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:D Yea!!! Email from SMC is working again. Thanks to everyone who pulled the right strings to get this resolved. If a problem takes more than a sledge hammer, duct tape or WD40 to solve, I'm lost.

Thanks, folks. PM's are working OK. Incoming emails from SMC are definitely not working. Outgoing emails to other SMC users may or may not be working. Guess it's time to start rattling cages at...

Dave F.
I sent you a test message through both SMC's email system and the PM system. Let me know through this forum if you receive either one of them. I think I may be shooting blanks from this end.

I sent a PM to Keith a few days ago regarding this problem. I haven't heard anything from him. Now I'm wondering if my PM ever got to Keith. It didn't bounce back. It may be going to another planet...

I'm having the same problem receiving SMC email. I'm subscribed to the Laser forum but haven't received any emails since mid September. When I called AT&T/Yahoo, my ISP, they said they weren't...

Ricky,
I've had a LaserPro Mercury for about 5 years and aside from routine maintenance, I have had no major problems with it. I chose it over other makes because of the pass-thru ability that...

I was interested in this process, too. I've been following it for a year now, waiting for information. Then I saw how much it cost. Five grand? For a three day training class? For a process that may...

Al,
I'll be glad to help you out. I sent you a PM with details.

Does anyone familiar with Shop Bot know if there are special router bits that would allow engraving on ceramic tile or granite, marble and slate? I've used routers for years on wood, but I don't know...

Mike,
Try JDS (www.jdsindustries.com). They have just about anything you could ask for and they're reasonably priced and give good service.

Ray,
Try A&E magazine (www.nbm.com) or Engravers Journal (www.engraversjournal.com). While neither is completely devoted to laser engraving, both magazines have articles about lasers and CorelDraw...

Also try www.boarddudes.com. Their cork products seem to be consistent from order to order.
T.

Another suggestion is to make a backup and store it off-site. Even a home computer should have an off-site backup if it is storing important info. A family I know lost their house (and computer) to a...

Is MDF any good for outdoor use or will it eventually fall apart when it gets wet? Can it be coated or treated to make it more weather resistant? I would like to use it as a backer board for small...

Thanks, Frank. Your links worked fine.
Dave: That wood is beautiful! Fantastic grain and finish!

Hey guys! Did I miss something here? :confused: I don't see any picture of the card holder in Dave's first post - just a blank area on the screen. Not even a place to click on to open a file.

Just a caution: as Rodney said, granite and marble are porous. Some pieces act like a sponge. I discovered this the hard way. I used modeling clay to support an odd shaped smooth granite rock that a...

You could. But they're much better fried. :p

T.

A little Simple Green sprayed on a paper towel will clean the surface and edges really well. Some citrus based cleaners will also do the trick. One guy I know takes the rind from his morning...

Feed store? Hmm... never thought of that possibility. What are your plans to "make it look better"? Are you thinking signs or something else? Just curious. I've got several feed stores in my area and...

Thanks, Keith. I'll talk to DuPont. Maybe if some of us bug them enough, they'll realize there is a market for Corian sign material.
Tom

Keith,
I've tried to score scraps of Corian from counter top dealers but the pieces are usually small and I have to take the colors that are available at the time. Where can those of us who aren't...

WOW! I also work from my home and have very little overhead expense and I still barely make a profit at $3.00 per pen. And that's with one line of text, no logo artwork, and the customer picks up the...

Thanks for the info, folks. Unfortunately, my customer wanted his project made out of maple, so I had to use the maple plywood. I did finally get the project cut but it was slow at 100% power, 2%...

Has anyone out there ever had any kind of good luck cutting plywood with your laser? I spent the better part of today trying to get a decent cut on 1/8" maple plywood with my 30 watt LaserPro...