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Gary Rowlands
Posts: 1
Joined: Wed Mar 17, 2021
Location: Sofia
Country: Bulgaria
Nickname: justg
Laser Machine Make or Type: Generic
Laser Power: 130W
Laser Bed Size: 900 x 600
Home Position: BL
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6445
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: auto focus, rotary, Ultamate Air Assist

Hi everyone and I hope you are are well.

I own and operate two lasers now, on e a 1996 Epilog Sumit thats still going strong on its original tube and very recently I have been gettitng more serious about this part of my life so invested is a new 130 Watt machine with a few bells and whistles.
Both machines support our STEAM education compant and we do courses for teachers asisting them in getting studnts into rapid prototyping.

Im thinking of rebuilding the epilog to use the same Ruida RDC6445G setup so I can get away from some of the older functionality that the Epilog has, ass air assist, and a few more bits. ;)
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Gene Uselman
Posts: 2180
Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2016
Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Country: USA
Nickname: Gene
Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
Laser Power: 130W
Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
Home Position: TR
Control Software: LIGHTBURN
RDWorks Version: RDw .19 & Lightburn
LightBurn Version: Latest
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10 Pro
Accessories: I have a combining lenses, pin tables [homebuilt], honeycomb tables , wireless remote, Modifed Ultimate Air Assist, home built non-powered rotary device, PrusaMK4 and Mini Prusa printers.

Welcome Gary- we advise recording your Vendor files for future calamities. It is a wonderful thing to pass some of our skills and technology along to young people- thank you. Gene
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Jeff Lawrence
Posts: 2
Joined: Sat Sep 03, 2022
Location: St. Louis, MO
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: GCC Mercury / K40
Laser Power: 30
Laser Bed Size: 600 x 400
Home Position: TL
Control Software: LIGHTBURN
RDWorks Version: 8.0
Ruida Controller: Other
Windows Version: WIN10

Old thread I know - but did you ever attempt to convert your epilog to Rudia?
Taking on a similar project but can't find much info online as to how to address things like the motors which aren't traditional steppers
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Gene Uselman
Posts: 2180
Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2016
Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Country: USA
Nickname: Gene
Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
Laser Power: 130W
Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
Home Position: TR
Control Software: LIGHTBURN
RDWorks Version: RDw .19 & Lightburn
LightBurn Version: Latest
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10 Pro
Accessories: I have a combining lenses, pin tables [homebuilt], honeycomb tables , wireless remote, Modifed Ultimate Air Assist, home built non-powered rotary device, PrusaMK4 and Mini Prusa printers.

Hi Jeff- is this your first post? I thought you could only post in the Welcome forum for the first post- after that you can post most anywhere. The OP has not been back to the forum since May 2021 so I don't think we will hear from him anymore. I thought it was an interesting project as well. I am not sure about the differences between Epilog style machines and out glass tube machines. I have self drawn schematics and a electrical tech background [50 years ago- I don't think anything has changed?] and have worked on several different glass tube machines. I will help if I can. Gene
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