Finally doing an upgrade - original MPCNC to LR4

[MakerJim]

@jhitesma

I haven’t run this laser in probably 6 years and it looks like the old @leo69 $100 laser guide isn’t around anywhere anymore to refresh my memory…(

I have a Jackpot running a JL1 laser. As you need help, post in this thread and I’ll try to jump in .

I have a thread I’ll link below which is a bit dated.

I’m playing around with the JL1 this week as I may want to bring it and a pendant or two (or three) to RMRRF to show off jackpot with some options (though with a pen mount instead of the laser fitted)

Jackpot board install on JL1 laser

Starting a thread to document my work to put the Jackpot onto a JL1 laser. This will be another typically slow build log for me. Hopefully less slow than my stalled before seriously underway repeat printer log. Here’s the JL1 on my too small work surface I’m using at the moment: [image] That JL1 was a $75 purchase that our own @dkj4linux pointed out to us in these very forums. How cool of him to tip us off about really affordable hardware like that. I use Lightburn to drive it from a wind…