Has Russian Birch changed?

[dennis wiggins harbor]

HELP, I work in a small family owned shop where we make Lake Maps out of wood. Specifically Russian Birch b/bb grade. From 2009 through 2012 we had no problems with De-lamination. Since then we have had many problems. We etch and cut 3mm on a Trotec Speedy 300. We sand the plywood after etching to remove the creosote. The text has started falling off of the board. Especially the letters: e, R, o, D ect. We have tried different suppliers without any luck. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone know of a supplier with higher quality wood? We use around 1000 5x5 sheets per year. Thanks in advance for your comments

Dennis
Lake Art

[Neil Pabia]

where are you located?

[Phil Thien]

I'm not trying to make light of your situation and I hope you get it sorted. But you have to admit it is a little peculiar that the letters that spell "erode" are the ones that are falling off.

[dennis wiggins harbor]

Hi Neil, Thanks for the response. I am in Harbor Springs Michigan

Dennis Wiggins
Lake Art
Speedy 300 80 watt
Rayjet 300 80 watt
Epilog Legend Ext 120 watt
Roland Versa UV LEF 20

[Bert Kemp]

Woodworkers Source (http://www.woodworkerssource.com/) sells BB I've had no problems with it
Russian Birch could be the radiation:D

[Larry Robinson]

Would clear coating the wood before sanding help?

[Jay Selway]

HELP, I work in a small family owned shop where we make Lake Maps out of wood. Specifically Russian Birch b/bb grade. From 2009 through 2012 we had no problems with De-lamination. Since then we have had many problems. We etch and cut 3mm on a Trotec Speedy 300. We sand the plywood after etching to remove the creosote. The text has started falling off of the board. Especially the letters: e, R, o, D ect. We have tried different suppliers without any luck. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone know of a supplier with higher quality wood? We use around 1000 5x5 sheets per year. Thanks in advance for your comments

Dennis
Lake Art

Are you from Lake Maps Inc on Etsy? If so, I love your work. Beautiful stuff.

[dennis wiggins harbor]

Hi Jay, No, unfortunately some others have knocked off our work. We are wwwdotlake-artdotcom

Dennis Wiggins
Lake Art
Speedy 300 80 watt
Rayjet 300 80 watt
Epilog Legend Ext 120 watt
Roland Versa UV LEF 20

[Jay Selway]

Yeah, bummer. Should be able copyright your concept. I think it looks fantastic.

[Ed Maloney]

I have had no problem with the Birch I get from Mike.

[Michael Kowalczyk]

Thanks Ed

Hey Dennis,
Take a picture of the stamp in the corner and post it here. I will see if we can help. Very few mills are doing 3mm anymore.