Irontoe Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Can anyone suggest how to overcome this particular problem? When I engrave tankards and trophies in my machine, I always centre the trophy with the handle at 90 degrees so that the bit I want to engrave is facing directly upwards. The machine then does its work but when it is finished the machine seems to want to return to a different position to where it started and if I'm not quick enough to turn the machine off the point drags across the handle damaging the cup or trophy. The obvious answer is to position the cup so the handle is further round but it does seem daft that the return position should be any different to the start position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broms Cobb Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Easy fix. our way is to engrave by colour - so once you have put all your text on screen you 1, switch to manual mode, 2, then put a . (dot) underneath 3, select all the font you want to engrave turn it Black 4, make the dot another colour say Blue (also make sure that the blue is a different tool - this will then stay as a default ) this way after the machine has engraved all the text (in black) it will stop before the colour Blue enabling you to take the job out of the machine, and if you are not by the machine it will stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercoulson Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 You could also try adding a pause at the end of the last letter it should stop there and not return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibsjo(SCO) Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 turn the tankard round on the machine ? have the orientation going the opposite way from the way it is now and then the handle will be on the opposite side? carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Vistool software lets you set a finish point and a full final retract and in the case of a tankard it will set the handle back where it started. No putting dots, turning stuff blue, adding pauses or having the orientation going the opposite way .................Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beware Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 The finish point is usually the top left corner of the job in GS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky1 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 i didnt understand one bit of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beware Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 If you create a 100x100mm job in the software, with the logo or text centred, when the engraving has finished, the machine will move to where the top left of the job would be. So if you point and shoot the engraving area, the handle should never get in the way. Disclaimer: i know this is true for flat engraving on an M40, so I assume it's also true for CA work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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