<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>It's most typically poly-epoxide (epoxy): <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board#Laminates">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board#Laminates</a><br>
</div>Not sure how it lases but I understand that through hole via's are often lased as opposed to drilled in production.<br></div><br>If it doesn't cut it might certainly score and snap.<br></div>Would be interested to know how you make out with it, given the official go ahead wrt material safety of course...<br>
<br></div>Michael<br></div><a href="http://krazatchu.ca/">http://krazatchu.ca/</a><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Dave O'Heare <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave.oheare@gmail.com" target="_blank">dave.oheare@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">PCB in this case refers to Printed Circuit Board. Fiberglass board is glass fibers (silica, mostly) with usually a polyester resin holding it together.<div>
<br></div><div><rant>This is the sort of reason that I don't like acronyms and initialisms. Grr, mumble... </rant></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<div><br></div><div>Dave O'Heare<br></div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Britta Evans-Fenton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:technical@artengine.ca" target="_blank">technical@artengine.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">PBC is <span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px;background-color:rgb(244,245,246)">Polychlorinated biphenyls , meaning many Chlorines molecules, and Chlorine laser cut omits chlorine gas! PLEASE DO NOT CUT ANYTHING WITH CHLORINE IN IT!</span><div>
<span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px;background-color:rgb(244,245,246)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px;background-color:rgb(244,245,246)">Cheers,</span></div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Britta<br></div><i>Technical Coordinator </i><br></div>Artengine.ca</div></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Aurelius R <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maxrowsell@gmail.com" target="_blank">maxrowsell@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">I asked Darcy last week and he wasn't sure -- does anyone know if the laser cutter can do fibreglass? ie PCB material?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>____________________<br>Peace, Love, Empathy<br>
<br>Alexander Max Rowsell<br></div><div><div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 February 2014 11:39, Henri Kuschkowitz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com" target="_blank">henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi again,<div><br></div><div>I’d be curious to take a look if you don’t mind. I could also provide some details of how to use the rotary tool as well, but in all fairness it’s a straight forward process: Everything important for this attachment was already calibrated by Britta when they first got the tool.</div>
<div><br></div><div>James, if I understood correctly you are planing on having the entire antler engraved, not just a cut section from an antler. Depending on the size I think you are pretty much out of luck with the Epilog in the lab as all the options I am thinking of will require the hood to be open and the safety features will forbid any laser operation in that state.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Are you coming on Wednesday?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Henri</div><div><div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 17, 2014, at 10:08 AM, James Allanson <<a href="mailto:james.d.allanson@gmail.com" target="_blank">james.d.allanson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">In my case I'm looking at laser cutting a segment of the antler (think of a poker chip sized piece off a cylinder), and laser cut on the flat sides. While it doesn't require the use of a rotary tool, it has its own challenges; the internals are of varying density.<div>
<br></div><div>Henri if you like I can bring you a sample piece of deer antler from what we have, something like a finger sized cylinder. None of the ones in our sample are perfectly cylindrical though. If you are looking for more, try advertising in a rural area. I can ask around my area if you like.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>James<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Matthew Bells <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@mbells.ca" target="_blank">matt@mbells.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-CA"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"> Lab [mailto:<a href="mailto:lab-bounces@artengine.ca" target="_blank">lab-bounces@artengine.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Henri Kuschkowitz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 2014.February.15 14:50<br><b>To:</b> James Allanson<br><b>Cc:</b> Matt; lab</span></p><div><div><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lab] leather and laser<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">oh that would be cool. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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" target="_blank">cow skulls</a> as well recently but got to figure out where to get some to experiment with.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 15, 2014, at 2:35 PM, James Allanson <<a href="mailto:james.d.allanson@gmail.com" target="_blank">james.d.allanson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I was actually looking into something related, cutting into deer antlers.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Matt <<a href="mailto:matt@mbells.ca" target="_blank">matt@mbells.ca</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">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...<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Darcy Whyte<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Monday, January 27, 2014 12:02<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">To: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Henri Kuschkowitz<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Cc: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">lab<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Re: [Lab] leather and laser<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I get the feeling cutting and engraving works well. But not sure I'm in the mood for odd smells. :)<u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Darcy Whyte<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Software Since '88 <a href="http://siteware.com/" target="_blank">siteware.com</a> | Contact: <a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a> | <a href="tel:613-563-3634" target="_blank">613-563-3634</a> by appointment<u></u><u></u></p>
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On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Henri Kuschkowitz <<a href="mailto:henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com" target="_blank">henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hey.<u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I engraved regular cow hide before and with low power it works quite well (mind you the smell). <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Henri<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:49 PM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">
oops, silly typo. I mean't "Deer Hide". :)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">--<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Darcy Whyte<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
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</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Canada N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4"<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank">rubber-power.com</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Mike Milinkovich <<a href="mailto:mike.milinkovich@eclipse.org" target="_blank">mike.milinkovich@eclipse.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 26/01/2014 9:35 PM, Darcy Whyte wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anybody cut dear hide with the laser before? Or other leather?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Please tell me that you meant to write "deer hide"!? :)<br>
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