Full Version: Dummy With New Epilog Laser Needs Help

From: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#31]
 30 Mar 2007
To: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#30] 30 Mar 2007

From what you have written........... am I to understand that if you create a nametag 1 x 3 you have to send a file 12 x 24 so you know where on the bed the laser will go?? or am I reading this post wrong!

My software shows me where the laser head is on the table and where I placed the 1 x 3 job on the bed.

How could you ever do a knife blade ???

Am I off base on this one ????

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From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#32]
 30 Mar 2007
To: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#31] 30 Mar 2007

Every job I send is 12x24, but there's no penalty for that. It doesn't send the empty parts of the page it only sends the content that is in the page. So it takes exactly the same amount of time to send a 2"x2" page as it does to send a 12"x24" page that has 2"x2" of content in it.

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From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#33]
 30 Mar 2007
To: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#31] 30 Mar 2007

When I do an odd shaped object I make a fixture to hold the object in an exact location on the table, so it won't move and so I can stick one after another in the holder and get the engraving in exactly the same spot each time.

For example, if I'm doing one or a few of something I'll make a template using scrap cardboard. I draw an outline in Corell that matches the outlkine of the object, and then I draw the engraving I want on the object within that outline, in the appropriate spot. I then stick a piece of cardboard into the laser against the corner where the rulers meet and I vector out that outline. I remove the scrap of cardboard from the carboard sheet and place the object into the hole I just cut. Then I run the laser again, this time sending the raster engraving info, and it engraves it exactly where I drew it on the drawing. If I want to do another one I pick up the object, drop the next one in the hole in the carboard, hit "Go" and a second one is engraved exactly the same as the first.

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From: Larry B (PALMETTO) [#34]
 30 Mar 2007
To: UncleSteve [#18] 30 Mar 2007

Ahem... :B Old guys like me shouldn't use words like "cool". I should have said er..impressive etc.

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From: Don (HIGHDESERT) [#35]
 30 Mar 2007
To: Larry B (PALMETTO) [#29] 31 Mar 2007

Larry,

I followed your suggestions and it worked perfectly. I tried several different things at different sizes and they all worked.

Thank you very much for the great tip.... I love It....

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From: Larry B (PALMETTO) [#36]
 31 Mar 2007
To: Don (HIGHDESERT) [#35] 31 Mar 2007

Your quite welcome, glad I could be of help. :-)

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From: Don (HIGHDESERT) [#37]
 31 Mar 2007
To: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#30] 31 Mar 2007

Dave,

Thanks for the help. Your advice has worked very well.

I appreciate it very much.

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