Mirror Won't Seat

Community Support
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After taking the mirror out for cleaning, it will not reseat itself properly. I have tried everything I can think of, and sometimes it won’t even stay level. I had to return the entire machine once before for this problem, but thought I would touch base and see if anyone else had found a solution. Tina MacDonald

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I’ve never heard of that. Got a pic?

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Do you mean this mirror?

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With almost 35,000 owners now, there was bound to be one that has the same problem with different machines… :thinking:

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And you’re positive you are putting it in correctly? It seems backwards to me when replacing it in the machine when you do it correctly.

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Please note you need to insert the mirror into the hole at an angle in order to seat it correctly. Pics below:

  • Replacing the mirror incorrectly can permanently damage your Glowforge. Fortunately, we designed it to be easy!
  • Hold the mirror by the handle and gently slide it into the notch with the mirror at a 45 degree angle to the top of the Printer Head.

Mirror 1
Mirror 2
replace 45 mirror 3

Full instructions here:

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I’m so sorry, guys… I misspoke. The LENS won’t seat after being taken out for cleaning, not the mirror. Any ideas? Tina MacDonald

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Are you using the tool provided?
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When you gently insert the lens atop the tool you should here it click onto the magnet inside. Is it not doing that?

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After many tries (using the tool provided), and a thorough cleaning of the hole, it finally clicked into place, and now seems to be working again. Please keep your fingers crossed for me. I actually had to send it all the way back to Texas once for this exact problem. I just hope this isn’t a sign that the mechanism is failing again. Thanks for everyone’s help. Tina MacDonald

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Good news is that a print head replacement no longer requires sending your machine back to Glowforge. They mail those out as replacement parts now, to be swapped in-home.

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That is fantastic news!!! Makes me feel a little better in case this happens again. Thanks for all your help.
Tina MacDonald

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I’m glad you resolved it! I’m going to close this thread. If you run into any other trouble, please start a new topic, or email us at support@glowforge.com. We’re here to help!