New to Glowforge and wondering how do I know if the filter is working?!! Silly question I know but it seems so quiet!!!
First question would be - what laser do you have? If it’s the Aura/Spark with the attached filter…it’s not very quiet. About the level of a dishwasher or clothes dryer.
I imagine the Glowforge one is a similar volume, but I’ve never heard that one!
the biggest question would be - do you smell anything while you’re cutting? It does go into a sleep mode when it’s not actively doing anything, so then it’s completely quiet, but when you’re running a cut it should spin up in volume.
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Good point, sorry!! I have the Aura and bought the additional filter unit.
It says it turns on automatically when plugged in and no on off button
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Yeah, that’s the one that’s completely silent until you’re actively cutting something. Once you’re cutting you should hear it going (mostly the fan blades going around I imagine).
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The first day I used it there was no noise and smoke (cutting wood) visible from the Aura but last night I did another wood project, no smoke and a noisy fan… Not sure what I did wrong but thanks for your reply xx
I’m sure there will be many more questions to follow!!
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Sounds like it might be working! I’ve got a Spark, not an Aura, but I think the filter is the same. You can hear the “expected” sounds here. The filter doesn’t kick in until I press the white button.
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