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  1. Thread: Software

    by Bob Davis
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    Software

    I believe that a lot of businesses that use lasers also sell generic trophies and plaques, just wondering what management and pricing software is available for a retail trophy outlet?
    Is there...
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    What The Font problem

    Is there a known problem with "What The Font?" access from CorelDraw?
    I'm using CorelDraw 2017 on Windows 10 (on 2 PCs) and WTF is greyed out in the Text menus.
    It still appears and works from a...
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    Thanks to everyone who made a suggestion, or even...

    Thanks to everyone who made a suggestion, or even gave the problem a bit of consideration.
    It seems to have cleared itself up at present...At least until it happens again.
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    Epilog startup problem

    Hi,
    After many years of faithful service my Epilog Helix (45w) is having a problem on startup. In common with many electrical problems the fault is eratic; sometimes it happens and sometimes it...
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    Epilog Legend TT parts

    Hi,
    My son-in-law has acquired an old Epilog Legend TT 24 that has a damaged rail for the table height control (pics attached).
    The rail has some damaged teeth that limits the ability to raise or...
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    In regard to the OP, I've found a glitch that's a...

    In regard to the OP, I've found a glitch that's a bit awkward.
    The colour of the text in the Menu Bar File/Edit/View etc. headings is now the same or very close to the colour of the background. They...
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    I'm standing as I type this. How big is the...

    I'm standing as I type this.
    How big is the bamboo coaster?
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    This man is clearly an imposter! I am the real...

    This man is clearly an imposter! I am the real Bob Davis, and I've never been to Sturgis!
  9. I only just found this post while searching for...

    I only just found this post while searching for something totally unrelated....but YES is the definite answer.
    I've had an EGX400 running on Cipher for about 8 years now, and it works fine. Of...
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    UV adhesive for acrylic?

    For years I've been able to glue acrylic edges together with chloroform dispensed through a glass syringe.
    Unfortunately I've now run out of chloroform and have had to resort to a clear "water thin"...
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    Hi Matt, Fortunately my computer with 8.1 (at...

    Hi Matt,
    Fortunately my computer with 8.1 (at home) isn't required for use with our lasers; our work comps are all on Win 7 and therefore I'm not aware of any actual output problems.
    By the sound...
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    Hi Mike, No, this is nothing to do with that...

    Hi Mike,
    No, this is nothing to do with that particular issue.
    The advice that comes up on starting X5 is: "This program has compatibility issues."
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    Windows 8.1 & X5 - take care!

    I've just done the free upgrade from Win 8 to 8.1 on my home computer.
    Everything's fine...except that on startup of CorelDraw X5 there was a notice that the program is not compatible (!). I have no...
  14. I've got one of these, running on Win 7.I've had...

    I've got one of these, running on Win 7.I've had similar problems to those noted above; tried USB/Parallel and also adding a card. Despite extensive effort and enquiries I was not able to make it...
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    I usually just cut some clear acrylic discs with...

    I usually just cut some clear acrylic discs with appropriately sized holes for the screws, and then use a brass round-head screw in each corner. For a typical job I'd cut four 10mm discs with 5mm...
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    Keith, The reason I posted this is not so much...

    Keith, The reason I posted this is not so much for the protective qualities of hairspray on SS (although it could be handy), but for the cosmetic (pun intended) use. The coated item has a much better...
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    Weatherproof coating for Stainless

    .A few days ago I visited my local supplier of stainless steel plate to get a few small pieces for a laser engraving (Cerdec) job. While the plates were being cut I had a bit of a chat to the boss,...
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    I really can't see that the 64 bit versions have...

    I really can't see that the 64 bit versions have any advantages over the 32 bit, but I'm willing to be persuaded if anybody can mount a case.
    The idea of having a mountain of RAM available is fine,...
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    Ideal computer for laser.

    Has anyone got any suggestions for the ideal computer (with current tech) to run a laser?
    Certainly the laser itself doesn't need anything too special, but the operator (that would be me) wants...
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    Hi Michael, What I am saying is that the user...

    Hi Michael,
    What I am saying is that the user experience is likely to be far better with an SSD than with a spinner HDD.
    The previous system had a mid-range dual core CPU from several years ago,...
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    Ideal computer

    Some time ago I posted a question on this forum about how to improve the responsiveness of the computer that was running our Epilog Helix laser.
    Despite having a reasonably fast CPU and video card...
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    The centre/centre setting in the Epilog driver is...

    The centre/centre setting in the Epilog driver is your friend. Mark the centre of the area you wish to engrave with a wax pencil and home the machine with the red dot to that point.
    If you're really...
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    Is this a fault?

    Two 60 x 40mm Flexibrass plates engraved in the same job at the same time at 600dpi. The one on the left had the image rotated 90 degrees. My understanding is that the plates should be identical as...
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    How about putting a piece of steel plate...

    How about putting a piece of steel plate underneath the plate and using some magnets to hold it flat? Works for me.
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    I like to keep it simple. Import the list as text...

    I like to keep it simple. Import the list as text to CorelDraw, re-arrange as necessary so that there is one name per line, break the text apart so it is now 600 individual names and then position...
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