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See if you can buy/find an old version of this http://www.electricquilt.com/default.asp. I've used it to do quilting intargia stuff and it is perfect, you can get vector graphics out it that...

I vector cut first and then "carefully" peel the tape off in place to do the rastering. That seems to work and you can do it pretty quickly, but you have to be careful not to move stuff. I tape it...

I have made a number of Texas, UT related car emblems and use this stuff to stick them on http://www.dickblick.com/products/grafix-double-tack-mounting-film/ . I have one mounted on my truck that...

A small addendum. I had lunch today with some old work colleagues. Included in the assembly were two laser physicists, both PhDs, one old (63) one young (30). I discussed this thread with them and...

I just went through some of that tonight. What I do is spray it with water, wet a soft cloth, and then rub it off. The small pieces come up very easily and you don't have the tedium of pulling each...

OK, we finally got Rob to chime in. I hadn't thought about the amount of stuff in the air, I cut a lot of HD .25" (really, 5.2 mm, really anywhere from 4.7 mm to 5.4 mm) oak plywood. And I can...

Lee, I agree with what you said above. As I was assembling some lamps today I was thinking about it and came to the same conclusion. But, something else occurred to me. I think the beam basically...

We were talking this over and my son had a thought. Basically, the assumption is that where the beam hits the corner mirror varies a little as it moves around the table. The upper left would be the...

Lee, I've noticed that also with my V-460. It has puzzled me also. I did notice that the corner mirror, the one that makes the right angle to the cutting mirror/lens, is screwed on and comes loose...

For other ULS owners I thought it might be useful to write a conclusion to this thread. The loaner tube arrived today (Thurs) at 9:19 and I was cutting within 45 minutes of delivery. Included with...

Thanks for the replies everyone. ULS just said that they will ship me a loaner until the new one is ready. Should be making smoke by Friday. This forum is amazing, everytime I've had some weird...

Greg, thanks for the offer and letting me know about PhotoVac - I called them and it looks like they have a tube. Mike, Engravers Network said that Universal does not allow them to sell/rent/lease...

I've got a 60 watt Universal V-460. It runs great, Universal tech support has been great but a problem came up over the weekend. My tube has been losing power for the last several months and it gave...

Alick, I've had good luck with the light luan plywood. Finish it first and then engrave, it usually comes out real dark - but you have to get the light stuff. I also use this...

We've had some luck with this stuff
http://www.havahart.com/ourbrands/critter-ridder

Kept skunks from going under the deck and drove some out of the crawl space under our neighbors house.

I have ordered a fair amount of stuff from these guys and they are very good http://www.sloanswoodshop.com/default.htm . I would also check my local area, in Austin there is a place called Fine...

I had a lot of trouble using the dxf exports from Corel to get good tool paths in SheetCam. If you go to the Leonard CNC web site they show how Corel ends up putting a lot of unnecessary nodes into...

This is what I use,
http://leonardcncsoftware.com/

and it works very well. Produces files that can easily be turned into tool paths.

I've been using Imagaro Z Professional http://www.imagaro.com/technical.html
for the last several months and am really happy with it. It really helps with font replacement, it will work using the...

Tim, I kind of had the same plan you did - learn how to use all the equipment and then work at it "full-time" in retirement. I started a few years ago doing arts/crafts shows. In particular, I was...

You might contact www.usedlasers.com - Rob Bosworth. We bought a system from him and have been nothing but pleased. He is honest and will work hard to make you happy.

Since the curvature of the shell is realtively small it might be possible to use a spring loaded engraving tool or holder - http://www.2linc.com/engraving.htm. I haven't used one but have looked at...

I bought a Zenbot several months ago and have been very happy with it. I use Corel to do layouts and SheetCam to generate toolpaths. Zenbot uses Mach as a controller which is easy to learn for simple...

Having lived in PA for several years my guess is that he thought it was his wife.

I hadn't been to the Zenbot website for a while and missed the new 24 x 24 and the new router. I've got the 16 x 24 which is fine for what I'm doing and the amount of space I've got to do it in. ...