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VX2 and VX89 engraving machines.
Hi All, first time on UKSB. A question for VX Gravograph computer machine users. I have acquired a couple of machines, VX2 and VX89, old but still very serviceable.
Does anyone know where I can obtain the floppy disc and hard disc fonts from? -
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Take it you have tried Gravograph already. Sorry not familiar with these, are they stand alone machines or do you require a computer as well? If you do just wondering what you were going to run them on as I would imagine they ran under windows 3.1, 95 or 98.
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Hi Martin, thanks for your message. I have been waiting for someone to help me access the uksignboards forum.
The Gravograph VX machines operate from pre-PC type computers, either using a floppy disc to set up the programme and fonts for the earlier VX89’s and also floppy discs to set up the machines that also have a hard disc controller. I need to aquire either types of discs.
All the best ………… Paul -
As these machines are so old you may find there isn’t anyone running them as they were originally intended which is why I suggested contacting Gravograph.
The other option you have would be to see what can be salvaged from the original machines & then upgrade them by replacing some parts & then running something like mach3 or linuxcnc.
This is what I had to do with an old Gerber machine that I couldn’t find original parts for.
Depends on your level of expertise but it isn’t actually hard to do.
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