Popular Post Iguanadon Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) All of my major events may be cancelled, but my local market is up and running and this past Saturday I received 7 custom orders. Here are 5 of them... Engraved names starting to get some traction... Edited June 23, 2020 by Iguanadon namunolie, Tomanydogs, munzieb and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Looking good! Do you have a idea so far if people like the pegs or metal hooks better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted June 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, trackman said: Looking good! Do you have a idea so far if people like the pegs or metal hooks better? The one with pegs you see above is the first request for pegs. Every customer the past 3 weeks that I've taken an order for, I show them the hooks and the pegs... So far it's about 15 for hooks and 1 for pegs. At this point I hope to use the 600 pegs I bought before I die of old age. kmmcrafts, meflick, barb.j.enders and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Very interesting! Didn’t your poll here lean in favor of the pegs? Woodworkers, what do we know! Lol RabidAlien, meflick and Iguanadon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Glad they are taking off for you. Don't worry I am sure the pegs will come in useful somewhere. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted June 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 9 hours ago, trackman said: Very interesting! Didn’t your poll here lean in favor of the pegs? Woodworkers, what do we know! Lol Yep, overwhelmingly voted for pegs here... Darn purists. meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Interesting. I would have thought with the size of a lot of the wide leashes that pegs would be more popular. I make Sports Ribbon Racks and only made one with hooks and then had to remake with pegs there wasn't enough room. It will be interesting if it changes. lawson56 and Tomanydogs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Looking good Scott ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Those came out great Iggy. By the way. Will you be anywhere close to Atlantic beach around August 8th to the 15. I'll be on vacation and would love to try and meet up with you at one of your shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Those looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Looks. Good Scott. I was noticing I’m your pics that clearly the hooks were the preferred choice. Give the customer what they want. can you remind me what laser you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oges Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Great work on those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 They look Awesome.No Events in my area either, Thank God for the Local Flea Market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted June 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 21 hours ago, rdatelle said: Those came out great Iggy. By the way. Will you be anywhere close to Atlantic beach around August 8th to the 15. I'll be on vacation and would love to try and meet up with you at one of your shows. Hey Ralph, I'll just be around home during that time, a good ways south of you unfortunately. I used to vacation in Atlantic Beach a lifetime ago. I hear my ex-wife lives there. If you bump into her... run away. kmmcrafts and meflick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted June 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, meflick said: Looks. Good Scott. I was noticing I’m your pics that clearly the hooks were the preferred choice. Give the customer what they want. can you remind me what laser you got? Hey Mel, it's the 3500 priced at $190. https://nmclasers.com/shop/ols/categories/laser-engraver I'm still very happy with it for what little I use it for, it can do so much more. Edited June 25, 2020 by Iguanadon meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Iguanadon said: Hey Ralph, I'll just be around home during that time, a good ways south of you unfortunately. I used to vacation in Atlantic Beach a lifetime ago. I hear my ex-wife lives there. If you bump into her... run away. Your funny Iggy. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Mel I bought a KKMoon 7W , it is a NEJE laser, If I were to do it again I would buy the Orture brand, mainly because it gives you greater flexibility in what control software you can use. The NEJE line uses a proprietary software. It is very easy to use. Orture allows you to use a more generic Laser GRBL. The benefits are that should you decide to engrave images it gives more control over the laser power for things like gray scale. I Know "too much technical information" but do a little research and you will get a better idea. The prices are about the same. meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 @Iguanadon and @Rolf Thanks. I had previously purchased this NEJE one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M9CB3P7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 back last November but it is a little smaller engravable size area then I want and it did not engrave very well (if at all) on harder woods like maple even when I had it do it 10X times. It did engrave fine on soft wood like baltic burch. I wanted to be able to use to "sign" pieces on the back and possibly personalize like Iggy is doing. Plus as Rolf noted, while the proprietary software for the NEJE line is fairly easy to use - I still found it a bit lacking in some areas. What I would like is something easy to use, that will engrave on harder woods easily (which means more power wattage on the laser) and give me a bigger engraving area without breaking the bank. I have looked longingly at the Epilog line of lasers and the Glowforge over the years. However, both are in the "break the bank" area plus I don't like that the Glowforge can only be used with their online program. I don't want to be locked into an "online only" program that can suddenly disappear should something happen to the Company. My problem is I start researching them, get overwhelmed with all the information and not understanding the technical jargon and understanding the ratings of the lasers when everyone lists them so differently that I walk away confused again! I will check out the ones that you both got and the one Rolf indicates might be better. If anyone has any insight on what is good on the "laser" wattage or strength I would appreciate that knowledge. (And sorry to hijack Scott's thread with my questions. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 If folks want I can start a different thread about this. I know the talk of lasers was deadly not so long ago. But here is the thing, some of us bought expensive custom irons or wood burning sets to brand our logo or name on things we sell. The irons are consistent but custom engraving with a wood burner takes some real skill. Iggy is doing some beautiful work and personalizing it. With a laser engraver you can use any font and scale that you want. All of the information bellow is things that I have found in my digging. I should have done this before buying the laser that I have. I am no expert by any means, but I did use an industrial laser for many years to precisely cut Silicone wafers into custom shapes. First all of these smaller laser power ratings are misleading. the 3.5 , 7, 20 watt are in reality the power consumed by the entire unit, NOT the power of the laser. The actual power of a 7w (7000mw) laser is only 2.5watts. the 20w laser is only 5.5w. Most of these NEJE lasers with their controller and software only turn the laser on and off, If you want o burn gray scale images you want a laser with Puls width modulation. In english that means it has to capability to vary the laser intensity as it goes along. LaserGrbl is a control software http://lasergrbl.com/ that will do this as long as the laser is compatible. As far as cutting goes,these lasers have a very narrow focal point so these small lasers even the 5.5W (advertised as 20) will only cut "The 5.6 watt laser easily cuts plywood and acrylic 3-5 mm (0,1-0,2″) thick, and it even cuts plywood 8 mm (1/3″) thick with many passes (requires Z axes for that)." The "z" axis will move the laser up and down to maintain the focus. The cheaper laser have to be focused manually. If you want to primarily cut you will need a more powerful laser, that will require, water cooling etc. meflick, Iguanadon and kmmcrafts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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