[Help!] Trouble LASER Cutting

Don’t rely on snapUser.

If you did the calibration like described in the manual, you should be able to cut through this.
I cut a lot of stuff with the 1.6w module.
Start with the included plywood and try to cut a few basic forms.

I did this years ago with the small module: Laser Christmas Presents

You need to be patient and to try some settings. I remember cutting this with 6 or 7 passes at slow speeds. Damn slow but worked.

Make some cuts at the sides of your material to see how deep it gets with one pass, like this for example.

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This picture shows a test cut with the 10w module on 8 mm poplar.

Also the quality and the humidity has an effect on cutting. For example, this piece of wood is crap (looks like the glue, or one deeper wood layer started to burn)