Sir, there are better methods to troll then to warn others about a software issue. Your “If you were at a place of business, would you have acted in the same manner?, I was clearly referring to:” obviously wasn’t clear to me.
I’m sorry that you and I don’t see the same issue, but that’s the beauty of forums. Good luck to you as well.
im just curious but if the laser head was attached and pointing down towards the work surface then how did the laser hit your eye? Did it reflect off something? Or was your head under the laser?
Im not trying to disprove you or anything just curious
I do not understand this discussion. When using a machine like the Snapmaker one should be familiar with all the dangers as it is not a toy. With a car you can’t say “I just pushed the button” after an accident and you don’t know what happened. If you don’t know something you should learn it or keep your hands off it.
According to soure code additions that appeared six days in the official repository, the launch of a 10w laser module is imminent:
considering this will be 6.25 times as powerful than the current 1.6w laser, please all remember the snapmaker is not a toy, and neither 3d printing (nozzle burns skin!), lasering (even stray light from a 10w laser WILL make you permanently go blind) and CNC (flying wood chips and ejected drill crash shards can easily pierce your skin and eyes) ARE DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES.
Use an enclosure, use appropriate glasses, do not deactivate the door detection, and FOR GODS SAKE DONT POWER ON THE MACHINE WITHOUT TOOLHEAD, CABLES, LINEAR MODULES, BED SECURELY ASSEMBLED AND ATTACHED AND THE ENCLOSURE CONNECTED AND CLOSED.
The laser head was attached and pointed down towards the work surface. Z was homed at the top, not down at the level of the carriage.
ahh ok, now i understand
Lasers are dangerous. Even reflective dust particles created as part the cutting process can create a danger. If you have ever worked with high power lasers where the things are locked of in a safe room before they will turn on, to help you learn the respect they need to be safe. We are lucky to have a valuable tool like this available to hobbyists, there are lots of warnings. If we are going to have this tool available (in this price bracket) then we need to be responsible with it’s use. Never have your eyeball in the same space as a potential laser source, having tested software for a living too, I wouldn’t bet my eyesight on software being bug free either. If all the advice fails . (Don’t look at the laser with your remaining good eye)
So, what happened? You looked up into it? I don’t understand.