scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 21, 2010 im a 27 yr old glass blower, and stepping up to the next level in glass work so, i just purchased a 24" MH, corel 4 essentials,and lots of oracal 651. i really hope this will do what i need. im looking for something to use for templates for sandblasting my glass. i need to be able to take images and make then simply 1 layer pos/neg contrast. i sure hope this software can do this, and not just limit me to drawing images on the computer, or only letting me use clipart crap:( ... any tips or insight is greatly appreciated:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 21, 2010 I would say you made the right choice witht eh cutter - on the corel essentials I am not sure as I use x4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 21, 2010 yeah, i got ya, i dropped $600 on supplies, so hopefully i can make the cash to grap some better software, but intill then i hope this works well enough! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bamafan2277 50 Posted April 21, 2010 It sounds like you are off to a good start. Another software to pick up is Inkscape. www.inkscape.org It's FREE!! It will help you vector images and make them cutable. Just read around the forum and you will learn a lot of great information here. The oracal 651 has been used as sandblast mask for other people so I am sure it should work for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinaski 11 Posted April 21, 2010 SK1 is free and it will open corel and adobe files Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kenya Posted April 22, 2010 Welcome to the forum. I would love to see some post of your glass blowing work in the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ms_sign 5 Posted April 22, 2010 Welcome from Fort Worth, Texas. Have fun, Jon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mabscotthandyman 1,410 Posted April 23, 2010 Welcome from West Virginia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 24, 2010 Thanks for the warm welcome everybody!! In regards to the age question.. I'm 27 yrs old, glass blowin for awhile.. On off, do it for a living now days.. ..I just recieved all my equipment, haven't opened the boxs yet.. And I was reading here I have to download drivers online to operate? I hope not.. I was hoping to do all my work on my xps that stays offline.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 5 Posted April 24, 2010 you can check out this stuff too! http://www.ikonicsimaging.com/ Rapidmask http://www.ikonicsimaging.com/rmfaq.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boomerbabe 0 Posted April 25, 2010 Download the drivers to a thumb drive from a computer that is online. Transfer them to your xps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyrophire 0 Posted April 25, 2010 If you are going to use signcut to cut, you will need to have internet access as it checks to make sure the license is still valid when it cuts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
routesmith 0 Posted April 25, 2010 Welcome,!!! you came to the right place, got the right cutter for sure, you dont really need corel but its nice and you have it now, you can always use SignBlazer, which I use, its free and on this site...as it has been said, inkscape will be a good friend, its exactly what you need as far as I can tell from what you have posted, it seems you are well on your way... for masking, 90% of my business in its current incarnation is stencils, If I were you I would seriously use Oramask Orcal type 811, I used to use buy crappy vinyl to mask(Im certainly NOT saying 651 is crappy, there was this other junk I used to buy because it was not as sticky. The name escapes me), but the oramask is worth the 1.5x price I pay for 651, it wont bleed (although you are not really concerned with that), it is nice and easy to manipulate, it is completely repositionable before you remove the xfer tape so if you make a mistake where you put it just pull it off and try again where regular vinyl will stick and stay and it comes of WAY easier. If you are anywhere near philly Id be HAPPY to give you a sample of the oramask, cause its just that good.. Wayne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 26, 2010 Thanks for the great advice! I will pic up a roll and try it, I will definatly be trying different vinyl types till I find what works best, just gonna start with this:) I'm nowhere near Philly, I'm a norcal boy.. But no biggy, I'll try a few things:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hockeygirl 30 Posted April 26, 2010 Welcome to the forum. Where in norcal are you? If you need some Oramask, let me know... I'm in the Sacramento area... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 26, 2010 im in lakecounty, not horribly far from sac, (great skateparks in sac!) and i appreciate the offer! people here sure seem to be friendly! ...now i just gotta get this cutter to work, been waiting a couple hours for Email back for registration code from signblazer:( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 26, 2010 im in lakecounty, not horribly far from sac, (great skateparks in sac!) and i appreciate the offer! people here sure seem to be friendly! ...now i just gotta get this cutter to work, been waiting a couple hours for Email back for registration code from signblazer:( If you are talking about directly from signblazer they are out fo business - if you are speaking of from the member here that has the posted link you must return the email as directed for an automated return with the info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 26, 2010 i bought the cutter, came with the signblazer disc needed, but after loading everything it says i need the activation code, and will be sent to my email, never got it... so i tried "retrieve activation code" and i cant do that because it asks for my "software serial number".. a number i dont have because i wasnt givin one, usually it is on the damned envelope of the disc right? ....am i missing something here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hockeygirl 30 Posted April 26, 2010 Try downloading from the Signblazer link. That one seems to work better for most people, and SB is a permenant trial version so if you can live with the splash screen that ask you if you want to continue with trial every time, you'll be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 26, 2010 my serial cable is male at one end and female at the other, is it supposed to be shipped like that? id rather use serial then USB, but i need female/female to do that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 26, 2010 You are so new to this, that your best bet would be to read the Newbie manual. It will get you from start to cutting. http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,17489.0.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 26, 2010 alright, i got it workin:) now i just need to figure how to load a image into SB rather then comin into corel, or just how to transfer from corel to SB.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 27, 2010 i cant transfer from inkscape to SB, and its getting annoying, i have tried lots of different ways, and they are vector graphics i created... read my post in the "signblazer" section Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrowglass 1 Posted April 28, 2010 any help here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
