Camera and Print area

[jackemon]

Ever since I got my GF the Camera only sees the right side of the crumb tray.

Is the Camera frame suppose to see both sides of the crumb tray?

Also can I pull the lens out of the Print head assembly with a small magnet with some cushion on so not to scratch the lens - some idiot (me), can’t find the lens tool and they are out of stock at Glowforge

[beerfaced]

The camera should see the entire crumb tray with the exception of the area behind the gantry.
You can remove the top cover (it has the glowforge emblem on it) and the mirror (blue handle) and push the lens out with a Q tip. Just make sure to have your hand or a soft cloth below to catch it. Also, be sure to reinstall the mirror exactly as it was when you removed it.
You can make a lens tool.

Replacement Blue Thing (Lens Removal Tool)

Oh no, you dropped the blue thing! That ring magnet is so easy to break. Or maybe blue things just don’t bring you joy, so you discarded it. Whatever, who am I to judge? But now, my friend, your cuts are getting weaker and your lens probably needs cleaning. What to do? Is your beautiful machine naught but a paperweight for lack of a blue thing? Well, let’s fix the problem… Order a new blue thing. Oh wait, that’s a bit expensive and slow. Source a replacement ring magnet. Talk about ex…

[jackemon]

Thanks for the tip on the magnets, and when people say 8th” material I assume they mean exactly 0.125” in thickness, where I will need to test my 8th” basswood ply because it measures 0.115”

This looks absolutely detailed and amazing, and being novice, a little daunting, I’m gonna give it a try.

[beerfaced]

Your material will probably work with a little glue.

[deirdrebeth]

@beerfaced

with the exception of the area behind the gantry.

@jules’ post below includes an image to makes this exception clearer!

Scanning / software weirdness

A semi-easy alternative… The problem that we get is that once the Focusing happens, the top 3/4 inch or so of the board can no longer be seen in the camera view …there is an overlay that prevents us from seeing it. (Size goes down to the 11.47" that the head can reach, measured from the front of the board, at the exact correct start of the cuttable area.) So when you try to center visually on the whole board showing, if you don’t realize that the top approximate 3/4" is hidden from view, you…

[jackemon]

Thank you