Carriage and laserhead not moving, stuck centering

[geek2nurse]

Here are the official troubleshooting steps to start with: https://glowforge.com/support/topic/troubleshooting/stuck-calibrating

And a compilation of possible issues over in Tips and Tricks:

Stuck Centering/Focusing: How to Troubleshoot for potential Lid Cable issues before contacting Support

Although “Stuck in Centering/Focusing” looks the same to the customers, it can be caused by a bunch of different things, and it’s easier for Glowforge to analyze it individually by looking at the machine logs than it is for us to do it. That’s why they don’t post solutions here. It can make things worse if the customers get the wrong “cause” and start trying to fix it without knowing what’s causing it. If you want to start running through a process of elimination to eliminate other causes whil…