Thunder Academy
Bolt
First Steps
How To Videos
Our President, Clay Luttrell, walks through an overview of lasers, resources available to you, and some machine basics.
You can download the deck here
Chris Locascio unboxes a Bolt for us and does a nice overview of what is included in the box.
Chris shows how to power up your machine and connect to your computer.
In this video, learn to install LightBurn on your computer. LightBurn tutorials can be found here
Chris walks us through a great little first project!
How to
Videos
How to Videos
Learn how to focus your machine manually or using the auto-focus feature.
It is very important to clean your optics frequently to ensure your machine is running at it’s best.
Learn to set up your camera.
Learn to set up your rotary.
Learn to set up your rotary.
Learn to test a variety of speed/power combinations on a material.
Learn to level the honeycomb bed.
Using the front door as a pass-through.
Learn how to use the touchscreen for manual movements of the laser.
Learn how to program when the fans and exhaust come on and how long they run.
Using the Alignment section of the touchscreen to pulse the laser in different areas. Very useful when trying to align you laser.
See how defocusing your laser can have different effects on your engraves.
If your laser doesn’t know when to stop, check out this video!
If your touchscreen needs calibration, Chris can help!