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Thanks to the the file I found here I made the letters. Now the serial number, I cannot find the right numbers. Some help would be appriciated. Rick.

Thanks Kev. The image above was the final try. This used low power and slowish speed. Anything stronger or faster didn't cut the finer details well. As you can probably imagine I'm still at the experimental stage of all of this. One thing in particular I've been keen to try is engraving onto metal. In this instance, wine bottle foil. For many years I have made data placards by scratching lines into the coloured surface of the foil with the tip of a blade. This new tool permits greater sharpness and fidelity. I cut these out with a blade but in theory I could turn up the power on the laser and cut them out using that. 🤔 Another thing I've thought about but have yet to try are instrument faces. My plan is to overpaint some white/off white wine bottle foil with black and see if I can buzz just the black away leaving the white showing. Should be fun trying. 😄

Line Segment Overcut is very useful, but be careful that you do not inadvertently clip off very small parts in tight places. Gene K

It's come to my attention that the interface for these settings is quite different in the latest versions of the Silhouette Studio software. I'm using v5 of the software (5.0.219ssbe Business Edition), and I found them by going to the SEND area, then clicking on the MORE button in the Modify Settings area: This opens up a long list of material types, but there's a settings panel at the bottom, which contains the settings in question: And a couple of parameters you can adjusted when selected: Kev

So, I've had a very brief play with the machine. I wanted to create a couple of masks for the seat of my Hunter model but lost enthusiasm when I couldn't get the laser working and hand painted the lettering instead. However, I had already created a file in Lightburn so used that as a test. Taking some scrap from the 1ManArmy masks I had left over from the Spitfire build I experimented with various speeds and power outputs. There is still some work to be done as you can see. This was two passes using 5% power and a speed of 3300. I admit I'm more optimistic than I was this time last week! 😉

After spraying a piece of white wine bottle foil with Chaos Black spray primer I tried a quick test with the engraver and things look encouraging so far. The next test needs to be an instrument dial face. Watch this space.....

I'd venture to say that this is still much better than any of the blade cutters could manage! Kev

Thanks Kev. Here's another pic of something I've been asked to try. These stars are intended for 1/48th scale. I don't know exactly how they will look when painted. Also, I don't think the machine can do much smaller

This handy article on the 3DCuts website discusses a feature introduced in v3 of the Silhouette Studio software that helps make sharp corner cuts better: https://3dcuts.com/silhouette-line-segment-overcut-tutorial Thanks for Leon over at LSP for posting the link! Kev

Thanks Kevin, I had no idea that could be changed and I've now reverted back to the classic display.

With the new v5 of the forum software comes a new interface, which is radically different from the previous one, and takes some getting used to. It's also not everyone's preference, so if you prefer the old style view, you can change this in your profile settings. Here's how: Firstly, edit your profile by choosing the "Edit Profile" option from the drop-down menu you get when you click on your forum name at the top right of the screen: Then choose the "Content Preferences" option at the bottom of the list of settings on the left: Enable the "Change layout views" setting, which will then reveal all the options and settings you have for viewing the forums: Kev

Let's hope they keep supporting it, as it seems they have a strong preference for the new style! I don't mind it personally, but I do appreciate its drawbacks. Kev

Thanks for that Kev. I have to say that I don’t like the boxy- grid format at all, find it most off-putting, so I’m much happier now that I have reverted to the “classic” format. Max

Progress is progress, Guy! Good to see you getting somewhere with it. Kev

This is actually a user-controllable setting now. Edit your profile from the menu at the top right of the page, and then select "Content Preferences". This will give you something like this: Enable the "Change layout views" option at the bottom, and you'll be able to select how you view the forums: Kev

HI All, I'm not new to model kits, however, just wanting to get into making my own masks for airbrushing. I've recently purchased a very little used Cricut Maker 3, and using its program Design Space. So, I know that I probably am in for another learning curve, but I want to give it a go. I will trawl through the forum to try and find what I'm looking for, but any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Michael.

Here's the latest. With the help of my son we managed to get the PC and Lightburn to see the laser 😲 Whether I can do anything with it remains to be seen but it appears to be a step forward. More soon.

Hi guys. A short update on (lack of) progress. I've had a great deal of help from Craig (CraigH on LSP) who has been enormously patient with my ineptitude. However, we have come to the conclusion that much of fault lies with my PC and Windows 8. A visit to the Lightburn forums seems to confirm this. I have access to a laptop running Windows 10 so when I've recovered a bit and feel less fatigued by it all I'll have another try on that machine. 😮‍💨