UPDATE 2:
Hi Guys
I received my machine. I tested it with the help of the vendor. Nice guy. Mach3 is configured. It's setup to Inches, which I don't mind, but when is time to set up how deep the bit is going to engrave I don't really know what to say. I think I'll find out with practice. I'm not going deeper than 0.05 inches. I'm open to information, of course
Well... I open Cambam and I had a little problem remembering the tutorial about text engraving. I checked it again and I found out it is not complete. I mean... A the point of creating the G Code, it doesn't tell you exactly what to do. I had to figure it out. The software is not hard to deal with.
So for those who may run into this little problem, this is how: Go to Insert, then select " Text ". On your left, down you will see all the properties of the text file you're creating; find the row for Text and make your own by typing on it (delete what it is there like you would do in a word procesor); hit " Enter" and your new text will appear on the work area.
After this point you'll click on "CAM" from the menu bar and select "Engrave". You'll notice an " x " at the center of the working area.
Then right click on the word " Engrave [1]" at your left and on the " tree area". Select " Create GCode File" from the list of options and VOILA. You'll be given the privilege to name the file the way you want, save it wherever you want and that's it. Now... I was expecting some kind of drop down list to select an extension, but no. All I see is "All Files (*.*). But no problem. It will work.
Go back to Mach3, load the file, send it to "print" ( jeje) and that is it for tonight. My wife is waiting and I don't need a fight at this time and after I accomplished something great
Next stop: how to make a file with some ten or twenty set of three engraving lines of text to engrave on a whole 12x24 engraving alluminum sheet, so I just cut this little plaques to be placed on the trophies.
PD: Sorry about my English. I speak Spanish but I try to operate in English as much as I can. See you guys. Thanks for your support.
Originally Posted by joshuadri  Thanks, Hans
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