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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Raster text
« on: March 17, 2012, 11:04:09 AM »
Sorry for the double post. I was just looking around in lazycam and found the pocket tool. Would it be possible to select my shapes and turn them into pockets? If I use a super tiny tool diameter, can I have it so it will cover the entire area of the shape?

Cheers,
Dan

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LazyCam (Beta) / Raster text
« on: March 17, 2012, 09:58:48 AM »
Hey guys,
I'm trying to make some little keychains on my laser cutter. I have my design in a dxf file, with both the outline and text in it.

What I'm trying to figure out, is how I can tell lazycam to raster the text, and cut the outline? Is there a way to do this in lazycam? I had a look at the manual but oculdn't really find anything specific about it.

Cheers,
Dan

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: LazyCam double tracing?
« on: March 07, 2011, 06:06:22 AM »
Interesting, not sure how they get duplicated in the first place, but thanks for the help!

Cheers,
Dan

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: LazyCam double tracing?
« on: March 07, 2011, 05:44:36 AM »
Here is the dxf: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/203420/Lightning.dxf

It seems that pretty much everything but the main outer rectangle is traced twice?

Cheers,
Dan

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LazyCam (Beta) / LazyCam double tracing?
« on: March 07, 2011, 03:22:01 AM »
Hi, I have found that with a few dxf's I make in Sketchup, LazyCam seems to generate gcode that retraces the same part twice, but at a very slight offset. It only does it for some parts, however i'm not quite sure what could be causing it.

Cheers,
Dan

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Need help with basic understanding
« on: February 22, 2011, 04:53:55 AM »
Yep, very happy with it now :)

Just ran this up to make sure my steps per setting was right:



Cheers,
Dan

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Need help with basic understanding
« on: February 22, 2011, 04:08:00 AM »
Sorry for the triple post, but I have good news :D

I was just mucking around with the belt and pulleys on the X axis, and for some reason, it's decided to work properly now:





No idea what I did that fixed it, but as long as it stays fixed, I'm happy :)

Cheers,
Dan

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Need help with basic understanding
« on: February 22, 2011, 03:30:05 AM »
I've tightened the belts even more, and still have the problem. I am pretty sure my belts are not riding on the teeh at all now.

I think the problem may be the teeeny offset on the pulleys, meaning they very slightly loosen and tension the belt. Seem like it could be the issue?

Maybe I'll see about taking a stepper and a pulley to my local alu place, and see if they can make me 6 sleeves that'll keep them perfectly centered.

Cheers,
Dan

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Need help with basic understanding
« on: February 22, 2011, 02:29:29 AM »
Its not going to be perfect, as the laser can not turn on and off (thus the dark spots in places its been over more than once, or stopped at.

What is odd is that square at the top is pretty much perfect, however now the quadrant on the lower right is off.

Not really sure what else I can test now? the belt does not appear to ride on the teeth anymore, however sometimes it clunks, and the gap seems just under the width of a single tooth.

Cheers,
Dan

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Need help with basic understanding
« on: February 22, 2011, 01:30:03 AM »
OK, I tightened my belts this afternoon about as tight as I'd want to take them on my current setup, and the results are MUCH better:



Does still seem to be a little variation there though, which I'm not sure on.

Cheers,
Dan

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