The light on my glowforge is red and has been for months. Its working okay for the most part, so I didn’t really worry about it, but my passthrough has been giving me trouble and not working much at all, so I thought I would reach out for possible help. I have already tried to disconnect and reconn…

The fact that the light is red when the machine is idle but is the appropriate color when in use would lead me to ignore the red light. I don’t think it is related in any way to the passthrough. What issues are you having with the passthrough?

right, I agree, but you never know. LOL I have been using it regularly with the red light with no issue at all. The passthrough just isn’t aligning correctly. it is driving me CRAZY!!! every time it moves to the second step the alignment gets crooked, especially on something with straight lines, it…

Sometimes the performance of the passthrough can be improved by adding some items to the file so there are areas for the camera to “find”. You don’t actually need to engrave these targets, but you can if you have areas in the margin available. The more points for focus, the better the alignment.

Before there was passthrough, I set up a system I still use now, If your material is hard against the right side, your x-values and rotation can be fixed. Then I break the cuts into individual items (different colors) but place them properly. This gives you the chance to pick where the break points…

Ever seen this post? [image] Tips for Pro Passthrough auto alignment success Beyond the Manual This feature is great when it works. Getting it to work appears to be a blend of luck, the capabilities of your machine, the design you are cutting and technique. When it doe…

interesting, but that makes a lot of sense. Maybe Ill try it. Ive done plenty of just line cuts through the passthrough before and haven’t had any issues. but my machine is about 5-6 years old so I guess its just loosing its touch.

ok, so this is a lot of information, but I THINK I understand. Do you happen to have a photo as an example? Thank you!!!

I haven’t!!! thank you so much, I need to attempt to use the passthrough this afternoon, so I will go through these tips and hope for the best. Thank you again!

[image] sunnydayscc: Do you happen to have a photo as an example? Not really. It is pretty straight forward. They recently moved this… [fit] anyway. The rows of dots are about where you are measuring from with 0,0 in the upper left corner, which is away from the edge. So you will be measur…

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evansd2 March 4, 2025, 4:34pm 6

Ever seen this post?

Might be of some help.