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    How do you clean your cutter knife blade?

    We have 15 laser cutters, where we cut mostly plywood and some acrylic. The knife blades on the bed get covered in gunk and as a result cause burn marks on our wood products.
    We have tried lots of...
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    GCC Spirit Freezing Up

    Hi all. I have a GCC Spirit laser cutter/engraver that we've had for several years.
    Today, we turned on the cutter and it went through the initialization steps, and once the laser head went to...
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    Engraving Tumbers without a Rotary

    Has anybody engraved tumblers, like Yeti's without the use of a rotary attachment? Maybe something makeshift where you engrave 1/2 the image then turn the cup and engrave the other 1/2 of the...
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    The machine is about 5 years old or so. We were...

    The machine is about 5 years old or so. We were engraving on the top left corner, closest to the mirrors. I suspect a problem with the tube, but wasn't sure if it could be a power problem...
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    Laser Problem

    We have a GCC Spirit 45w laser that is giving us some problems.

    This is the image I am trying to engrave. It is just a solid black rectangle

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    This is the output
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    You can...
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    Laser Mirrors

    Anybody have a source for .75" mirrors for lasers? Looking for something in the states so we can get it quickly.
  7. Thread: .OUD File

    by David Sabot
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    .OUD File

    I am using Smartcarve and it outputs an .oud file for cutting.

    We produced a perfect rectangle in Smartcarve, but when cut the end result is not perfectly square. It is off by quite a bit.

    I...
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    For some reason I can't view your images :(

    For some reason I can't view your images :(
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    We are only cutting through 1/4" birch, but we...

    We are only cutting through 1/4" birch, but we have been doing tests with various PSI and have found at around 60 we can blast through our material with no burn marks, a super clean cut, and increase...
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    Multiple laser - shop air question

    We have 7 lasers in our shop, and are looking into running shop air instead of individual compressors.

    Ideally, we would like 60+ PSI for each machine.

    My question is what is the best way to...
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    I am sanding the back side, it has burn marks...

    I am sanding the back side, it has burn marks after it goes through our laser.
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    Finishing Sander

    Hi guys. I have several pieces of 1/4 plywood that I need to sand. Each sheet is 25" x 18" and I have maybe 2000 to do a month like this. I am not too familiar with wood working tools so I am not...
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    Keith's my boy. Taught him everything he knows. ...

    Keith's my boy. Taught him everything he knows. Seriously good job bro. Looks amazing, and super kind of you to share with the community. I'll put ya up down here in Tampa to work on my vents :)
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    Yeah it has the skateboard thing like you...

    Yeah it has the skateboard thing like you mentioned. I looked at all the rollers and they appear to be in good order.
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    I'll see if I can "see" anything wrong with the...

    I'll see if I can "see" anything wrong with the motor. Not sure what the idler shaft is.
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    GCC Spirit Laser Problem

    We have a 40 watt GCC Spirit laser engraver. One of my employees was engraving glass and didn't realize that since the glass so was far inset that they had to make sure the laser head didn't go back...
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    Engraver Battery Backup

    I have a UPS backup on my engraving computers, but I am looking for some advice on a battery backup for my engraving machine. We have a GCC Spirit 40 Watt machine, and here in Florida we can get a...
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    Glass Tube Laser and Condensation

    I just got a 100 Watt chinese laser. I am in Florida working in an non-air conditioned warehouse. The temperate gets up to around 85-90 and the humidity about the same. I am getting condensation on...
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    Thank you. For 1/4" material that is around...

    Thank you. For 1/4" material that is around 24x18" in width, do you suggest anything other than plywood? What would provide the least char?
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    Help with Burnt Edges

    Hi there.

    I have a 40 watt GCC Spirit CO2 laser engraver and I am trying to cut through 1'4 plywood.

    The problem I am having are the burnt edges of the cuts, they get all over your hands and...
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    Edgelite Acrylic Base

    I am looking for some really inexpensive bases for acrylic edgelite designs I am working on. I've seen a bunch on Alibaba, but don't want to import hundreds of them. Any local supplier you know of...
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    So I looked at the Gravo machines. I couldn't...

    So I looked at the Gravo machines. I couldn't see any examples of them really engraving on glass, and haven't seen how detailed they can be. They did seem fast, but the bed size seemed really...
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    Scaling up your business

    I have a question regarding how to scale up your business. We do a lot of laser engraving and have two engraving machines:

    Mercury 25 Watt
    Spirit 40 Watt

    The two mediums we are engraving on...
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    GCC Spirit Not Deleting File

    So I purchased a 2 year old, perfect condition GCC Spirit 40W machine. The tech from the engraving company updated the firmware and when I send something to the machine it will engrave fine, but...
  25. Thread: Doming

    by David Sabot
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    Doming

    I have been getting into doming and have a Canon PRO-10 ink jet printer. If I print on Canon high gloss paper and dome I have no problem. However I am trying to make stickers and I can't seem to...
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