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Like Ken I can't speak to a fiber laser-- wish I could-- but there's one 'unexpected' material that might work for logos or line drawings. I've had some luck with Home Depot white 'handi-panel',...

Now you've got the birdhouse, here's a feeder. Cut from Baltic birch and given a couple of coats of latex paint it will last a season or two.

duncan

Check out the Boxit plugins for CorelDraw at laserjumpstart. They include assorted folded cardboard box styles, plus you can make anything else you like. Add the FlexIt macro and you can do curved...

Keith,

I've made veneer core plywood coasters on and off for the past five years, usually sealing them with General Finishes Armor-All. That's not quick to dry, but a soaking coat will dry in...

Mike,

I had a similar issue with scraps, and a whole lot of grandkid pictures. The Corel file (six pages, as sized for my Mini-18) is too big to upload, but here's a link to a zip out on Dropbox:...

Indeed a base. There's a Corel macro (not free, however) called FlexIt that might help, and you'd have something at least "different." Doesn't take long to do a design; picture shows a box made...

Please add me to the drawing :-)

duncan

Chad,

Just went through this, when my antique Mac laptop running XP under VMware Fusion lost it's graphics chip. Replaced with new Macbook Pro, VMware again, and Win 7 32 bit for Corel X5. ...

Hi, Jit

These days I cheat on those hinges-- finally bought the CorelDraw macro 'FlexIt' from laserjumpstart. Don't know if there's more than a lot of empirical work codified in it, and it's all...

Jeff,

Went thru a bit of the same sort of thing about a month ago with a long-time family friend. She was a folk singer, among many other things; I took her photo from the memorial service...

Hi, folks

Walter's bottle box got me thinking, so here's a version that's 3.5 x 12.5 inches inside, to fit most 750ml bottles. The lid has a flexible/living hinge, and there's enough room on the...

Gary,

I use a paper based transfer tape-- 12" GT Paper Transfer Tape -- got mine from H&H Sign Supply. It uses a rubber adhesive. You'll get opinions on whether to use medium or high tack...

Roy,

Try FlexIt, a macro from laserjumpstart.com. Integrates with their boxmaking macro. One of their canned routines generates a flex-hinged box with lid that you can resize as you like. I've...

Jeff,

I have both BoxIt and FlexIt macro sets, running in CorelDraw X5. Before buying them I used the free on-line programs to make things like tissue boxes, but those only do one type of tab and...

Martin,

As they say, "there's an app for that" for iPad, iPhone... I use Qrafter on the iPad. Not only can you scan codes, you can create several types, and either print (if your printer...

Hugh,

The same folks who sold you boxit now have another macro suite called flexit that will integrate with what you have and let you do conical shapes-- boxit alone will give you curved sides or...

Walt,

Another option might be RV antifreeze -- non-toxic, and no dye-- just verified that via UV flashlight. It's normally used at full strength, good to -50F, but it can be diluted and it's easy...

John,

This might be a bit off the wall, but when I make signs for the Appalachian Trail, I paint the sign blank with milk paint (Outback Brown, from General Finishes, three coats, over a base...

Lea,

I'll second Dee's comments about a Mini-18. I bought mine used from Epilog about three years ago-- 40 watt, with rotary. I'm retired, use the laser to make assorted items for gifts (wood to...

Tami,

This might get you started-- intended for nominal 3mm Baltic birch or equivalent. I set the material thickness at 0.115in, and a 0.004 laser kerf. Saved in CD ver 13 just in case. Top was...

Might be worth looking at an application called Perfect Resize, from onOnesofwaredotcom. That lets you break up your image, specify overlaps/gaps, and gives you individual files. You'll still need...

Joe,

At one point the Epilog tech tips suggested the smooth Fast Orange for residue removal. Works for me on wood.

duncan

Braden,

You might want to verify the *type* of acrylics your have-- other company work, and your sample tube. Cast acrylic will engrave nicely, extruded will not (comes out clear rather than...

George,

Thanks :-) The first version of the box (intended for passive storage on a shelf, not in a camera bag) had shelves which indeed were mostly just edge support. My friend is using filters...

Yup, as in trade for the box... :-) Gives meaning to the old saying "Will work for beer..."