Specifications

ACCESSORIES

Section 5-12

Removal

Loosen the thumbscrew and pull the Cone downwards. Leave the thumbscrew attached to the focus

Carriage by re-tightening it so that it doesn’t get lost. Either detach the accessory by unscrewing the

needle valve and reinstalling the plug (the same way you installed it), or by the preferred method of un-

attaching the hose from the needle valve by either using a wrench to loosen the nut at the end of the hose

or by simply using the cone as your wrench and turning it counter clockwise. This way, the needle valve

remains attached to the Focus Carriage for the next time you install the Cone. The same needle valve is

also used for the Back Sweep accessory.

Back Sweep

This accessory also requires the Computer Controlled Compressed Air Unit.

The Back Sweep attaches to the Focus Carriage and is used to force compressed

air either directly onto the surface of your material, from an angle, or it can be

adjusted to where it can blow the smoke straight back to the Exhaust Plenum or at

various, user defined angles. This accessory can be used to reduce the burning

effects of the material from the laser beams intense heat, or to direct the smoke

away from the beam during processing. It contains a needle-valve assembly to

control airflow, one height adjustment, and one angle adjustment.

Installation

Lower the table down far enough so that you can

easily attach the Back Sweep. Power off the

VersaLASER. By hand, move the X-axis arm and

Focus Carriage to a comfortable working position in

the field. Remove (if present) the plug (1) with a

screwdriver. Attach the mounting block (2), if not

already attached, with the 4-40 screw and using a

3/32 Allen wrench.

Using a 3/16 socket tool or 5mm wrench, attach the

needle valve (1) to the port where you removed the

plug. Be careful not to cross-thread the small

device when installing and do not over tighten it.

Attach the Back Sweep (2) to the mounting block

using the thumbscrew (3) and making sure that it is

adjusted so that it is as high up (4) as possible.