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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>That's exciting! Would anyone care to teach a quick workshop on how that thing works? Would be stoked to learn and see it in action sometime...<br><br>Cheers,<br>Andrew<br><br> <br><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com<br>Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:55:56 -0500<br>To: andrew@plumb.org<br>CC: lab@artengine.ca<br>Subject: Re: [Lab] leather and laser<br><br>Yes, I have and plenty others as well. Works quite excellent!<div><br><div><div>On Feb 15, 2014, at 5:06 PM, Andrew Plumb <<a href="mailto:andrew@plumb.org">andrew@plumb.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><div style="word-wrap:break-word;">Fortunately, the ArtEngine Epilog does have a rotary attachment. Don't know if anyone has used it yet though.<div><br></div><div>Andrew.<br><div><br><div><div>On 2014-02-15, at 4:07 PM, Matthew Bells <<a href="mailto:matt@mbells.ca">matt@mbells.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" lang="EN-CA"><div class="ecxWordSection1" style=""><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);">The problem is laser engravers usually only have an x,y control, so any cutting or engraving has to be in a plane, since the bean is carefully focused down… some have a rotary attachment, so cylinders would work for those. This means you would either have to get a very fancy laser cutter, or flatten the skull or antlers.</span></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(181, 196, 223);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm;"><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;" lang="EN-US"><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>Lab [mailto:lab-<a href="mailto:bounces@artengine.ca">bounces@artengine.ca</a>]<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></b>Henri Kuschkowitz<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>2014.February.15 14:50<br><b>To:</b><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>James Allanson<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>Matt; lab<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Lab] leather and laser</span></div></div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">oh that would be cool. </div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Where would you get the antlers? i’d love to do/have some to experiment. i have seen some interesting painted designs on <a href="http://imgur.com/a/PDZIX" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;" target="_blank">cow skulls</a> as well recently but got to figure out where to get some to experiment with.</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div><div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">On Feb 15, 2014, at 2:35 PM, James Allanson <<a href="mailto:james.d.allanson@gmail.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">james.d.allanson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">I was actually looking into something related, cutting into deer antlers.</div></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Matt <<a href="mailto:matt@mbells.ca" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">matt@mbells.ca</a>> wrote:</div><div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);">The smell goes away fairly quickly, somewhere between barbeque and burning hair. It cuts and engraves well. One of the guys at Kwartzlab has been doing cow hide, I think...</span></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.</span></div></div><table class="ecxMsoNormalTable" style="width:951px;border-spacing:0px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0.75pt;text-align:initial;font-size:initial;"><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(181, 196, 223);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm;"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Darcy Whyte</span></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sent:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Monday, January 27, 2014 12:02</span></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">To:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Henri Kuschkowitz</span></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Cc:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">lab</span></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Subject:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Re: [Lab] leather and laser</span></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div><div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">I get the feeling cutting and engraving works well. But not sure I'm in the mood for odd smells. :)</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br clear="all"></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div><div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">--</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Darcy Whyte</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Software Since '88<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://siteware.com/" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">siteware.com</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>| Contact:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">darcy@siteware.com</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>|<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">613-563-3634</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>by appointment</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Canada N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4"</div></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">rubber-power.com</a></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Henri Kuschkowitz <<a href="mailto:henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Hey.</div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">I engraved regular cow hide before and with low power it works quite well (mind you the smell). </div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Cheers,</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Henri</div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div><div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:49 PM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">oops, silly typo. I mean't "Deer Hide". :)</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br clear="all"></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div><div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">--</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Darcy Whyte</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Software Since '88<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://siteware.com/" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">siteware.com</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>| Contact:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">darcy@siteware.com</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>|<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">613-563-3634</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>by appointment</div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Canada N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4"</div></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">rubber-power.com</a></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Mike Milinkovich <<a href="mailto:mike.milinkovich@eclipse.org" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">mike.milinkovich@eclipse.org</a>> wrote:</div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">On 26/01/2014 9:35 PM, Darcy Whyte wrote:</div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Anybody cut dear hide with the laser before? Or other leather?</div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Please tell me that you meant to write "deer hide"!? :)<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lab mailing list<br>1. subscribe<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab</a><br>2. then email<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Lab@artengine.ca" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">Lab@artengine.ca</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>to send your message to the list</div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">_______________________________________________<br>Lab mailing list<br>1. subscribe<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab</a><br>2. then email<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Lab@artengine.ca" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">Lab@artengine.ca</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>to send your message to the list</div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lab mailing list<br>1. subscribe<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab</a><br>2. then email<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Lab@artengine.ca" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">Lab@artengine.ca</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>to send your message to the list</div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div></div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lab mailing list<br>1. subscribe<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab</a><br>2. then email<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Lab@artengine.ca" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">Lab@artengine.ca</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>to send your message to the list<br>_______________________________________________<br>Lab mailing list<br>1. subscribe<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab" target="_blank" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab</a><br>2. then email<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Lab@artengine.ca" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline;">Lab@artengine.ca</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>to send your message to the list</div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div></div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"> </div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Lab mailing list<br>1. subscribe <a href="http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab" target="_blank">http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab</a><br>2. then email <a href="mailto:Lab@artengine.ca">Lab@artengine.ca</a> to send your message to the list</div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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