Hi
I was looking for a proofgrade sticker for cardboard 5/32 and 1/8. Is such thing avalible to design or for download?
Thanks!
Just create custom settings and select them when you use it.
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Proofgrade settings are available for cardboard. Simply select them from the drop down menu. I donât know what you mean by a proofgrade sticker.
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a proofgrade sticker is the sticker that comes on acrylic, wood, ect
It is just as fast to select the item from the drop down list.
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was wondering so i could theoretically avoid a fire, but thanks!
Often the stickers on the proofgrade donât even work for me. I always just choose the setting from the drop down manually.
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Is there any way then, to download existing qr codes, like the one for medium clear acrylic, without having to scan them?
Not really. Just select from the materials list and the settings autopopulate. It is easier than the stickers, and the stickers are often not read or are gone once part of the board is used.
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The long answer is, no⌠
If you scan a QR Graphic with your phone youâll see it says, no usable data found. Thatâs because itâs not a link. Itâs just a digital representation of a 5 (I believe) digit code that is alphanumeric if I recall. I read about this shortly after buying the GF in some other posts here. That code is internal to GF and I could not find any kind of listing of the codes for other materials supported in the drop down dashboard menu. But those, like cardboard, which do not have Proofgrade materials, and thus, no QR Graphic made by GF, there probably isnât a code for them, as there doesnât need to be one, since GF doesnât sell that material. If that makes sense.
Hereâs a list of the Proofgrade materials, each (presumably) have a QR Graphic, and thus, a 5 digit code.
But again, that code is internal to GF, and I donât think they are interested in sharing those. Although, there wouldnât be any downside to it, since you can just buy a sheet of PG in whatever, decipher the (alphanumeric) code from the QR Graphic, and recreate it with a QR maker. But you could also just scan it and copy it onto labels, which is what I do when I buy larger sheets and cut them down. Or for pencils, I use the Medium Basswood setting and just have a magnet label I throw in. For cardboard, I make labels to put on precut sheets for my daughter, so she knows what setting to use on the dropdown menu. The DYMO Labelwriter is awesome for thisâŚ
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iâm not sure i get the advantage of making a new label as opposed to just pulling the right name in the dropdown.
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Mostly I use the recreated labels for Non-PG materials that work fine on PG settings. Then I donât have to remember that I use Basswood for pencils, I just keep the magnet in with the supply of them, and throw it in when engraving to save the time of selecting a custom setting and specifying the material thickness. Likewise, it reduces the number of custom settings I have to scroll through.
Works especially well with Leather, since PG is rarely available locally. But another brand at Michaels is always there, so I have a magnet for that as well, to save a couple steps. I also stick them to the (precut aftermarket leather) sheets that I stock on my daughters supply shelf, so itâs easier for her to use the GF and I donât have to transfer my âcustomâ settings to her login dashboard, as custom settings are not shared between your three available logins.
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so how do you recreate the labels?
i didnt really get it
I just take a picture on my phone and print it on label paper. Itâs nothing special, and doesnât even have to be the same size. FYI, thereâs probably something in the GF instructions or rules that say you shouldnât do that. FWIWâŚ
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Far less time involved just by using the dropdown menuâŚbut each to their own. 
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yeah⌠I cut every day on the same non pg material and i have had accidents not using the right settings, so i am trying to prevent that
As stated, to each their own. I put Proofgrade material in âupside downâ because you canât engrave thru those stupid stickers.
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I just reread your message and I guess I understand what youâre doing, but my suggestion would still be to use the drop down settings (or save your own) and get in the habit of double checking before cutting. It seems that youâll need to double check whether or not you have a QR code, since you have to manually place the QR code yourself. And, of course, there is no guarantee that your materials will work well with the built in settings anyway.
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