Nigel Wagstaff
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I never thought of that. Repeat orders here we come (:)
Ian. Waterslide decals have a margin the depth of the film which is undesirable to most scale builders.
Dry rub is taking of in the scale area and I need to include the technology in my product portfolio.
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Hi Brian. Depends what you mean by "The war" as there are several going on at the moment! Naturally my target customers who spend frightening sums of money to have a model that looks just like the real thing. WWII fighters are popular from all denominations. Just to show where my loyalty lies my baby is duly attached.
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Cameron please accept my apologies. I thought no one had replied to this message as I did not receive an notification.
Thank you for the reply. Confirming what I suspected but just looking for a second opinion.
Belated regards
Nigel
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Peter, I understand the small graphic is a little tedious to weed, and would be better done after application before painting.
The small badge would be part of a package of very accurate paint masks to decorate a model with markings and insignia all over the aircraft. The small sample (which is the symbol of Adolf Galland) is one of the more intricate designs and there would be one on each side of the aircraft. So as part of a package they would not be too bad.
The whole idea for masks is to paint apply the icon so the decoration is resistant to fuel attach and lifting. Plus scale model makers these days don’t want what would be described as "stickers" on their £2,000 1/5 scale Spitfire. A definite "no no" in competitions.
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Martin I can assure you I have been doing a lot of wondering today too 😕
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Martin for the CE5000 – 40 there are only 3 settings available for quality. 1 – 3
1 = high
2 = medium
3 = lowNigel
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Well after some experimentation I have got to a satisfactory conclusion!
Taking on what has been suggested from here and elswhere I tried Tangential mode (1 & 2) with no adjustment on the blade. This had a marginal but positive effect on vinyl, but tended to snag paint mask with all the up and down movement (medium tack!). Martin, Quality is set at 1, and has not been altered.
Next I played with the Step Pass. Similar observations but certainly font and style do make a difference, a useful thing to be aware off.
It was then I thought of another method. Currently I am using Graphtec Cutter Controller on the PC to manage the cutter, no issues there really. BUT! I am cutting direct from Corel Draw 12 using the Graphtec as the printer. From todays experimentation I have now discovered that this is not the correct way to go about cutting from Corel. I decided to try the Master Pro software that came with the plotter, exporting from Corel as a DXF file and importing it into the Master Pro interface. The difference for the text was incredible to say the least.
Following on I have a small graphic that I use as my test (control) cut which has some very small detail. For the first time I have cut the test piece perfectly. Weeding was also first class. :lol1:
I then realised to some embarrassment the plug-in for Corel was on the Graphtec install disk, even though it is described as the “Illustrator Plug-in” it also carries the Corel plug-in. After installing I now have far better control of the cutting. I can get the detail right down to characters that are 4mm high. I skipped Chapter 6 when I read the Graphtec manual thinking it was for Illustrator only 🙄 I now know otherwise.
Pic of my test cut
Thanks for your inputs here, I got there in the end.
I also had a word with Harry at Edward Mathias. What a great guy, helpful to a fault and has given me some very useful pointers.
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Martin I thought tangiential mode was for thicker media and introducing over-cut on the start finish points?
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Martin, Rod, I have sent a mail across so I will see what comes back.
Chris, I have the standard 0.9mm CB09UA with the blue holder.
While cutting small characters in vinyl between 50µ and 80µ the doughnut in "P"’s etc seem to have a jaggid edge. I have the pressure down to a minimum to cut correctly and I have been told that this alternative blade will do the job for thin vinyl like this.
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Thanks John. It is indeed.
Spitfire MIXc from 126 Sqn. Based on detail for Spitfire serial MK923 Summer 1944.
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Hmmm. Yes I see you are working at a different scale to me 😀
Nice picture though!
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Some good advice there people thanks very much.
I do like this forum 🙂
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Phill It does look like the router doing it’s job (as it should).
Hardware firewalls are far better than software firewalls on a PC because of the reduced workload on the CPU.
The discussion of which software to use for AV can go on for ever. Everyone uses what they are comfortable with. I was a big fan of Norton until I was stung 6 months ago. Fortunately I recovered in 30 minutes with a working drive image 😀
We all love computers, but we also hate them too.
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Rod, don’t you not think the router will be acting as the gateway for the network. I think it will be blocking ports etc and managing IP addresses (DHCP)?? Not 100% sure but most routers I have used take that role.
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Phill, having less than about 5 computers on a private network (which is what you have behind the router) I don’t recommend networking the Antivirus.
To share protection on the network you have to purchase a "Network licence" from Norton. It needs about 5 computers before you should begin to consider this option.
Best suggestion is to install standard Norton on both machines (you can purchase additional licences from Norton direct and use the same installation disks)
I would also recommend installing Microsoft’s Windows Defender, a very handy utility. Google "Windows Defender" and you will get straight there.
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Shane, LRSC means Licentiate Royal Society of Chemistry. The Royal Society is a well known organisation in the chemical world. Phill has worked hard to achieve that recognition.
I unfortunately stopped after my HNC Chemistry before changing direction into factory management, running up an MBA while in full time employment.
But we don’t talk about that 😕
Doh!
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What a great welcome.
Those of you who commented on redundancy, don’t worry . . . I saw it as a liberator. I have been sniffing chemicals too long, it’s nice to be out in the fresh air.
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Catch you in the detailed subject areas.
Nigel