LONGER RAY5 User manual

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RAY5 Rotary Roller User Manual V1.0

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Table of contents
1. Security Statement ................................................................ 1
1) Security of Laser ............................................................. 1
2) Security of Fire Safety..................................................... 1
3) Security of Material ........................................................ 2
4) Security of Operational safety ........................................ 2
2. Disclaimer and Warning ....................................................... 2
3. Install the Software................................................................ 3
1) GRBL Software Installation and Use ............................... 3
2) LightBurn Software Installation and Use ........................ 6
4. Use of RAY5 Rotary Roller .................................................. 9
1) Introduction to the Structure of the Roller..................... 9
2) Adjust the Spacing of the Roller ................................... 10
3) Connect the Motor Cable ............................................. 11
4) Precautions for Roller Use ............................................ 12

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1. Security Statement
Please read our manual carefully before operating our Ray5 Rotary
Roller，which shows all the situations，including warnings of the
unsafe behavior which may cause some property losing even harmful for
your personal safety.
1) Security of Laser
LONGER RAY5 Rotary Roller used with RAY5 laser engraver is Level 4
laser product. The power of laser head is high, it may cause injury of the
eye and skin burning.
Please wear on the laser protect safety glasses when you are
operating the laser engraver and RAY5 Rotary Roller.
Avoid exposing your skin under a Class 4 laser beam, especially at
close range.
. When teenagers operate laser equipment, they must be supervised
by a parent or other adult.
DO NOT touch the laser module when it is activated.
2) Security of Fire Safety
. When a laser engraver cut or engrave the material, the high-intensity
laser produces extremely high temperature. Some materials will burn
during cutting or engraving and produce some gas or fumes.
. When the laser beam hits the material, some flames are produced at
the illumination point. The operation must be supervised during cutting
or engraving.
Remove debris, scraps and flammables after cutting or engraving.

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Make sure there are fire extinguishers in the operating area.
When the laser engraver is working, there are some fumes, vapors or
particles that may be toxic (plastic or some flammable materials), and
which may be harmful to your health, please use fume extraction
equipment to filter the smoke or dust out of the room.
3) Security of Material
Do not cut or engrave any unknown material.
Recommended materials: wood, bamboo, leather, plastic, fabric,
paper, non-transparent acrylic, glass, etc.
Reflective and transparent materials are not recommended for direct
engraving or cutting, which need to be coated with light-absorbing
material or pasted with colored paper before engraving or cutting.
4) Security of Operational safety
The RAY5 Rotary Roller can only run on a horizontal plane, and make
sure that the roller must be firmly fixed to avoid fire caused by falling or
moving during operation.
It is prohibited to target people, animals or any flammable objects
with laser head, whether running or not.
2. Disclaimer and Warning
Longer RAY5 product is a Level 4 laser product, which is not suitable for
the people who is younger than 15. Make sure DO NOT allow the
children to use any the laser product without adult supervision.
LONGER will not be liable for any damages caused by any conduct not in
accordance with our instructions.

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Before using our product, please be sure to read this document
carefully to understand your legal rights, responsibilities and safety
instructions, otherwise it may cause property damage, safety accidents
and personal safety hazards. Once you use this product, you should be
deemed to have understood and accepted all the terms and contents of
this manual.
The user agrees to use the product only for lawful purposes, and agrees
to all the terms and contents of this document and any related policies
or guidelines that longer may establish.
Longer does not assume any responsibility for any loss caused by the
wrong use of our products. Longer has the final right of interpretation
and the right to comply with legal provisions. Longer reserves the right
to update, modify or terminate the terms without notice.
3. Install the Software
The RAY5 Rotary Roller can replace the Y-axis and coordinate with the X-
axis to complete the engraving of rotating objects. The roller adopts a 6-
level adjustable structure design, which can be used for engraving of
rotating objects with a diameter of 16-200mm. At the same time, it is
equipped with two kinds of Y motor extension lines of different line
sequence, which can be adapted to most of the laser engravers, such as
Atomstack, Xtool, Sclupfun, Ortur, Neje, etc.
1) GRBL Software Installation and Use
Download the GRBL software
GRBL is a free laser engraving software that can be downloaded from
http://lasergrbl.com/download.

