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    I have the Harbor Freight green 660CFM one, and...

    I have the Harbor Freight green 660CFM one, and after 7 years in the backyard, it finally blew.
    About 4 months ago, I noticed the smoke build up, then took the intake off the pump, and found it has...
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    I cut it all the time, yesterday in fact. On my...

    I cut it all the time, yesterday in fact. On my 30 watt system I use 200ppi, 6% power, and 100% speed, with air assist. This is for 5 mil.

    The parts have no attachment points, but stay on the...
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    I have a Laserpro Vensu and a Laserpro C180 side...

    I have a Laserpro Vensu and a Laserpro C180 side by side on one D-Link DP-300U Multi-Port Print Server, with RJ45 to Two IEEE 1284 Parallel Ports and 1 USB 2.0 Port. It works great for those 2...
  4. Thread: Corel X5

    by Robert Ray
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    What I wish they (all software companies) would...

    What I wish they (all software companies) would do is offer personal licenses. License the user, not the machine. One guy can only run 1 copy of Corel at a time, but in situations like mine, I have...
  5. Thread: Eye Danger

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    I did not mean to scare anyone about the light...

    I did not mean to scare anyone about the light emitted by the plasma from laser engraving, the point I was trying to make is that the CO2 light itself, is filtered by the engraver's cover, where a...
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    Well, the laser engravers as a whole are Class1...

    Well, the laser engravers as a whole are Class1 devices, meaning that they are tested save, causing no eye damage if used properly, no interlocks defeated, covers open, etc.

    The thing that is NOT...
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    Gast and Thomas are the only 2 air assist pump...

    Gast and Thomas are the only 2 air assist pump manufacturers I would choose. My laser came with an airbrush compressor that overheated and thermal shutdown in 1 hour, and I purchased a Thomas pump...
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    I work with both the small 35W lasers at home,...

    I work with both the small 35W lasers at home, and the 4000W ones at the day job. I always wear safety glasses at work and when I am aligning the laser at home. Mine are good for 190-360nm and...
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    I just thought of something else too... I have...

    I just thought of something else too...
    I have Venus and C180's but in the new drivers, there are some new things called Advanced Vector, and True Image for raster. Might be worth a test to see if...
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    I am not really sure what Tickle is, but the...

    I am not really sure what Tickle is, but the problem you describe kinda sounds like the beam alignment is slightly off, so the further you go away from the top left of the system, the beam wanders a...
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    I upgraded my computer to Windows 7 64 bit a few...

    I upgraded my computer to Windows 7 64 bit a few weeks ago, then downloaded the Laserpro C180 Vista driver for 64 bit OS, and it works perfectly. I am really happy with Windows 7 so far.

    The only...
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    I have Corel 9, 11, and X4, and to tell the...

    I have Corel 9, 11, and X4, and to tell the truth, they all do everything I need. X4 is a little better in some ways, but a little more annoying in others, so I switch between Corel 9 and X4, doing...
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    It's corporate greed and the road to recovery...

    It's corporate greed and the road to recovery means the little guys like me and you have to write some new laws.

    I would simply apply tarrifs to everything imported. If the TV would cost $500 to...
  14. Hi Mike, there is a grade of Finish Birch Plywood...

    Hi Mike, there is a grade of Finish Birch Plywood called Aircraft Grade, that I use a lot of. I use the .4 (1/64") and .8mm (1/32") stuff.

    You can get it from Balsa USA, Midwest Products, and...
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    I also have a 30W C180, and use the 1.5" lens. So...

    I also have a 30W C180, and use the 1.5" lens. So far I have only engraved and cut 1/8" and thinner Acrylic.

    For engraving great photos on 1/8" acrylic, I use True Image on the Advance tab, 100%...
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    When I bought my first laser in 2003 from Kurt...

    When I bought my first laser in 2003 from Kurt Koser, he also sold me Corel 9 and the upgrade version of Corel 11 that was both MAC and Windows compatable. I don't know if the regular version is also...
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    Wow, that's the first I heard of jaggies on a...

    Wow, that's the first I heard of jaggies on a C180! The reason I purchased my C180 is because it's stiff XY mechanism with naturally vibration dampening plastic rollers is much less prone to...
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    I also leave my Air Assist on all the time. When...

    I also leave my Air Assist on all the time. When I cut paper or thin material that can blow away, I just turn down the air flow for theat job.

    The air assist pump I use is a continous duty...
  19. I have seen this on the Laserpro too, where the...

    I have seen this on the Laserpro too, where the cuts are not done in color order across the whole job, and I think it was because I had the vector sorting checkbox on. It cut black, then red, then...
  20. Hi Ben, my laser has a feature that messes with...

    Hi Ben, my laser has a feature that messes with the cutting order too, it's called Vector Sorting, which I always leave unchecked.

    I feel your pain, as I understand what happens whe parts are cut...
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    The trees, people, fences, lamps, and cars are...

    The trees, people, fences, lamps, and cars are very inexpensive if purchased from one of the ebay dealers. They are avaliable in many scales, from 1:20 to 1:500.


    I have purchased stuff from...
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    I'm sorry if anyone read anything else into my...

    I'm sorry if anyone read anything else into my posts, I did not intend anything other that finding out exactly what nozzle vs blow tube air really does, and to share my findings. I tried to relate...
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    OK, one of our scientists gave me the full...

    OK, one of our scientists gave me the full explanation today. It turns out the laser's beam is very succeptable to organic contamination. In other words Carbon in the air is what makes the beam...
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    Very nice project! I was wondering if you could...

    Very nice project! I was wondering if you could run Corel X4 on the Atom's, and now that you posted you can run X4 ok, I'm going to get a couple of those dual core boards for my Alps printer backups....
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    I wish I could explain it better Rodney, but i'm...

    I wish I could explain it better Rodney, but i'm just the technician who runs the tests, and hands the data to the eggheads upstairs. All I know is that we need to use CDA (clean dry air) or N2 for...
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