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by Mike
Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:43 am
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: engraving quality not consistent
Replies: 22
Views: 24854

engraving quality not consistent

I need a bit of help, I will read the manuals shortly but thought I would ask here before spending hours trying to find out what the issue is. I have moved my machine to a new building, first job ran perfectly on the machine, along the full length and width of travel. Last night I tried to run three...
by Mike
Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: text in Autocad
Replies: 1
Views: 3029

text in Autocad

Ok More issues I need to get my head around. Most of the jobs I am doing involve allot of text, and most designs I recieve are in autoCAD. Now when I open the DXF file in laser cut or Coral Draw the text postions sometimes move and the spacing between the text increases. so when the text is nicely f...
by Mike
Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:58 pm
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Suppliers of materails
Replies: 2
Views: 3912

Re: Suppliers of materials

Great, I will give them a try then

Thanks

Michael
by Mike
Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:18 pm
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Suppliers of materails
Replies: 2
Views: 3912

Suppliers of materails

I am looking for a very specifc colour golds/clear laminate for reverse engraving, 1.6mm thick. Most of the gold samples I have seen are too orangy rather than yellow gold. I have considered the following companies but have had no luck HPClaser Gravograph/Pantograph Rowmark Anybody got any other sug...
by Mike
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New user with LS3060 needs some input
Replies: 9
Views: 8952

Re: New user with LS3060 needs some input

I do a lot of acrylic to acrylic so tend to use Methaleyne Dioxide but as to missmatch adheshion I really don't know. Hi Dave Do you mean this stuff http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Methylene-Chloride,-Dichloromethane,-DCM-%1A-5-Litres_W0QQitemZ130350490730QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&rvr_id=&cguid=7db6e0bd...
by Mike
Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New user with LS3060 needs some input
Replies: 9
Views: 8952

Re: New user with LS3060 needs some input

Dave I notice you have used the words Grade engrave rather than just engrave, So for normal badge type engraving like I am doing would you use grade engrave as a preference? is grade engrave better for paint filling?

thanks for your help so far.
by Mike
Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New user with LS3060 needs some input
Replies: 9
Views: 8952

Re: New user with LS3060 needs some input

Thanks Dave

That great Info.

Mike
by Mike
Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help with choosing an easy to use CAD package
Replies: 7
Views: 8123

Re: Help with choosing an easy to use CAD package

I use autoCAD and Wildfire 3D packages, two differnt ways of thinking, Autocad is pretty easy really once you know what does what. Some schools offer autocad in there tech classes and so may offer after hours training courses too, we have had some students in the office on work placement and they ha...
by Mike
Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New user with LS3060 needs some input
Replies: 9
Views: 8952

Re: New user with LS3060 needs some input

Hi Dave Thanks for the response. I hadn’t thought about cut and stick , that would work well if I can get the material thin enough and find a glue that will be strong enough. I will try the annealing process and fiddling with the scan gap, I take it I can’t change the pulse per inch rate? Fortunatel...
by Mike
Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New user with LS3060 needs some input
Replies: 9
Views: 8952

New user with LS3060 needs some input

Hi everyone, I took delivery of a LS3060 2 weeks ago and have been experimenting with it allot. my plan is to be able to make custom amp logo's and control panel facia's for guitar amp builders. My first issue was getting the detail, which I have now achieved by finding out the correct way to focus ...