Tracking down leaks

[johnse]

Two things:

• instead of a disconnect, how about using a blast gate.
• most sliding windows leave an open gap between the frame of the sliding window and the glass of the stationary one. Use something to block this.

You can see what I did, including links to products in this post:

My Glowforge Table and Vent Build

Just over a week ago, Laserus Long was delivered. I set him up, he calibrated. I tried to print the Founders Ruler… nothing. Error after Error trying to send the design down to Laserus. Today it was decided this Laserus Long must go back to HQ and a new Laserus Long will be sent to replace him. So I didn’t have a fun posting to make with pictures of things my new shiny (and it is Shiny) Glowforge had made. But I do have some to share of the table I made to be the workplace for it. I wanted a t…

I still had some leaks on my first print. I have now sealed both ends (I hope) with foil tape.

Also, since you’ve been running yours for a while in the garage, you may want to check the fan’s screen for blockage.

Cleaning Addendum

I’m posting this here since I’m probably the first to experience it, and it’s nice to know . Recall my post about smoke coming through the edges of the front door of the glowforge? Well there was a reason for it. It took me a while to troubleshoot it, I’m a little slow on the uptake sometimes because I’m so naive. I moved the machine under an exhaust hood with a total of three feet of the supplied flexible duct to eliminate the long run of 4" pipe. I still could feel air being forced out of e…