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- Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Running from an inverter or generator....
- Replies: 3
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Re: Running from an inverter or generator....
Thanks, will look try and find a UPS, will have to bring it over on next trip back from the UK as nobody will post to here This no mains anything causes a lot of unusual problems with lots of things, but better than the mains electric that is on and off every day over and over again, you wouldnt bel...
- Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Running from an inverter or generator....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5565
Running from an inverter or generator....
Having moved all our laser cutting for kits to Bulgaria we have no mains here laser cutting is in 2 outbuildings on the farm and we are totally off grid using just solar and if required the generator kicks in to feed the batteries. No info on the case anywhere ( they may have been...10 years ago ), ...
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Abusing an HPC 1290 Pro
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12687
Re: Abusing an HPC 1290 Pro
The HPC lasers are good machines, my 3040 traveled round in the car twice in the UK and now in December it drove to Bulgaria on the roof rack on my Calibra Turbo.....3 days drive to Bulgaria , on the roof as the rotorvator was in the boot and the car was full of all the usual bits like clothes and e...
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: Help or advice required please
- Topic: sticky back plastic
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10592
Re: sticky back plastic
Most sticky plastics ( sign writing type ) available tend to be PVC , you can get other types though People say not to cut it with a laser, but i found it was so thin and cuts so quickly that it seems ok to cut, no smells of nasty acidic gasses , but still not suposed to be safe though Strange thoug...
- Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cutting Styrene
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20667
Re: Cutting Styrene
I cut a lot of polystyrene sheet vac form sheets in .8mm and 1.5mm , i use fairly high power and very high speed to cut hips , and cut 2 layers to go through and get almost perfect edge, if you turn air assist right up it helps to stop it thickening , it is tricky to set up but it can be done
- Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cutting Styrene
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20667
Re: Cutting Styrene
Its quite safe to cut polystyrene ( as much as it is any plastic ) , polystyrene sheet can be tricky to get good edges it can thicken at the cut line
in the plastic names its not the `vinyl` bit to watch out for its the next bit
with PVC , poly vinyl chloride, gives off hydrochloric acid when burnt
in the plastic names its not the `vinyl` bit to watch out for its the next bit
with PVC , poly vinyl chloride, gives off hydrochloric acid when burnt
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:28 pm
- Forum: Help or advice required please
- Topic: HX3040
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24534
Re: HX3040
ive just clicked on that file, about halfway down the text it has rabbit/3040 listed so its got to be that file that is the drivers
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:11 pm
- Forum: Help or advice required please
- Topic: HX3040
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24534
Re: HX3040
Which is the ini file....
In the main directory i copied called ` nsdk1enu ` , i have 18 .dll files , 2 * .ied files, newleydraw logo, newlydraw manual, and a folder `oem loc` that has 5 logos pictures in it
In the main directory i copied called ` nsdk1enu ` , i have 18 .dll files , 2 * .ied files, newleydraw logo, newlydraw manual, and a folder `oem loc` that has 5 logos pictures in it
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:46 am
- Forum: Help or advice required please
- Topic: laser onto glass
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20792
Re: laser onto glass
I do some glass coasters of things like bulgarian monuments and mountain pictures for a company in Bulgaria doing tourist items, we mist them with water first as i was told to by the supplier o the glass , it seems to work Not all glass is the same though..... I remember the day chris delivered my m...
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:39 am
- Forum: Help or advice required please
- Topic: HX3040
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24534
Re: HX3040
I have just taken a usb stick, plugged into the computer, selected the folder in mycomuter, copied , and pasted to the usb stick, put a selection of old bits of computer together and copied the file onto the `new` computer I have the machines in the selector bit on the `engrave` bit , plugged 3040 i...