Did a burn test last night. Burned a simple file on LB then switched back to EZCad2 with the same settings. Not even close. The EZCad burn was twice as deep, LB just scratched the surface. My first assessment was pretty close, LB did about 40% of the job. BTW, I did install the software update (12.01) before attempting the comparison. I will open a support ticket with more details of the comparison and post the outcome, stay tuned. For now, I have to continue with EZCad 2
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Julie, it has been a saga. (Ongoing)
I can give you an update to this point, but no results yet.
The 100 lb. crate arrived, flown from near Hong Kong to Anchorage Alaska to Frankfort Kentucky to southern Oregon.
It was supposed to contain a powered rotary chuck for engraving the inside / outside of rings and bracelets, but did not. I emailed customer support and got that a week or so later. They had previously called an over-payment to my attention and refunded it. ComMarker is a reputable company.
When I first turned the machine on there were noises, but no clear idea where. Tech support sort of annoyed me saying the audio file I sent them was not good enough, they wanted a video. Of a steel case? I&#;m guessing they wanted to see if there was physical damage. One 262 megabyte .MOV file later they suggested I open the box, remove the laser, and turn the machine on.
Shortly before I got that I was able to visually rule out the 4 fans in the internal laser tube box. There are 2 computer-type exhaust fans on the back of the case and I poked one to stop it, no help, stopped the 2nd fan, the noise ended. So, no serious problem with the machine.
Someone less risk-averse (chicken?) might actually put a 3D printed Klingon under the beam and Phaser it a la Star Trek as I had joked about doing, but that was just being silly.
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It came with safety glasses that fit very close to my eyes but leave no room for my eye glasses. I have goggles on order that will go over my glasses, to arrive May 1st.
I have been renovating my house (of necessity) for @ 5 years now. Exterior is done, I&#;m now doing the interior one room at a time. I will be 80 in December and once said that the day the house is done I&#;ll croak and my wife will sell it, and she just laughed (which I did not appreciate).
I am in the middle of cutting molding and painting a room. I need to get that finished.
In between I have been studying videos and learning LightBurn. There is a fair amount to absorb before lighting the fuse. There are more interlinked parameters than with CNC milling, for example.
At the same time I&#;m designing a box clasp in CAD based on an Allen Revere tutorial as a first project.
I will be doing more with LightBurn this evening and tomorrow. I may wait until the goggles arrive before firing the laser, but I could do it sooner with the safety glasses I have and just be a Mr. MaGoo. We&#;ll see.
There is the possibility that all this new learning will keep my mind young, or that it is just making me more confused than ever. I&#;m not sure which.
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