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We have a 6040, ( or 40 60 cannae never remember which way round it should be!!)

Can you cut CDs with a laser?? i have seen some designs that were done on a CD with a laser and i did try it i must admit but it didnt work out. any advice at all?

Kind regards

Maz

I very much like the design on the right, what are the chances of getting a DXF of it please?

Kind regards

Maz

This unit is now sold.

Thanks for all the enquiries.

Maz and John

Cyno, i have that glue, zap. I use it when building my model planes.. and also for glueing myself to various things like a galss lampshade still in situ on the ceiling. :D what i dont want to happen when gluing, is the cut design on the acrylic being filled with glue so you cant see the design. Than...

Thanks for that. Another problem i have, is that the clear acrylic i have cut the design onto, i want to glue onto a black acrylic background so my design can be lit up. The design will be glued cut side down onto the black, as the lines show up better. Now, i have tried gluing the clear onto the bl...

Whats the best way to avoid these? I read somewhere a while ago how to combat them, but i cant find where i read it. I cut some clear acrylic yesterday, 4mm, speed of 6, power of 100. Cut on it was a design cut at a speed of 250, power of 40. When i look down the side of the acrylic, i can see stres...

No question is too dumb... crumbs, we are still learning and we've had ours since May last year!

we use the water ones. Very efficient.

Heya Maz, That can work for some jobs but my current batch of clients want the stuff clean cut, I do like slat beds though, they work very much the same as the bigger machines I have, great clearance for the air assist under the material and now I'm running the 63.5mm lens I rarely get any tipping ...

What John does to stop items falling into the bottom of the laser cutter as we have a slatted bed, is to leave tiny tabs on the parts being cut out so they dont tip. Half a mm is enough to keep something in place.