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Install the GRBL software
Double-click the installation file, select the installation directory, click
NEXT twice and Install once, wait for the software installation, then click
FINISH to complete and start the software.
Set the GRBL software
After installing laserGRBL, connect the laser engraver and
computer via USB cable, power up the RAY5, press the
power switch button. Then select correct port (depending on the
type of controller board this port may appear in the computer’s
device manager with the name “USB-SERIAL CH340” or “USB
Serial Device”), select the baud rate of 115200. Then click connect
button.(If you cannot find correct port, please install CH340 driver
manually by click Menu - Tools - Install CH340 Driver in LaserGRBL).

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Click the Grbl, and select the Grbl
Configuration；Find the $101(Y-
axis travel resolution)，select the
value and set it to 56.00 for RAY5,
click the Write and Close to finish
the configuration.
The Y-axis travel resolution value may depend on different laser
engravers. You can engrave a 50*50mm square, measure the actual Y-
axis travel length, and then calculate the actual value through the
following formula. It may take multiple times to reach the exact setting.
The new value = 50*Previous value/ the actual Y-axis travel length
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56.00
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2) LightBurn Software Installation and Use
Double-click the installation file (can be downloaded from
https://lightburnsoftware.com), select the installation directory, click
NEXT and Install, wait for the software installation, then click FINISH to
complete and start the software.
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After launching LightBurn, it will prompt a New Device Wizard for
setup the laser engraver. Select GRBL form the list, then click Next
button; Select Serial/USB and press Next button; fill the Device
Name, X, Y axis length, then click Next; select Front Left as your
Origin X,Y, then click Nextand Finish button.
After installing LightBurn, connect the laser engraver and
computer via USB cable, power up the RAY5, press the
power switch button. Then select correct port, choose the device
name to connect the RAY5.
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Click Edit, select Machine Settings, Click Outputs setup to expand hidden
parameters, find the Y steps per mm ($101) set it to 56.00 for RAY5, click
OK to finish the configuration.
Click Tools, select Rotary Setup, choose Roller and Enable Rotary, set the
roller diameter to 18mm, and 56.52mm per rotation for Y axis. Measure
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56.000
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and set the object diameter, click OK to finish the configuration.
The Y-axis travel resolution value may depend on different laser
engravers. You can engrave a 50*50mm square, measure the actual Y-
axis travel length, and then calculate the actual value through the
following formula. It may take multiple times to reach the exact setting.
The new value = 50*Previous value/ the actual Y-axis travel length
4. Use of RAY5 Rotary Roller
1) Introduction to the Structure of the Roller
-Motor
-Roller
-M5x30 Hand Srcew
- M5x10 Hand Srcew
-Timing Belt
-M5 Nut
- Support Metal Sheet
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2) Adjust the Spacing of the Roller
The rollers is designed with 6 different gaps that can be adjusted to suit
6-200mm diameter objects for engraving. The corresponding spacings
for different gap numbers are as follows:
Gap number
1
2
3
4
5
6
Diameter mm
6-38
38-70
70--102
102-134
134-166
166-200
In order to adjust different gaps, first measure the outer diameter of
different engraved objects, calculate the diameter, then hold the M5 nut
and loosen the M5*30 screw to loosen the timing belt, then loosen the
M5*10 screws on both sides, and lift the support piece up, put it into the
groove at the same position on both sides according to the engraving
diameter, tighten the M5*10 screw to fix the support piece, slide the
M5*30 screw along the groove to adjust the timing belt tightly, then
hold the M5 nut and lock the M5*30 screw at the same time to fasten
the timing belt.

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3) Connect the Motor Cable
There are 2 types of Y-axis motor extension cables with different line
sequences in the package. One of the cables has both white plugs which
is used for RAY5, the other cable has black terminals which is for motor
with different line sequence.
Motor Wire Sequence for White Terminal Cables
Motor Wire Sequence for Black Terminal Cables
Plug for motor cable
Plug for roller motor
Plug for motor cable
Plug for roller motor

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Turn off power of the laser engraver, unplug the cable of the Y-axis
motor, connect it with the suitable motor extension cable, and connect
the other end to the roller motor.
After connecting the cable, adjust the roller to the proper distance, place
the engraving maerial, and use the focusing column to adjust the laser
head.
4) Precautions for Roller Use
The rollers of RAY5 Rotary Roller need to be parallel with the X axis of
engraver，and the rotary roller be must level and stable, and can not
have any object under the roller.
The timing belt must be placed out of the laser engraving area to
avoid being damaged by the laser during use.
If the height of the engraving material exceeds the adjustable range
of the laser head, it needs to place 4 equal height objects under the
support feet to raise the laser engraver.