Cleaning The GlowForge

The Glowforge Pro laser cutter should be cleaned regularly to ensure its optimal operation.

Preparation

You will need task wipes, all-purpose cleaner, and industrial optical cleaner. Do not use any other kind of towel since you will risk scratching the glass and sensitive optical components.

You will need to use task wipes to ensure you don't scratch the glass or any of the sensors

The optical cleaner you'll need

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Step 1

Start by thoroughly cleaning both sides of the glass with the all-purpose cleaner. It may take multiple passes to totally clear off all the gunk. You will also want to clean the tube at the back of the GlowForge.

Cleaning the top of the glass

The tube in question

Cleaning the bottom of the glass.

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Step 2

There are several optical pieces you will also need to clean. There is a camera on the bottom of the lid, as well as two orange optical sensors: one on the left of the piece with the GlowForge logo, and one all the way on the left side of the machine. Clean these with the industrial optical cleaner.

The first optical sensor

The camera

The second optical sensor

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Step 3

Remove the tray from the bottom of the GlowForge and dump out whatever crap was collected inside of it. Spot clean any surfaces that look gross.

Dumping out the tray