K40 Adjustable Bed

Please refer to the original design by brianvanh for more details on exactly how it goes together.

K40 adjustable bed.

You will get access to a laser focus tool file. Hopefully the pictures video make sense. This is a mini power bed designed for the k40 also named d40k small desktop co2 laser machine. This increases the work area allowing to engrave larger objects up to 300mm x 200mm.

Our k40 adjustable bed will streamline your engraves and save the hassle of having to chock up your items on different thickness items whenever you change object. As the k40 laser cutter does not come with a moving z axis it s sometimes difficult and time consuming switching in between projects. When the machine arrives it s often installed with a metal bed and a big clamp. The k40 chinese laser cutter is great but the build area is terrible.

The first thing a lot of k40 laser cutter users tend to do is remove the workspace bed. I reworked the original in fusion 360 to give me a more rigid design. The traveling distance is 70mm 2 7 inches. This make focusing all kinds of materials very easy and convenient.

Adjustable z axis bed laser cutter 40w k40. The stock bed of the k40 is completely useless and i don t know a single person that would actually use the clamp. You save time of doing height adjustments or focusing point adjustment. At costco you ll find adjustable beds capable of giving both you and your partner exactly what you want.

Although there are a lot of makeshift cutting beds out there so i suggest if you have a spare weekend free create your own at home. Compare up to 4 products. With the original bed anything you put on top of the bed is out of focus it s actually inside the clamp. The optimal focus for these machines are 50 8mm focal point.

I wanted a simple manual belt driven adjustable height table for my chinese k40 laser. 1 4 x 5 16 threaded rod 2 length works if you can find it 12 5 16 nuts 1 4 x 1 2 aluminum solid angle super ca glue expanded mesh for table platform can be. The top of the bed cannot bend inward due to the upper frame and nuts holding it to the threaded rod posts. Adjustments are easily done with a screwdriver.

To use the full width of the machine. In this article we upgrade the bed of the k40 laser cutter to a height adjustable honeycomb bed with scales for aligning the workpiece. Combine the printed parts with parts from your local hardware store and you can make this pretty easily. With this power z table handling work pieces of different thickness becomes easy.

This is my first remix design.