Full Version: Cutter info inquiry
From: basehorawards [#17]
6 Jul 2005
To: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#15] 6 Jul 2005
Mark,
That is a great site. So much to learn and so many good people willing to help. Is this a great place or what!
From: logojohn [#18]
6 Jul 2005
To: basehorawards [#16] 7 Jul 2005
I tried moving the whole thing to the laser at the beginning but since the machines are just a little different , it creates problems. More so the home position than the actual measurement.
I lasered a grid on a piece of colored laser steel layed in the laser.
This helps in the placement. I have also added .03 to the measurements I cut on the rotary so they come out exactly for easier placement on the grid. I can just butt them up next to each other.
The laser steel also comes in handy. I put some magnetic strips on a variety of different blocks and jigs. If a unlevel item needs to be stablized or leveled I can just place a magnetic block down.
Here is a layout sample of the grid from the archive.
Here is a picture of it holding some acrylic paperweights but it works the same for the badges. It helps when things aren't an exact measurement. You can just center between the lines coresponding to your layout.
EDITED: 6 Jul 2005 by JOHNFISH
From: basehorawards [#19]
7 Jul 2005
To: logojohn [#18] 7 Jul 2005
The grid is a great idea. I am going to have to make one of them.
Another thing I have been meaning to make is 1/4" or 1/2" thick rulers with magnetic strips on the bottom for when I am cutting acrylic and need to put it on risers that take it above the thin rules on the machine. I just have not taken the time yet as I spend most of my day now druming up business.
I have made jigs from acrylic with holes of different sizes to put plates in and have templates in Corel where I put the information to be lasered. The blanks are all the same size with the hole centered. I lasered the size right onto the arylic and have them hung on a hook right above the laser. This seems to work pretty good for small runs as the jig stays put and I just drop in a new plate each time. I can see where the grid would be much faster on a bigger run as I could laser several plates at a once.