Hey all! I’m new to laser engraving and have a Creality Falcon CR 10W laser engraver. I’ve had it for about 4 months with no issues and recently (about 2 weeks) my run times have increased significantly from what the estimated time says (about 2x). I noticed a small drag at a specific point along the X axis and thought it was mechanical so I cleaned it, but the issue persists. The X axis runs so slow, almost pausing in between laser burns, and I’ve noticed it’s just mainly on complicated designs (no issues with simple, imported svg files under fill engraving, I don’t work with image engraving). I’ve tried changing the settings (speed, power, interval), updating, making sure there’s no power surges, etc., but I still can’t figure it out. Just today a design I was engraving that was supposed to take 1hour 20 minutes took 2 hours 22 minutes and came out like images attached. I have no clue what that bald ish spot is or why it happened, as it is the second time it happens to me. It appears as vertical streaks that converge at one point, which confuses me because my machine engraves from bottom to top, so the streaks start seperate and converge at one point up top. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
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Did you use Falcon Design Space or Lightburn? If Lightburn, did you import the .lbdev profile?
How does the preview look in the software (Alt+P in Lightburn or click the preview button in FDS)?
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