This was just a test, but it was a really fun way to try using some new free software.
I received my Pro a little more than a week ago and I just found a new tool for putting tabs onto designs. I wanted to test it out, so I ripped open an Amazon shipping box, opened up Inkscape and drew a quick star and few rectangles.
It allows you to select two edge and make them âjoinedâ. Then you get to set how you want them joined. In my case I used Finger Joints, but if you wanted to make it out of leather and have hemmed edges with precut thread holes, there is an option for that. I canât wait to try it out on leather.
I really like it. As everybody says âit is much bigger than I thoughtâ. I was able to lift it solo, but that was a bad idea. I just didnât have anyone around.
The engraves are very detailed. Iâve used an Epilog laser before, and I liked how you could preset different power/speed settings ahead of time. I have not learned how to do that yet, so each line type I have to set manually (iâve not used the Proofgrade, saving it for something special). The passthrough is nice for cutting in the middle of longer sheets. The auto recognition is not on yet.
I live in the California Bay Area, so the extra cooling has not come into play, but I expect it to give me a longer service life on the tube.
Feel free to lie to the machine and select medium maple for an eight inch Baltic Birch board for example. The machine doesnât care and you get the settings. Test first then have fun