How The Chuck Rotary Works

How The Chuck Rotary Works

Preface: This article covers how a Chuck Rotary works with a Thunder Laser

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The Chuck rotary is pretty basic to operate. You need to know the Steps per rotation of the chuck and then your objects Diameter\Circumference


Step Counts for Thunder Laser Chucks


Chuck Description
Steps per Revolution
Picture of Chuck
Thunder V1 Chuck
12000
Thunder V2 Chuck
16000
Thunder Aurora Chuck (no tail stock roller)
8000


Enter Steps and Object Diameter\Circumference:


In Lightburn, go to the Rotary Setup window. Enter in the Steps and either the Diameter or Circumference. Lightburn will calculate the other measurement automatically.


In this example, a 4.25" diameter was entered and Lightburn calculated the 13.35177" circumference.

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