Thanks for the suggestions. I will try these approaches and see how the results come out.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I will try these approaches and see how the results come out.
I have been asked by a customer of mine to advise them if I can make a award which comprises of a 5.5" acrylic cube broken in the middle creating two halves of one award to be shared between the...
Terry, select "scan" as the mode option for the font color and the laser will engrave the area between the lines. You can preview this in RDCAM before you actually run the laser operation.
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Only do high margin business. Raise your profit expectations by 10% and only take jobs that pay that much margin. Also, pay yourself more per hour. Buy a Trotec Speedy 400 80W so you can do the work...
What type and thickness of leather you are cutting and what are your laser settings for cutting? 90% @ 20mm/sec seems too much. I cut 3-4 oz veg tan leather at 60% power @ 60mm/sec. I have the same...
I dont use a masking tape to cover the leather surface being engraved. Its too much work to remove it later on. I found out after a lot of experimentation that the process i listed above gets me the...
Thanks everyone. Time to learn Blender :)
Kevin:
The images that you posted were from models made in Blender?
Regards
Khalid
Please check this Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/365631258/3d-illusion-lighting?ref=category
Any idea how we can create the graphic that this person is using? I am not...
Buy a Air Brush Compressor used by Nail Salons and hook it up to where the Shenhui Air Compressor is connected to. In my experience i have to ALWAYS use the compressor otherwise i get soot on my lens...
I have a Shenhui 690 RECI as well and use it to cut/engrave leather very frequently. For Veg Tan leather use the following settings and see:
Engrave: Speed 500mm/sec - Power 24%
Cut : Speed...
Can I use RDWORKS for Shenhui instead of RDCAM?
Nicolas,
Thanks for the details on color filling. I will try that out. I also make and sell Laser Engraved journal covers on Etsy. Google Kustom Kalligraphy.
@Deane
I use Veg Tan leather that...
Hi Nicolas,
The tool holder and laser engraving are really cool! How did you color fill the laser engraved portion on the black wallet?
Regards
KN
Hi Adam and Bec,
I have a Shenhui 900 x 600, 80W machine (RECI) and I cut/engrave wood and leather on it to make products that I sell on ETSY. The Shenhui machine has served me very well and its...
Check this project on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studiocheha/bulbing-a-magical-lamp-design-light-up-your-life?ref=home_spotlight
Amazing use of edgelit laser cut/engraved...
Get a carpenter's square to check if your laser head is perpendicular to the laser bed. And like the other shenhui owners said, ditch the autofocus. I had a similar accidend due to autofocus and had...
I totally agree with Bill S and echo his sentiments. Ideas, suggestions, work aroud, advice from folks like Bill C and others have profoundly improved what I do today. I could not have done it with...
I recently had to engrave and cut 3mm clear cast acrylic invites. The engrave did not need cleaning but the edges had a slight residue on it. I used WD40 to remove the residue and then Novus 1 to...
Check the laser power supply. Someone on this forum recently had a similar issue and the reason was the power supply. Do you have a spare?
Sarah,
I can totally relate to what you are going through. I have the same feeling about my laser as well. Its the best thing that I have ever bought. And all thanks to the wonderfull people on...
Matthew,
I imported my Shenhui using my own arrangement and it costed me CAD1300 door to door including payment to Canada Customs. In my experience Shenhui were very professional and at no point in...
First thing to check if the laser tube is firing. To do that, put a test paper in front of the first mirror (the first one next to the exit of the laser tube) and then fire the laser to see if you...
LaserCut will only import AI ver 8.0 files. So save your files in AI ver 8.0 and then try.
Regards
Khalid
Scott/Jit,
Thank you very much for your help. Just to be clear, you taking 4mins to cut and engraving one invite? Thats phenomenal.
Regards
Khalid
Scott,
Great advice. Never thought of that!! Thanks.
Regards
Khalid