Rotating cup engraving - Either add new bottom to raise Glowforge or cut open the bottom and block it up

[dklgood]

Cutting Out the Bottom of Your Glowforge

So I finally did what I’ve seen many say they wanted to do, but had not found anyone had yet done: I cut a hole in the bottom of my Glowforge Basic. I constantly find I want to engrave or score on top of things that are just a bit too thick. So, since my unit is out of warranty, I increased the max dimensions of work pieces from ~20" wide x ~12" high x ~2" thick to allow for any thickness. Because the designers added a metal plate at the bottom of the unit that is removable via screws, removing…

[dwardio]

@gary8

Can the laser cut through the bottom of the machine?

No