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I am sure.

I have probably spent well over $5000.00 having it applied to the parts that we make over the last 4 years.

You are correct that what the anodizers call clear is more of a...

Looking to see if anyone know if there are any other companies in the Denver, CO area that service Universal Lasers besides High Tech Images in Englewood?

Not an emergency, as everything is...

We mark both clear and black hard anodizing all the time. Pretty straight forward. If you get the setting right you end up with very nice white marking. If you hit it too hard you burn all the way...

Thanks!

Have some ordered to test out.

Looking for a source of wood blocks 1-1/2" square that can be lasered on all sides.

Anyone have a source they can suggest?

Thanks for all the suggestions. I should have said that it does not have to be clear. It is protecting gears and such on the back side of a lathe. Tried the suggestion of Delrin and like the way it...

Need some suggestions for a plastic material that is all the following:
0.020" - 0.040" thick
Rigid
Laser cuttable & friendly
resistant to oils and fluids that would be around a metal cutting...

I tried the "Send beziers and paths to driver" setting. Interesting. It does improve the path. Unfortunately the driver seems to be tripped up by it and the laser fires in a totally different manner...

Mike,

Appreciate your input and advise as always.

The problem with your Ferrari analogy is that with the Ferarri I can hit the go pedal when I get out of the turn. With the laser I have to...

Ray,

Thanks for the ideas. Don't know if it is the same issue as I already have the laser on a dedicated circuit. I can't easily use a UPS as my laser it 20 amps 220V. I am sure them make them,...

Michael,

We have the HS machining option on our Haas. It will maintain perfect tool paths by looking ahead 50 blocks and calculating the acceleration reqired to overcome inertia and then...

Mark,

Appreciate the feedback. Based on the responses to this post it would seem that ULS is not the only one with issues in this regard. I don't mean to say it is correct or acceptable by that,...

I played with lowering the speed and power. With the image density setting maxed out at 5% speed I get perfect paths. At 10% speed I see some raggedness. Did not have the chance to find exactly where...

Dennis,

Gave your suggestion a try and it definitely improved, but did not eliminate the problem. Improvement is noticeably.

Thanks.

Mike,

If it was identical on all the ribs I would agree. But it varies from rib to rib even though they are duplicated in Corel to create them.

Trying to get up to speed and learn the ins and outs of lasering. Am cutting airfoil ribs on 1/32" balsa wood. I am getting random spots on the curve of the airfoils where the cut is jagged or stair...

The danger of acetic acid depends on the strength.

From Wikipedia:
Concentrated acetic acid is corrosive and must therefore be handled with appropriate care, since it can cause skin burns,...

Mike,

Once again you are a great resource. Anyone in your area would be well served to buy their laser from you.

You are correct on this one. My outer cuts are open so the small parts don't...

Don't disagree. Unfortunately a blizzard here in Denver and distraction from a business I just bought have kept me from actually sitting down and going through the manual page by page and trying out...

AFAIK the roundness of the laser beam is totally based on the laser tube and not anything you can modify with conventional optics. Both brands you are looking at use the same brand tube. So I would...

Lee,

Thanks for the advise. I will have to check the setting and see if optimization is on or off. Am pretty sure I get the items in the correct order in Corel when I first saw the issue. So it...

Todd,

I tried that and it did not seem to alter the order with the Universal print driver. I will have to double check and make sure that I really did have them in the order of inner parts first....

I have a X2 which uses the same print driver as the rest of the professional line. What I am trying to control is the order in which vector cuts are made. Have a part that has a few circle cut outs...

Leasing is available on virtually any piece of equipment including laser engravers. You are not locked into using the manufacturers leasing company. I have worked with one leasing company a number of...

I bought a set because they seemed like a good idea so they are sitting in a drawer waiting for the need. My laser just arrived Wednesday so I am guessing it will be a while before I wear the...