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  • Hi, its great to join you all.

    Posted by Simon Forrester on May 17, 2003 at 5:26 pm

    Hi All,

    I’ve been in this games for 14 years since i left school, wasnt intending on making too many signs but we did too much testing of our engraving machines and before we knew it we had a business 🙂

    I suppose our speciality is engraving and routing, we’ve built our way up to 3 engravers, 1 router, 1 gerber edge and a couple of plotters and about to finish a mighty 3x2m router.

    Hope I can offer some usefull advice as i’ve already gleemed a few gems for you lot over the last month or so of my lurking 🙂

    Stone replied 20 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    May 17, 2003 at 5:42 pm

    hi mate and a big welcome… 😉

    good to see you posting on the boards.. 😀
    if you are having bother with linking your own picture image feel free to send me it and i will load it for you! 😉

    3×2 router!.. great bit of kit. 😉 . we have been trying to do the same for the last 2 years but space in our premises is very limited. we run a AXYZ millenium at the moment and want to move on.. in short we will have to move or buy bigger premises 😕
    is it a trade service you are going for or personal use. also have you considered or is it a lazer head?

  • Simon Forrester

    Member
    May 17, 2003 at 5:54 pm

    my pic is on its way to you as i did have trouble uploading it.

    As for the router, its not got a laser head yet as we dont have enough £££££££££ 🙂 and just like you our unit is bulging at the seems now!!!

    Not sure if to offer a trade service but then again i never turn away work from a paying customer 🙂

  • Stone

    Member
    May 17, 2003 at 8:58 pm

    Hello and welcome
    How come every one has a bigger router than me 😥 .I will be watching your posts with interest as i am new to the routing game and need to learn as much as possible. I did the mad thing and started cnc routing with no experience and have learned with each job that comes in. I am at present looking at an 8′ x 4′ bed which is what i should of got when i started. Glad to hear business is doing well.

  • Mike Brown

    Member
    May 17, 2003 at 9:11 pm

    Hi Simon and welcome to the site – you’re VERY welcome here…

    we could do with some router stories and examples so any chance you get – get the camera out and maybe throw something into the pot…

    more soon

    mikethesign

  • Simon Forrester

    Member
    May 18, 2003 at 10:06 am

    Hi Stone, sorry my router’s bigger than yours 😀 I should probably have built an 8x4ft but it didnt really cost anymore to build a 3x2m one!

    As for some tips….Don’t try to machine stone!!!!!

  • Stone

    Member
    May 18, 2003 at 10:20 am

    Hi Simon

    Know what you mean about machining stone. That’s whole new ball game to itself and extra kit with the water beds. Me thinks i will stick with wood and laminates for now 😉

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