Contemplating how to arrange the cutting bed, among other things.
It’s not without its flaws. I made this acrylic reference grid that indexes with the gantry to line things up if necessary.
Most of my cutting and engraving are with 1/8" mdf or birch plywood. Once in a while I"ll have something thicker and need to adjust of course…rather than stacking blocks or something.
Right on
Still just laying things out and figuring out how I ant things to look.
https://profiles.google.com/photos/114642009939368433927/albums/6501390556900876977/6501390560514532786
@James_Lilly I like the idea of putting the square in there. I wonder if using the lab riser ( saw it on you tube) fixed on the bottom, weld grilled sheet metal to it would make a good platform. My thinking is later on I could replace knob with a gear and nema 17 motor and make it digital.
Wow, thank you for this find!
I had that same thought Mike
This is what Ive been using for maybe a year or so now. its perfect. I started with a larger one but found it didnt go down as far as I wanted, plus it was tough to reach the adjustor knob while in the laser. So I got a smaller one and its perfect.
Yes, some of the larger ones are 3" closed which is practically where the focus height is.