mikesc Posted September 3, 2019 Report Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Ok..I know the software..what is the power of the laser ( according to the manufacturer / seller, there are a few different power laser modules sold in the same or similar unit casings ) given that they all "over quite" and "overdrive" it helps to know what they claim is the power when suggesting settings ? Sorry just saw that you did give the power..I only noticed the GUI ( I'm doing something else at the same time as posting ) ..drop power to 20 or 25, ( keep depth "as is" ) see what you get, if it doesn't burn, increment the power by steps of 10 until it does, then back off by single power increments at a time until you get clean detail burn..grey scale burns require far lower settings.. I presume that you meant 1500 mw ? Btw..in the image you posted above, the girl only has one foot, you'd see a little of the other foot ( the one on the end of the leg on the other side of the bike in that position, both feet would have to be on the ground, and if we are looking at the girl and the bike from "side on" at around her eye level, you'd see at least the heel and some of the toe of the boot on the other foot, it wouldn't quite be entirely hidden by the bike. Edited September 3, 2019 by mikesc Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
Members Prestige593 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Members Report Posted September 3, 2019 OK, mine is a 3000Mw. My software platform looks like the one posted above by Halitech (Im on a Mac if that makes a difference). What settings should I be looking at? Quote
Members Halitech Posted September 3, 2019 Members Report Posted September 3, 2019 I did and the tests that I did weren't satisfactory for me until at around 80% so it's just as easy to leave at 100% and burn. Greyscale is iffy and I generally convert all my work outside of the burning program. I'm also using it in a VM because it doesn't have native linux software. Yeah, the image isn't 100% realistic, just knew it was an image the OP could try to see if it burns since I knew it did 1 minute ago, Prestige593 said: OK, mine is a 3000Mw. My software platform looks like the one posted above by Halitech (Im on a Mac if that makes a difference). What settings should I be looking at? For a test, try the same settings as I used then as mike suggested, drop them down on further testing. Far as the size, adjust that down to 30mm or so just so you aren't sitting there trying it for an hour Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Rockoboy Posted September 6, 2019 Report Posted September 6, 2019 Is it possible to use different software with these lasers? I know a guy who has a 80W CO2 laser, which came with (or he matched to) a program called RD Works. This works OK for a lot of things, but he has tried a program called Lightburn, which works really well for some things that RD Works does not so well. Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members Halitech Posted September 6, 2019 Members Report Posted September 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rockoboy said: Is it possible to use different software with these lasers? I know a guy who has a 80W CO2 laser, which came with (or he matched to) a program called RD Works. This works OK for a lot of things, but he has tried a program called Lightburn, which works really well for some things that RD Works does not so well. For most of these smaller machines they are mostly set up for proprietary software. I wish they cold so I didn't have to use a VM to use mine Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Rockoboy Posted September 6, 2019 Report Posted September 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Halitech said: I wish they cold so I didn't have to use a VM to use mine What is VM? I wonder if somebody could jailbreak the software? Would that be illegal, breach of copyright etc? Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members Halitech Posted September 6, 2019 Members Report Posted September 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Rockoboy said: What is VM? I wonder if somebody could jailbreak the software? Would that be illegal, breach of copyright etc? Virtual Machine. I run Debian Linux on my systems and the software runs only in Windows and Mac you would need to know the specific coding they used for commands and hacking the software wold be illegal. Although unless you spread it around, how would anyone really know? Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Rockoboy Posted September 6, 2019 Report Posted September 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Halitech said: Virtual Machine. I run Debian Linux on my systems OK, thanx. Way over my head! On the coding and jail-breaking thing, just an idea. Also way over my head! Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members Halitech Posted September 6, 2019 Members Report Posted September 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rockoboy said: OK, thanx. Way over my head! On the coding and jail-breaking thing, just an idea. Also way over my head! yeah, beyond my abilities as well. I can trouble shoot from the command prompt but actual coding, not my thing lol Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Rockoboy Posted September 6, 2019 Report Posted September 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Halitech said: I can trouble shoot from the command prompt I can turn a computer on ... providing that works, I am good to go, solitaire, minesweeper, answer a few emails, check facebook for funny fishing memes ... and I am done! Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
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