Specifications

GRAPHICS SOFTWARE SETUP
Section 3-8
To obtain a “chiseled” or “sunken” engraving, create a “positive” graphic so that the background is
white and the text or objects are black. This way, the text or graphic engraves and the background
remains untouched, producing a “chiseled” effect.
Configure Button
Selecting it brings up a pop-up window so you can choose from the following settings:
Taper Selection
Choose from various types of shoulder angles. Experiment with each setting and note
the result.
Invert Page
This converts all black objects into white and all white objects into black for the ENTIRE
PAGE. This is very useful for engraving a full sheet of rubber stamps.
Mirror Page
This mirrors the ENTIRE PAGE from left to right (horizontally). It will not mirror individual
objects or selections. This is very useful for engraving full sheets rubber stamps because
the graphics on screen are non-mirrored and can be proof read easily.
Power
Notice that when you click on different Taper Selections, that the power table changes.
This is because the laser applies power in different profiles to produce different styles of
taper. You will notice that you cannot adjust the pre-defined Taper, however, if you
would like to create a custom taper of your own, first select the Taper Selection that you
would like to start with and then click the “NEW” button. This will copy the taper as a
“Custom Shoulder” that you can rename by typing a new name in the dialog box and
clicking “Rename”. You can also adjust the profile however you desire. Each slider bar
controls the lasers power for that step. The numbers at the bottom of that slider bar
define the width of the step in .001 inches (mils). The square at the top of each slider bar
is it activate/deactivate button. Always deactivate the steps you are not using so that it
will apply 100% power to that level.
...will give you these resultsNormal Rubber Stamp Setting
.002”
STEP WIDTH
STEP POWER %
0 8 20 31 39 49 59 100
Material
The diagram above is an example of the Normal Rubber Stamp Taper Selection. You
can see that there are 8 steps used to create the shoulder. The surface of the material is
considered the first step and the bottom of the engraving is considered the last step. You
can define as many as 16 steps but the first or the last steps are not definable because
they are fixed at a power setting of 0% and 100% respectively. You can only define the
parameters for the steps in between the first and last steps in which there are 14 of them.
By adjusting the power setting for each step, the width in (.001) inches for each step, and
the number of steps, different shoulder profiles can be created. NOTE: The maximum
shoulder width is .056 inches.