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This is a plastic frame (looks like possibly corian).

Is it possible this is a standard item? It is in a Doubletree turned Hilton.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Garrick

Lens was dirty (and damaged). Case solved.

I am engraving and then cutting out 2" x 2" "tags" out of Romark using a brushed gold surface with black core.

When cutting, when the laser head moves left to right and right to left the cut looks...

Sign Supply USA will sell you any width. So will Tubelite.

Well, you can't use standard vinyl because the inks will cause it to "melt" rather quickly.

What I used to do was cut thin sandblast stencil with the vinyl cutter. Then I would put the...

The things I learn. I just looked up Bur-lane and they have a location here in Florida (which means 1 day delivery).

This is great. Anyone know any other Florida suppliers?

I currently use...

I am not sure how it got changed, but I think I correctly changed it back.

Thanks for letting me know there was an issue.

Garrick

I have a Zenbot. I use Mach 3 for the controller and VCarve for the CAM software and in VCarve you can have as many tools as you can imagine.

Garrick

My wife and I will be on vacation from the 17th - 28th, but if you need anything at all while you are in town please give me a call. (or if your parents every need anything have them call me.)
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That is the perfect way for me to go with this (mask, engrave, paint).

Thank you!!!

Does anyone have a technique they wouldn't mind sharing for color filling on glass?

I have some glass plates that will be used for a home show and I thought it would be nice to color the laser...

Networking. I seem to get most of my orders through people I know. The more people I really get to know, the more work I get.

Hello All,

I have some issues with my air assist building up so much moisture that it sometimes comes out the nozzle.

It has a moisture capture on it.

Has anyone else had this problem, and...

I found these rails (see attached photo) at a surplus yard. I think they would work for a project I am working on.

I could make bearings for them, but if I could find out where they come from...

could you cut and stack thinner materials? I would consider cutting them with something like a V bit (something that would cut away a lot of material in a pass)

The guy I dealt with was Shaun. I would think that modification would be pretty simple.

I only glanced through the responses, but I will tell you this. I love my Zenbot. It is exactly what I needed, which was a learning machine that did what you told it. I am sure I will be able to...

This the video has really good information. It raised some questions.

How were the materials being held down? I could see a piece of plywood under them (so it wasn't a vacuum table, but I could...

Did yo put the vinyl on before or after you clearcoated them?

Thanks

I plan on making 3d images in HDU, Corian & wood.

Also some wording below the image. (some of that will be vcarved, some not).

I have a small CNC router and I am not sure what bits to use for different applications.

Is there a book, website or guide that will help me determine what bits I should use for different types of...

With the CNC router I would probably focus on sign work (because that is my background) and most of the signs require a relatively large platform. But I am sure there is other types of work out...

I like the cnc direction (who would be my primary customers?)

Other things I have considered are:
Embroidery (lots of low price providers in the area)
Screen Printing (messy and takes lots of...

I am currently primarily doing awards for the local hospital, trophies for non profit tournaments and nametags for businesses. I really like the CNC router I got to learn on, but need a larger...

I am sure many of you focus on awards, trophies and signs.

However, what are some of the complementary businesses do you also have? I have seen where a lot of engraving businesses also have sign...