Julien
August 28, 2019, 9:22am
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You can also have a look at these two threads for inspiration:
Thank you gents for all your help. I guess I ought to explain myself a little better. In like manner to the laser engraving that Apple is happy to do on your iPod or Phone or whatever, I would like to accomplish that upon the reverse of my coin.
Here is the obverse of the coin, representing the solar system. Pick a date, and I can place the planets in their proper location. [image]
The design is there, it’s minted in through the classic process of cutting a die and pressing the metal between t…
Okay here is the v-mill dimensions:
2" long x .125" wide, Split length .4", Tip width .002" , angle 30 deg
In carbide create while adding a new v-mill to my tool library where it says to put the tool diameter in if I put .125" in the box wit flute length and angle my pocket tool paths are almost non existent.
If I put the tip width in the diameter box then it looks good. Is this the right way of doing this?
I am trying to engrave some brass to make rings out of and i have had this question o…
Tiny endmills (e.g. 1/32") can also be suitable if the Vbit option does not work out, but they are much more fragile than a Vbit, so you would have to pick the cutting parameters with great care.
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