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I was in the same boat as you till I gave up and do a practice run, then set my final piece. I believe the "Datum" bottom sends the laser head to the top right hand corner. Hopefully someone can add...

I had the same problems till I replaced the sensors and motherboard. Sorry to hear that.

You got that right.

I havent had any luck cutting glass all the way with a laser. But will have to say that you can score it with a laser and then break it off. Not the greatest but will do.

has anyone found a way to run Lasercut 5.0 without a softdog or know of a way to go around it?

I would like to have this software in two computers.

Thanks,

Its funny how these things work (forums).

I was cutting some stuff today and couldnt get it to cut straight till I lowered the speed to 20!!

There something funny going on here. Hopefully...

The lowest I set my power is at 38. I just usually play with the speed to get it right. You just have to play with it.

Hope everybody is doing great.

I am in need of lasercut 5.0 to download to my new computer. Does anyone have an extra copy or know where to download it from? ( I lost mine) Do you think I'll also...

well you pretty much answered your question.

A lot of us here have Chinese lasers, some with good results other with bad. The only thing that is sure is the American made (Universal,Epilog) are...

Looks good!

Same here. If you need an image processed just send me a PM.

I will be honest and say that there is nothing better than trial and error to get a good raster. You have to know your know your...

I have a 1290 ES 80W laser and It gave up on me right in the middle of a deadline. I was cutting acrylic and all of a sudden it shutdown.

Took me a while to find the 15A 250V fuses that I...

That would be nice(RF laser tubes)
Do you think their would be a way to swap the glass tube for an RF laser tube? Will it be compatibable?

Whats the problem?

Thanks for the info,

Do you happen to have any images (pics) on things that you have laser engrave on your rabbit? I am trying to engrave on marble and having a rought time with the final product....

Hello everyone!

I' ve been trying to get my 80 Watt chinese laser up and running for a while now but still cant figure out the settings. The settings (speed,power,PPI) for us is totally different...

Mine took a while for it to work properly. I do think you need to have the laser on. Try it a couple of times if not I may have an extra copy somewhere in my desk. Make sure you are not using Vista!...

I finally got my laser running a couple of weeks ago after it sitting their for 4 months. Anyways, i aint going to cry about this nor say negative things about chinese lasers. All I would say is to...

One of the big problems I had was the language issue. Whats so hard about hiring someone here in the US that speaks english? That will solve a lot of the problems.

I try to avoid cutting plywood on my laser cause of all the glue the plywood has. I usually use my old fashioned router and table saw. I would imagine the air assist would help get all the smoke out...

What kind of machine do you have?
I have a rabbit laser 80W and could burly cut 1/2 in 2 passes!
I think it also depends on what kind of plywood. I dont think cutting plywood with a laser is your...

Thats what I was thinking.
Some kind of filters in a box.

Thanks,

These machines should come with their own filter system. But for now I am going to build something myself so I wont kill my neighbors.

I spend hours and money trying to figure out what the problems was till I figured out Vista is not compatible at all with lasercut 5.0. Hopefully later in the future (now) they come out with a...

I was told my by a local shop here in Los Angeles that I had to have some kind of filter system added to my exhaust for Health reasons. Is that true? I contacted the EPA ( Environmental Protection...

Does that mean the higher the number the lower the resolution is? Any idea what "expand scale" do?

thanks,

I guess nothing free in this world?

I did come across this "free" fonts site.

http://www.fontfreak.com/fonts-a.htm

Any others?

That's what I figured. Try and error. Sometimes the only way to learn.
Ive done a couple of test now and I still cant figure out what the "scan gap" and "expand scale" boxes do? It would of been...

Wish I could help!
These Chinese programs suck! Not that Lasercut is any better but does the job. Theres got to be a way to upgrade to decent software. Anyone?

Hi,

Ive been searching the web for good vector images that can be used to laser engraved. Havent had too much luck. Does anybody know of any free web sites I can find some?
Thanks!

Interesting Topic.

I guess now I know why I cant do grayscale images! Has anybody used grayscale images in a rabbit laser? Lasercut 5.0? I would really want to know how to make my laser read...