Grave / Tombstone engraving

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Where are you planning on sourcing the material?

One option might be a cabinet fabricator — marble is $40–$150 per sq. foot, while soapstone, which is softer and more easily cut is $70–$120.

Once you have the blank you can work up toolpaths.

There is an example for marble at:

Carving Limestone slab

Here’s a few marble coasters I made last night for a friend. Used a 70deg PCD V-bit and a max depth of 0.060". Took 30 minutes each because I ran at 20ipm. [20201209_202028] [20201209_202109]

and soapstone at:

S03 Cutting stone

I’m not gonna post my speeds and feeds here because my S3 is pretty heavily modified in the electronics department, but the machine is sturdy enough to carve soapstone. Even a stock S3 should be able to do this, just slow it down a bit. I used a cheap 1/8th ballmill (one of those 8 for $20 amazon things) and just had my dust collection cranked way, way up and wore a mask etc. Total cut time was about 50 minutes, the piece is 4x4 and 1/8th deep. [aryun]

Is there a reason why working with a local company specializing in monuments isn’t an option?