Hi, looking for advice on methodology to fabricate single letter signs as in photo but 1.8m tall to be installed in sand very close to a beach restaurant. Has to be weather proof. Had thought of 12mm...
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Hi, looking for advice on methodology to fabricate single letter signs as in photo but 1.8m tall to be installed in sand very close to a beach restaurant. Has to be weather proof. Had thought of 12mm...
Seems consensus is 'cannot be lasered' I have rotary only on co2 laser but not on fiber and not on Vision, diamond drag would have worked. Thanks all for feedback
Hi, I've been engraving powder coated Yetis pretty successfully even the pure stainless ones with cermark but now a client brings a new type looks stained and want a whitish mark exactly like the...
How about some pics Dave?
Corel's font handling has been atrocious since ver1! Especially when copying text from any MS office software it often causes corel to crash. Corel has become annoying by continually changing actions...
Another nice looking box laser from Europe:
http://www.mr-beam.org
Might deliver something useful before Glowforge??!!
Is it just me or are there others not happy with recent changes in coreldraw x7. I'm getting frustrated with text handling eg in previous versions text copied from notepad say and pasted into cdr...
Entrance to workshop: "If you have nothing to do, don't come and do it in here" Too many 'friends' lurk around and being disruptive in cramped space
Anyone noticed the new GCC H230 machines? They seem to be a galvo mounted onto a xy gantry for high speed marking plus one model has a conveyor for real production setups. Maybe worth a look.
Ensure emergency stop is not depressed. I once spent ages trying to determine why spirit would not boot and almost call tech support until i found the switch had got pressed when laying a pex sheet...
John I also live on an island in a vast ocean with population of only 90 thousand. I started to buy from local shop but they only stocked black, white and clear. Now i import directly from a...
Hi Gerd
Great work with the hinge. I also experimented on different designs, came up with this large size pen holder made from 3mm Mesonite, all vector cut and with the round 'puzzle' joint at the...
I have to admit this upgrade has more going for it than against. The text handling in now how it should have always been (no spacing in front so text does not have to be converted to curves then...
I would say it's the cable. I've changed 3 already. I do a lot of wood and the cables gather residue so probably become brittle and cause cable failure. Always good to have 2 spare cables....
I go directly to manufacturer in Taiwan, top quality, good variety buy in bulk : http://www.super-i.net/key-holder.html
email to Franky
i found that removing paper mask, apply furniture polish and buff, raster and cut will minimise this edge problem. I noticed that the raster dust settling on the surface "reacts" with the acrylic...
Hi, I have 2 Spirits and the original LEDs suck big time, flicker or burnt out quickly. I purchased off the shelf bright LED strip (came in 3LEDs per piece and is resin sealed so can be cleaned with...
I've been using a plastic cutter knife. Much faster and no need for power tools. Just score with ruler and pop by bending over table edge or on floor. I cut 6mm by scoring 1 side only but 9mm...
Well Rodne's suggestion worked beyond expectation. Used normal sign vinyl kiss cut at low power high speed. No seepage at all. Now why did I not think about this before? Seems Rodne has tried...
Masking issue
grateful for input on a tile masking issue. I have some swimming pool tiles that require depth marks. I applied masking tape, vectored the text, removed inner masking and spray painted (Krylon type...
Or you could try MS virtual PC xp mode and you have 2 PC's in 1
I've had this same problem a few times and it was always down to a graphic in the file. Certain bitmaps would always cause the error and after i converted to vector the file lasered fine. funny thing...
Good work Scott. Reminds me of my first big sign job, made from 5mm black acrylic, the letters 70cm tall! Took 4 hours installing on top of the scaffold, drilling into the wall. The letters were...
I was particularly impressed with the specs on the Laser Photonics fiber laser (SBM1200FL) which can go up to 5000 watts!. No flying optics, 4'x4' bed and gas assist, can easily cut stainless. No...
My method of testing quality is to crop the image around a critical part e.g. the face ( for that is where we identify the person) and test engrave only that part on a scrap piece of the same final...