On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 9:20:14 AM UTC-5, Pete Prodoehl wrote:

> This is mostly for Dennis but might also useful for anyone using the laser
> cutter...

>   http://wiki.metrixcreatespace.com/laser-cutter

>   http://www.atxhackerspace.org/wiki/Using_Inkscape_with_the_Laser_Cutter

> I saw this bit: "The laser cutter tries to draw all lines that are wider
> than about 0.001" by repeatedly over-drawing the line to get it wide
> enough. This is almost never what you want..." and wondered if that's what
> happened last night. I ended up making sure the file I converted had 0.002"
> line width, btw...

> I should probably do a new write-up of my Inkscape process.

> Pete

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:09 PM, rchlmtchll <rchlmtc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was mentioned there is a website with some templates to create those
> more 3d puzzle-type objects..
>  i.e that acrylic ant that sits on top of the computer, and also i believe
> there is a cut-out of a scorpion on the wall?

> does anyone know of this, or could possibly provide a link??

> On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 9:20:14 AM UTC-5, Pete Prodoehl wrote:

>> This is mostly for Dennis but might also useful for anyone using the
>> laser cutter...

>>   http://wiki.metrixcreatespace.**com/laser-cutter<http://wiki.metrixcreatespace.com/laser-cutter>

>>   http://www.atxhackerspace.org/**wiki/Using_Inkscape_with_the_**
>> Laser_Cutter<http://www.atxhackerspace.org/wiki/Using_Inkscape_with_the_Laser_Cutter>

>> I saw this bit: "The laser cutter tries to draw all lines that are wider
>> than about 0.001" by repeatedly over-drawing the line to get it wide
>> enough. This is almost never what you want..." and wondered if that's what
>> happened last night. I ended up making sure the file I converted had 0.002"
>> line width, btw...

>> I should probably do a new write-up of my Inkscape process.

>> Pete

>>  --

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:09 PM, rchlmtchll <rchlmtc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was mentioned there is a website with some templates to create those
> more 3d puzzle-type objects..
>  i.e that acrylic ant that sits on top of the computer, and also i believe
> there is a cut-out of a scorpion on the wall?

> does anyone know of this, or could possibly provide a link??

> On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 9:20:14 AM UTC-5, Pete Prodoehl wrote:

>> This is mostly for Dennis but might also useful for anyone using the
>> laser cutter...

>>   http://wiki.metrixcreatespace.**com/laser-cutter<http://wiki.metrixcreatespace.com/laser-cutter>

>>   http://www.atxhackerspace.org/**wiki/Using_Inkscape_with_the_**
>> Laser_Cutter<http://www.atxhackerspace.org/wiki/Using_Inkscape_with_the_Laser_Cutter>

>> I saw this bit: "The laser cutter tries to draw all lines that are wider
>> than about 0.001" by repeatedly over-drawing the line to get it wide
>> enough. This is almost never what you want..." and wondered if that's what
>> happened last night. I ended up making sure the file I converted had 0.002"
>> line width, btw...

>> I should probably do a new write-up of my Inkscape process.

>> Pete

>>  --