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Last Post By: Steve Fulgoni Yesterday, 10:44 PM
Ok, we need some pictures. While many of you will be using lasers my friend Paul has a Chevalet. This tool was created in the late 1700's for production marquetry. It has a foot activated clamp to hold your stack of veneers and a "D" shaped saw that is held perpendicular to your cut but will move...
Last Post By: Bill Wyko Yesterday, 6:18 PM
I have come the conclusion that I need to upgrade to a cyclone with 3hp min size. I am looking at Onieda V3000, Grizzly G0441, and Penn State 3.5hp. The cost differences are not that mush with Penn State being lowest. I would like to know people's opinions about the pros & cons of these suppliers....
Last Post By: James White Today, 11:42 AM
Hi everyone, I'm new here and this is my first thread and post on this forum. I would like to introduce to everyone a new process me and my son developed to laser engrave true 8bit shades of grey using a 445nm laser diode. There is no dithering a image first, no pulsing or overlapping dots to...
Last Post By: Jeff Woodcock Today, 12:04 PM
Unleaded went from $3.79 this morning to $4.09 in a matter of minutes. 30 cents is quite a hike, cant tell me the gas stations aren't smiling for a couple days.
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David Weaver Today, 12:24 PM
My Stanley #102 is great for some things, but it doesn't have a blade adjuster. For going across end grain, my preference is for a low angle plane or
Jim Koepke Today, 12:23 PM
Bistro CROCS - I can't believe I am admitting that I even ordered a pair - but after having them for a couple weeks I ordered another pair - the original
Kurt Cady Today, 12:23 PM
It may well be just dust in the switch contacts. I sometimes have to blow mine out with air to get the switch to operate correctly.
John Keeton Today, 12:21 PM
I have CorelDraw 12 and Windows XP. When I try to import a pic (JPG, TIFF, etc. it doesn't matter) it is usually grayed out so it won't import. Sometimes
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Chinese laser purchase/Shenui/Laserworks tips and tricks thread
Thread Starter: Rodne GoldConsidering a lot of us are going or have gone that direction , I thought it a good idea to combine our knowledge pool in one thread. So I have started one. Those of you that have already posted to other threads can perhaps repeat and consolidate the posts here or at least point to other posts on...
Last Post By: Clark Pace Today, 10:16 AM