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Laser Cut Train Kits and buildings
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Laser Cut Train Kits and buildings
Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 11:54 PM
Howdy,
I have a CO2 laser engraver and would like to know if there are any folks out there who need laser cut trains, buildings etc.
If you have plans (preferably in Corel Draw, but other vector graphic formats will work), and need things cut from wood, acrylic or other laser cutable material, please give me a shout.
Gary
technical@laserimageworks.com
www.laserimageworks.com
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sparkingbolt
Member since
September 2003
From: Central Or
318 posts
Posted by
sparkingbolt
on Friday, November 28, 2003 3:10 AM
I could think of lotsa things to build or at least cut with your laser, but most of us probably dont have the programs to send you to run. I dont. I wonder if you could make up some of your own kits, or even freight car conversion parts and see how they do at a swap meet?
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, November 28, 2003 8:54 AM
Hi Sparkingbolt,
Good point. For those that don't have the software, I can also scan in drawings.
I would truly love to design my own kits, and maybe I will someday. The problem is that I simply don't have the time to take that on now, So for now I am only able to create kits from other's designs.
Thanks for the inout!
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, November 28, 2003 9:42 AM
Laserman...
If you are looking for a source of drawings, back issues of many magazines are full of them, and are cheap too! I do not know how copyright would apply in this case. There is usually a statement on the drawing that says the owner of the magazine may reproduce the drawing for [him]self, but not distribute it. Does making a kit from the drawing count as reproducing the drawing?
Andrew
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wp8thsub
Member since
November 2002
From: US
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Posted by
wp8thsub
on Friday, November 28, 2003 10:06 PM
"There is usually a statement on the drawing that says the owner of the magazine may reproduce the drawing for [him]self, but not distribute it. Does making a kit from the drawing count as reproducing the drawing?"
Not for copyright purposes. The disclaimers usually specifically state (at least in MR) that the purchaser may use the drawings or copies thereof as an aid to commercial modelmaking, and many a commercial product has been derived from such plans. The prohibition against distribution of copies (even for free) is considered a protection of the copyright owner's intellectual property, but you are normally OK to make a copy to prevent the destruction of the magazine while you build a model or design a kit.
Rob Spangler
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, November 29, 2003 9:09 PM
Great ideas, thanks.
I can scan in plans and convert them to vecor graphic for cutting if anyone needs some done.
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