Is it possible to score with an unfocused beam and keep it centered on the line?

[evansd2]

@shae.klusman

Why would an unfocused beam not be centered on its path?

[Theory follows]
Depending on the complexity of your path, your speed might matter. Sometimes the GF seems to lose steps or have slippage at higher speeds. What settings are you using? Try doing the job again at lower power and < 150 speed and see if you get better results.

This has yet to be proven, and GF seems to be avoiding taking a stance on my P&S thread.

Glowforge scoring/cutting inconsistent

I’ve been seeing some issues with complex vector scoring [not engraving], resulting in inconsistent results. It seems that my machine is slipping or skipping steps, especially at higher speeds. I ran two of the same engrave at different settings, first at 350 speed, then at 200 speed (thinking that the higher speed may have been the issue), and finally at 100 speed. It was only at 100 speed that I saw proper alignment, is this to be expected? Here’s the 350 speed: [IMG_1435] and the 200 spe…