Roy,
I may give this a go. I did a little bit of CDR scripting a few months back, and it wasn't too difficult.
I found the original thread here:...
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Roy,
I may give this a go. I did a little bit of CDR scripting a few months back, and it wasn't too difficult.
I found the original thread here:...
It is possible to play with the demo version on top of a demo version of AI.
I tried it out for a few hours one evening, was really fighting to figure out AI, but ImagePaint was fairly intuitive...
Jacob,
Be aware that some lasers must operate in cooler environments than others. I believe at least the Epilogs must be operated in somewhere in the 70Fs. If your converted garage isn't A/Ced,...
Jason, I find your blindly attacking someone's intellect offensive considering the amount of hard work I've put in to achieve personal, educational, and professional successes in my life and career....
William,
As a hobbyist I can certainly understand your frustration with software subscriptions regardless of the math. I've been using CorelDraw 12 (found a legit copy on eBay, think it was well...
My current spoilboard is a piece of 3/4" MDF on top of another piece of 3/4" MDF. I thought about T-nuts but wanted something that wouldn't damage a bit/the machine should I accidentally plunge into...
William,
Consider writing a review in a separate thread after you've had some time on it. I've been watching the progress of the SO 3 for a few months and it sounds like it could be a great...
Scott,
I agree what others have said about Corel Draw. The only caveat is that you may want to check with Ray about what version of Corel Draw will work well with the laser.
My G.Weike, for...
Dirk,
How large would your largest items be? Need to know to determine approximate bed size.
Would you need to do any/much engraving or mostly/completely cutting?
How many items per day...
I've been watching the LO DSP for a couple years with a bit of interest. Nice to see a new model availalble.
Is there a Corel plugin to send output directly from Corel, similar to the Leetro...
I bought a sheet a couple weeks ago from Inventables.com. It is a real nice purple.
A thick line first leads me to thinking that you are out of focus. Try raising or lowering your bed.
You may also want to try raising or lowering the bed a little to take the laser slightly out of focus. Many people find that helps significantly with the contrast. I lower my bed, as I recall,...
If you can transport and cut full size (4x8) sheets, you might try lumber stores that serve cabinet makers. The first link on a quick Google (goo.gl/eAv4Lk) search using cities near you was for...
Thanks, John. I may play with this a bit this weekend.
Roy
Nicolas,
I've not yet tried inlay, but this has been a question of mine. How do you compensate for the beam size?
Thanks, Roy
Juan,
I went through the process of installing on a fresh copy of Win 7 32-bit a month or so ago. I had a nice writeup that went poof when I clicked to post it (something timed out or got...
Keith,
I've been sporadic about being able to get to the 'Creek for the past couple months, so missed this thread until today. I'm so glad that you're back at home and am hoping you have a speedy...
Robert,
I believe there is a separate driver for the SoftDog and there may even be a specific order to install it. Initial setup on a LaserCut-driven system is definitely a pain. If you're still...
Aloha Rose,
I believe what you'll find you need to do is to save your files to be compatible with an older version of CorelDraw before you can import into LaserCut 5.3. I'm not sure how far back...
Dan,
Although I don't have any personal experience yet cutting aluminum, all the references I've seen suggest a few hundredth's of an inch per pass is about maximum for CNC routers using the...
Ron,
Take a look at the Vectric Forum to see what folks are doing with the different offerings. You can also download highly functional demo versions to try out.
There is other software...
Ron,
The machines you listed are designed for wood and other soft materials. Most of the router-based CNCs don't do too well with harder metals, at best you might be able to slowly and shallowly...
Robert,
You should definitely investigate the limitations of the CW (and Sears version) before purchasing one and also other options available. There are various commercial machines as well as...
Congratulations!
Make sure you have a CO2 fire extinguisher on hand (and hope you never have to use it).
Start collecting scrap materials for testing. I often run new designs on cardboard,...