Full Version: Does the Gravostyle 98 work
From: selfwindingnut (MARTIN) [#1]
3 Aug 2006
To: ALL
I have a Gravograf M40 engraving machine.
Interested in buying the Gravostyle98 program.
The techs at the NH company have not tested this possibility.
Please advise.
Martin
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#2]
3 Aug 2006
To: selfwindingnut (MARTIN) [#1] Unread
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#3]
4 Aug 2006
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#2] 5 Aug 2006
Harvey,
I inquired about an M40 several months ago and told them I preferred to stay with Gravostyle 98. I got the traditional "no problem" response. Of course, that is the opinion of the person on the phone. I have yet to hear of anyone using the M40 with G98.
From: bruce (BBSD) [#4]
4 Aug 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#3] 5 Aug 2006
I think it is up to the salesman as to what he want to sell to you.
From where I sit, the M40 is a IS400 with a different skin.
Marketing a IS400 repackaged instead of a IS400 Volume which probably isn't selling.
I see a M40 with a tilting base/orbital capabilities and gravograph not wanting to burn their exiting IS Volume base.
Probably seeing the price keeping sales down, repackaged with less Z capabilities and a more reasonable price.
Seen it before. Take a worn out over priced product, repackage,reduce capabilities, reduce price- bsell more.
I'm bad
My 1.5 cents worth
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5]
5 Aug 2006
To: bruce (BBSD) [#4] 5 Aug 2006
If they reduced the spindle z-travel, they did themselves a grave injustice. That is one of the great things about the IS400. It enables you to do so many gift items without precise risers, the spindle can move enough to make up for the different spacing. This is important to me during Christmas. I can get close and never have to remove the piece and change the riser heights.
I wish they had more than a max usable .135 spring compression for those items with a large curve, like a domed jewelry box or getting closer to the edge of a curved flask.
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#6]
5 Aug 2006
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5] 5 Aug 2006
That is another great thing about the IS400 Volume. I am able to raise and lower the whole table on the fly as it engraves curved items. It is an acquired skill and takes some touch, but it allows me to do some things the competition cannot.
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#7]
5 Aug 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#6] 5 Aug 2006
Yes, but I have to re-Z at times. That can get dangerous when distracted and miss the head start to go to the next line.
The Volume is just too large a footprint for me.
From: gravoman [#8]
8 Aug 2006
To: selfwindingnut (MARTIN) [#1] Unread
The M40 machine works very well with GravoStyle 98, but you need to have a special driver for it. The driver works only on Win XP, but GravoStyle 98 runs very well on XP.
We have installed several M40 machines with this configuration without any problems.
If you can not get the driver from New Hermes, e-mail me.
Gravoman
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#9]
8 Aug 2006
To: gravoman [#8] 8 Aug 2006
That is good to know. Thanks for the information.
On a different note, I hope things aren't too tense for you these days in your part of Israel.
From: gravoman [#10]
8 Aug 2006
To: bruce (BBSD) [#4] 8 Aug 2006
The M40 machine is defenetly not an IS400 with "a different skin".
To my opinion, any salesman trying to present it this way is doing wrong.
The M40 has indeed the same engraving area, but it can not engrave metals of any kind. With IS400 you can engrave even hard metals with no danger to the machine, with excelant engraving quality.
This machine sales in Europe with a simple software, (not Gravostyle)
and the electronic is comletly deferent.
The intention was to give the user the A4 size engraving area at a reduced price, and to have the posibilty to use the same frame for different aplications, like the Gift machine with the tilting vice and cylinder attachement.
I have no knowledge about the price level in the USA, so I can not comment on that.
Gravoman
From: gravoman [#11]
8 Aug 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#9] 8 Aug 2006
Thank you for your concern. Here in Tel-Aviv thing are o.k. (for the moment).
Gravoman