hibsjo(SCO) Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 20 plates done on the laser on matrix mode 2-3 mins max carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I do regular batches of 50mm x 25mm plates with 4 lines of De Vinne italic text, 20 at a time on the flatbed, anywhere between 120 and 200 in total each time. I would say that engraving each batch of 20 plates takes about 12 minutes. Which is plenty of time to peel the protective covers off the next batch, bag and label the previous batch and serve a few customers. Charged out at £2.90 a plate it's almost embarrassingly easy money. Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Hi, Thought I say hi and tell all that I've become a member of the Vistool owners club today. I've got a Universal running on Vistool 6. I've got a lot of learning to do as got other machines today that I need to learn how to use. One of my first jobs is to try and download the software onto my laptop rather the previous owners antiquated machine! Hopefully you'll all be gentle with me. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Hopefully you'll all be gentle with me. Of course, we're all friends in the VOC. Congrats on your acquisition, don't worry about asking for help, it's what we're here for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Hi, Thought I say hi and tell all that I've become a member of the Vistool owners club today. I've got a Universal running on Vistool 6. I've got a lot of learning to do as got other machines today that I need to learn how to use. One of my first jobs is to try and download the software onto my laptop rather the previous owners antiquated machine! Hopefully you'll all be gentle with me. Paul I would upgrade to Vistool 8 straight away, much improved over 6, especially if your running Windows 7 or above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Good advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I will upgrade to Vistool 8 very soon but the old boy who I bought the business from is showing me how to use the machines and I don't want to confuse him anymore than he already is! I'll crack on with 6 for now and upgrade once he has worked with me for the month (then he retires). A new version at his age might be the final nail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safelycrackers Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hi Hope someone can help. I am having trouble trying to get text on an arc in Vistool 6 for a top scroll on a shield. The shield is about 165mmx60mm I'd be very grateful if someone could upload a template I could use in Vistool 6 or give me a quick run through how to do it please? Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 That should be pre-loaded in vistool 6. Go to open from template navigate to scrolls and I think it's either scroll 9 or scroll 2a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safelycrackers Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Good man, thanks Michael, it is no.9, problem now is that the template is set with the origin as the centre of the engraving area, whereas I need to get the origin back up to the top left hand corner. Just using a flat bed machine without a centre vice. Any ideas? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsc Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Alt W. Workspace positions. Click on arrow top left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safelycrackers Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Brilliant, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Morning, I'm trying to do a pocket watch with eight words. I've done numerous dry runs and I'm sure the engraving is not sitting symmetrical to the watch. (eg finishes too far towards the middle than the start of the text.) I think this could be down to the measurements of the watch not being accurate but i've played with adjusting it and same result. It's only about 1mm out but I can see it! Any suggestions? Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted August 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Could you give us a screen grab to help understand the situation? Or am I just being thick (rhetorical question... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I always use the standard aluminium clamps to check the centering. Tighten them together and when you first press "offline" the diamond should go to the centre, you can then move it down and move the clamp in or out so it is central. Mine did go out of centre in the left/right axis once and if I remember rightly I changed the size of the table width in the machine dimensions by 0.5 or 1.0mm (+/- depending on which way you want to go) in the X axis. This should bring the centre back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldEngraver Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I always use the standard aluminium clamps to check the centering.Tighten them together and when you first press "offline" the diamond should go to the centre, you can then move it down and move the clamp in or out so it is central. Mine did go out of centre in the left/right axis once and if I remember rightly I changed the size of the table width in the machine dimensions by 0.5 or 1.0mm (+/- depending on which way you want to go) in the X axis. This should bring the centre back to normal. I've had this in the past when the diamond is out of alignment left/right. The post that holds the engraving head on is adjustable. There are 4 allen screws that sit 2 on either side of the cutter holder. If you slacken those off the cutter can move about 4mm +/- of the centre in the X axis. When my cutter went out of centre I loaded a job and pressed start button to make the diamond go to the centre of the jaws, slackened those screws off and realigned the cutter with the zero on the jaws in the X axis. For complete accuracy move the head back 5mm so it sits right over the line marking zero on the jaw and then just drop the diamond in to the groove of the mark and there it is dead centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 You are right, the diamond sits about 1mm to the left (hence the job is finishing about 1mm left of where it should) I will have a look later this afternoon and sort the problem out. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hi Paul If you phone Mark Chadwick at U-marq, he should be able talk you through how to change the settings within the program to get the head to move to the exact centre. It's something he did for me a couple of years ago when we had a similar problem. Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Fix Elgin Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I always use the standard aluminium clamps to check the centering.Tighten them together and when you first press "offline" the diamond should go to the centre, you can then move it down and move the clamp in or out so it is central. Mine did go out of centre in the left/right axis once and if I remember rightly I changed the size of the table width in the machine dimensions by 0.5 or 1.0mm (+/- depending on which way you want to go) in the X axis. This should bring the centre back to normal. I've had this in the past when the diamond is out of alignment left/right. The post that holds the engraving head on is adjustable. There are 4 allen screws that sit 2 on either side of the cutter holder. If you slacken those off the cutter can move about 4mm +/- of the centre in the X axis. When my cutter went out of centre I loaded a job and pressed start button to make the diamond go to the centre of the jaws, slackened those screws off and realigned the cutter with the zero on the jaws in the X axis. For complete accuracy move the head back 5mm so it sits right over the line marking zero on the jaw and then just drop the diamond in to the groove of the mark and there it is dead centre. God no don't do that Go to your settings and realign your centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldEngraver Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I always use the standard aluminium clamps to check the centering.Tighten them together and when you first press "offline" the diamond should go to the centre, you can then move it down and move the clamp in or out so it is central. Mine did go out of centre in the left/right axis once and if I remember rightly I changed the size of the table width in the machine dimensions by 0.5 or 1.0mm (+/- depending on which way you want to go) in the X axis. This should bring the centre back to normal. I've had this in the past when the diamond is out of alignment left/right. The post that holds the engraving head on is adjustable. There are 4 allen screws that sit 2 on either side of the cutter holder. If you slacken those off the cutter can move about 4mm +/- of the centre in the X axis. When my cutter went out of centre I loaded a job and pressed start button to make the diamond go to the centre of the jaws, slackened those screws off and realigned the cutter with the zero on the jaws in the X axis. For complete accuracy move the head back 5mm so it sits right over the line marking zero on the jaw and then just drop the diamond in to the groove of the mark and there it is dead centre. God no don't do that Go to your settings and realign your centre Honestly it's not as bad as it seems. You will keep your settings intact and have the diamond set it the centre of the machine. I was advised by Mark at U-marq how to do this after our CX went out of alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldEngraver Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 If it helps I'll put some pictures up later as a tutorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Well I fiddled and adjusted and faffed and did the job and..........perfect! All comments much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Well done. perseverance wins the day every time. V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldEngraver Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Well I fiddled and adjusted and faffed and did the job and..........perfect! All comments much appreciated. Glad you got it all sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 So I've got an older universal running on vistool 6 running along side an old Gravograph VXM. I want to update the Universal to Vistool 8 and update the VXM to a Gem RX5. If I was to buy a Gem running on Vistool 8 then could I use the software to update my Universal or is the software restricted to one machine? Thanks in advance Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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