Hi there, has any one done any text engraving in wood, more then just a sign, such as a poem or a couple of paragraphs on mdf? If yes I would like to hear from you, I have a poem of about five paragraphs long it needs to be cut into mdf of a certain size to fit into a frame, what is the best program or text writer to use?

I would imagine Vectric would but I'm sure there are others as well.

This may help
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,24806.0.html

Brett

Ok, who else clicked on this expecting...  a poem!

I have never seen a thing
as lovely as can be
It is not a swaying tree
It is, Mach3

(ok there, now you've seen what you came for - move along!  )

 

Brett

Ok, who else clicked on this expecting...  a poem!

I have never seen a thing
as lovely as can be
It is not a swaying tree
It is, Mach3

(ok there, now you've seen what you came for - move along!  )
op

That's great, now if you can convert it into G code I would be  as happy as one can be !

now if you can convert it into G code I would be  as happy as one can be

I would be even happier if you tried using the suggested program and then came back if you had a problem.

RICH

That's great, now if you can convert it into G code I would be  as happy as one can be !

Easy and all done by Mach in the write wizard
Hood

Thanks every one, I will have a go using the write wizard,I don't have access to Vectric, if I can get it right, I may even post the poem, cheers every one!

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