The Dinosaur Rises!!! - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	logojohn	2 Jun 2006
To:	Paul (JACKPETTY)	8 of 18

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I mount our old hermes vice on the xenetech rotary. Great for holding deep itmes. http://www.engravingetc.org/forum/getattachment.php?webtag=EE&hash=5f8798c68fc03d9eedf6ee0e70872a24 We finally talked the owner into getting another laser. I picked a 24x36 Xenetech. Noticed you got that to. Do you actually use that much space. Figured it was best to err on the side of too much even though most of what we do is smaller than that now. .

From:	Paul (JACKPETTY)	2 Jun 2006
To:	logojohn	9 of 18

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I never thought the space would be handy but this busy season, the table size really helped. We do more plaques than any other item and this year, we seemed to have people order more, larger sizes. I had one job for 34 identical plaques with just a name and title different (ok, not 100% identical). I was able to do this job in 3 groups in just about an hour. This job had tons of copy on each plate and even discounting the engraving I did about $1000 of engraving. I ran the XLT at 90% speed where my older machine would have taken at least 3 times longer. Plus, since I'm without extra help, I can 'set it and forget it' and do other things-----I know, never leave a running laser alone. :O

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	2 Jun 2006
To:	Paul (JACKPETTY)	10 of 18

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I would never worry about leaving the laser with brass plates. I would even go shopping if needed.

Plastic is a very different story.

Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem)

Harvey's Tips Page When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	Paul (JACKPETTY)	2 Jun 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	11 of 18

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What's shopping? B-) I'm not in a very large area so leaving the system with short jobs is not a worry. But, after seeing the pictures from some BBQ'd systems, I'm trying to be responsible.

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	2 Jun 2006
To:	Paul (JACKPETTY)	12 of 18

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Shopping is the thing you have to do because your wife is working 90 hours a week at the store in the mall. Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem) Harvey's Tips Page When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	UncleSteve	2 Jun 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	13 of 18

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So ( to bring the thread back on topic >.< ), you are saying that "the dinosaur rises" to go do the shopping cause wifey is slaving over a hot rotisserie engraver? er, rotary? ;-) "Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense." Josh Billings

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	2 Jun 2006
To:	UncleSteve	14 of 18

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Something more or less than that. :O Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem) Harvey's Tips Page When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	UncleSteve	18 Jun 2006
To:	ALL	15 of 18

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Okay, okay! The dinosaur bit me! >.< It has been about two weeks and I am looking at upgrading (?) to an IL, an IL II, and an ILK-2.... slightly newer and with a rotary spindle and motor..... Already getting requests for plastic name badges. Any input as to which model would be a good choice (they all seem to be pretty much the same to these newbie eyes) and what a reasonable price would be for a used one in good condition would be appreciated. "Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense." Josh Billings

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	18 Jun 2006
To:	UncleSteve	16 of 18

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Steve,

I'm not familiar with those models, by number. I could offer an opinion, if you have pictures.

I know it's not one of the choices you mentioned, but if you plan to do pantograph engraving, even after the day you upgrade to a computerized system, the GTX-Universal will be the machine you want.

Capable of engraving 15" diameter Revere bowls and large trays, as well as anything other pantographs can do, not to mention some things many new computerized engraving systems can't.

They don't call it Universal for nothing. :-)

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

EDITED: 18 Jun 2006 by DGL

From:	UncleSteve	18 Jun 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	17 of 18

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David, I sent you a PM with the links to the pictures. Thanks for your help. "Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense." Josh Billings

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	18 Jun 2006
To:	UncleSteve	18 of 18

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Steve, I saw the pictures. If you already have a demand for flat plates, any of them should be fine. Versatility has always been my battle cry, so the flatbed machines were never in my lineup of choices, when deciding on a machine. "Ya gotta start somewhere" If the price is right, those machines should make a good start. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA