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Here is what finally worked.

config.g
;Lasers
M452 C"laser" S0 R255 F500 ;

0:macros/LASE

M42 P2 S1 ; Activate the 12 V power source
G4 1000 ; Wait 1 second for the fan to spin up
M3 S255 ; Specify the range of the PWM from 0 to 255
G1 X80 ; Move the laser head where there is a test object to burn
; Make sure that you have homed the machine if not then you will curse yourself in the
; next step, otherwise it will burn up from where it thinks 0,0 is, not where you think 0,0 is.
G1 X110 Y200 S255 F1000 ; RTFM again until everything is clear
M5 ; Shut down the laser
; Absolute magic!

Thanks to the admins and their elves for their patience.

                  ; next step

Man that blue light is bright! Even with my safety goggles that turn blue painters tape black.

My objective is to melt or vaporize the 0.05mm cover tape on surface mount component carrier tape.

This code will produce a beam:
with config.g
M950 P3 C"laser"

macro LASE
M42 P3 S1
G4 P100
M42 P3 S0

This code does not work
config.g
M452 C"laser" R255 F500
Macro LASE
M42 P3 S1
G4 P100
M42 P3 S0

For RRF 3.5.2 the notes suggest running "if I've read the notes correctly"
something like
config.g
M950 P3 C"!laser" Q1000

macro LASE
G1 Y250 F1000 S100:20:40:60:80:10

Does not work

The M42 notes suggest inverting the laser in M950 P3 C"!laser" Q1000
I think this is a bad idea as it leaves the laser enabled, then when power is activated via P2 that supplies 12V thereby violating a safety protocol. The beam should only be active by command.

I'm sure that was not the intent of the comment, perhaps the note needs additional clarification.

Any suggestion on how to spice up the secret sauce to make the G1 command functional?

The MB6XD with 3.5.12 firmware has 4 I/O ports at the top of the board adjacent to the I/O power input connector. On a LitePlacer Pick & Place machine I use
M42 P0 S1/0 to enable a vacuum pump and M42 P1 S1/0 for the vacuum solenoid
and M42 "P2" S1/0 to supply 12 volts to a 20 watt 450 nm diode laser.

For debug the laser was replaced with a hobby servo allowing supplying 5V power via the PWM port.

It is not clear at all what this port should be called ... "P2" did not work nor OUT3, VFD since it is a string does it even matter?

What are the commands that will give a mid position of the servo arm?

Should I expect that there is no functional difference between running a pwm vs a laser? Given the absolute safety of using a servo for debug vs wearing safety goggles during a laser setup.

Where is the signal naming convention of the MB6XD defined?