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Recent content by Steve Middleton

  1. Laser engraving question

    Thanks Gene I'll take a look!
  2. Laser engraving question

    Thanks to all! The learning curve is exactly what everyone described only add and old, tech challenged, dinosaur for good measure:)
  3. Laser engraving question

    I'll try that. Thanks!
  4. Laser engraving question

    I've had my new laser less than 3 months and it's definitely been a sharp learning curve. Latest problem is PhotoGrav/Corel/RDWorks. I process a picture in PG, import to Corel, and save as dxf but RDW does not recognize the file..."no data". I've tried, I think, all the variables without...
  5. Need Help another wanting to start sign business

    I'm in a somewhat similar situation to the OP. 72 yrs old, and retired after selling my business 3 years ago(to an employee). I moved out of state after 35 years to be closer to family and decided I'm not ready for the rocking chair so I purchased a laser engraving machine. I HOPE to turn this...
  6. Need Help Corel 2017

    Not a particularly small file. Of course the plot thickens:) Yesterday evening I tried again and everything was going fine until.........I turned the laser on one last time and nothing happened. There's power to the machine, I only found one circuit breaker inside so now I have a call in to tech...
  7. Need Help Corel 2017

    I have Corel 2017 and RD Works CAD..,...Yesterday they played well together. Today....not at all. I save a file in Corel, and save it again as an DXF file and RD Works says it doesn't exist:) Spent several hours trying various work arounds without success. I'm about ready to delete BOTH programs...
  8. New Guy Central PA

    Hello and thanks for having me! My name is Steve Middleton, 72 yrs old, and moved from OK to central PA last fall. I have zero experience in the sign industry and owned a retail music store for 20+ years. I sold the business in 2015, puttered around for a while, and after the move decided I MUST...
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