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    what about the plastic golf tees, then hardly any...

    what about the plastic golf tees, then hardly any smoke at all...?

    I sometimes put a sheet of perspex on the honeycomb and then cut paper on top which minimises reflection and smoke, seems to...
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    The easiest way to do what you want is with...

    The easiest way to do what you want is with inkscape, its free and works on mac and pc.

    You import your bitmap/jpeg into inkscape - trace it (with various options) - and you have a vector which...
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    Thanks for the info. I didnt actually know...

    Thanks for the info.

    I didnt actually know what corian was. So it is the material used for kitchen counter tops? Can it be bought as a sheet rather than bonded to mdf?

    I will check out the...
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    Anyone know where you can buy corian in the UK? ...

    Anyone know where you can buy corian in the UK?

    I might experiment.
  5. you could post a jpeg of the picture? But if I...

    you could post a jpeg of the picture?

    But if I understand correctly you are talking about cutting one shape out of another in corel.

    In corel there is an option to combine shapes, or to cut one...
  6. For one off items It is possible to form acrylic...

    For one off items It is possible to form acrylic with a little heat (even in a domestic oven) and using a mould to form it. I have done some vacuum forming with acrylic. You have to take care not to...
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    The thing i like about the chinese lasers is the...

    The thing i like about the chinese lasers is the fact that they are built in a "modular" way. The individual components are readily available on ebay, cheap and are mostly interchangeable between the...
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    Yes I had exactly the same thing happen this...

    Yes I had exactly the same thing happen this morning, Its the paint.

    The remaining edges on the sheet I cut from were fine but the cut out pieces I had painted all had cracked edges.

    The paint...
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    I cut a lot of paper. The type of paper you...

    I cut a lot of paper.

    The type of paper you use is critical as well. Cheap printer paper actually works quite well because it is thin and can be cut quickly on low power and maximum speed (40w...
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    dxf is for line drawings (vector drawings) if you...

    dxf is for line drawings (vector drawings) if you are scanning artwork it should be in a bitmap format and should be imported into newleydraw. The you can use photoshop to scan and save as bmp. Or...
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    yes you should import the dxf, not open it....

    yes you should import the dxf, not open it. Newleydraw will crash if you try and open dxf files. file/Import them and it should be fine.
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    yes the plugin link as in the above post. also...

    yes the plugin link as in the above post.

    also yes inkscape should export dxf but the plugin makes it a smoother more reliable export (for me anyway)

    sketchup exports dxf in the pro version
    in...
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    You can use "inkscape" which is a free vector...

    You can use "inkscape" which is a free vector program to make drawings then export them as dxf files. You need to add a plugin to inkscape to export dxf. I can't remember the exact name of the plugin...
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    Hi mine was second hand but originally from hpc....

    Hi
    mine was second hand but originally from hpc. I think they sell newer machines now (ls3040) so I am hoping there is a later version of the driver available. ( I am pretty sure it's a driver...
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    Here are the images of the control board and the...

    Here are the images of the control board and the panel on the top of the machine
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    I tried toggling the switch form manual to auto. ...

    I tried toggling the switch form manual to auto.
    In manual mode I can adjust the power using the current regulator potentiometer.
    In Auto mode the power is 20 mA on the ampere meter consistently...
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    Hello again I just tried your suggestions but...

    Hello again

    I just tried your suggestions but it didnt work. One thing I did notice is, where you have "rabbit 3040" as the machine name I have "rabbit 40b" (even though its the same machine you...
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    hi I have the same machine as you and was...

    hi
    I have the same machine as you and was wondering how you set the power and speed in the prop section of newlydraw.
    There seem to be several places which mention speed and power and I am not...
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