1) On my 6840 we have an option to "grade engrave", what is this used for and how does it differ to the "engrave" option? .................. (sneakily put two questions into the one)
2) Anyone know of any good wood suppliers supplying wood suitable for engraving photo's on and what type would be best? ................. (Hehehe another sneaky double)
What sort of size wood did you have in mind? Did you want it prepared as in cut to shape and an edge routed?
I use alder, boxwood or beech - they work well. Teak and walnut tend to smoke a bit more due to the oils in them.
I get most of my stock from hardwood dealers such as Timberline or Styles and Bates and then cut and prepare it myself as it's cheaper and I can select the bit of wood that helps enhance the picture by using the grain.
Dave
Using two LS3060's and an ex 3020 user Please note I am not employed by HPC, any advice or recomendations I give are based on my own experience and are not necessarily the same as HPC's. First point of contact on any hardware issues should be with HPC
Engrave produces a paralell cut from top to bottom, grade engrave produces a taper from top to bottom to strengthen items such as rubber stamps
best wishes
Dave
Please note I am not employed by HPC, any advice or recomendations I give are based on my own experience and are not necessarily the same as HPC's. First point of contact on any hardware issues should be with HPC Dave@OpticalPower.co.uk
Please note I am not employed by HPC, any advice or recomendations I give are based on my own experience and are not necessarily the same as HPC's. First point of contact on any hardware issues should be with HPC Dave@OpticalPower.co.uk
In the "Set Egrave Options " dialog box in lasercut 5.3 have a play with grade width settings.
However I've found that the max and min power settings has just as a great effect on the grade width as well as the type of material used.
