Hey Jim, this is very useful information! Since retiring a couple years ago, I'm finally getting time to relearn and play with my CNC router more and look forward to working more with brass and aluminum. Greetings from Hillsboro, Pete D. (former work mate )
Good job, keep it up, you will get more subscribers, I like the more engineering approach you do with some detail on feeds and such..my machine will arrive in about a week.. looking forward to the learning curve.
Thanks Cliff. One of the reasons I like the CNC router setup I have is there is so many things you can do with it and so much to learn. Since I retired I have to keep the engineer in me going. I have a lot of videos on the list todo yet 😊
This one will mil brass and aluminum nicely. I have seen people even cut steal with it, although it barks pretty loud when doing it as it really isn't heavy enough to do it without some chatter. HDPE machines beautifully as well. And of course you can add a laser to it and have all kinds of fun with that too.
Great video. Quick question. What toolpath did you use in VCarve Pro for the etching? I am going to try to etch some granite and am curious what path to use... Also, what were your settings again? I had a hard time hearing it. Thanks again for the great video!
Hi Seth, I use the Quick Engrave toolpath for the dragknife work. It lets you set the pressure, stepover, crosshatch, etc. With this tip, I usually use 0.1" for the pressure/depth setting, and crosshatch at 0.01" stepover. I usually do crosshatch at 45 degrees, but that is more of a personal preference thing. You can set up a diamond tip drag tool in the tool database, and I usually have it run at 30ipm. I haven't done any stone, but have heard the 120 degree tip is best, and don't run too fast. That reduces the chance of damaging the diamond by breaking it loose from the mount on the tip.
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Hey Jim, this is very useful information! Since retiring a couple years ago, I'm finally getting time to relearn and play with my CNC router more and look forward to working more with brass and aluminum. Greetings from Hillsboro, Pete D. (former work mate )
Good job, keep it up, you will get more subscribers, I like the more engineering approach you do with some detail on feeds and such..my machine will arrive in about a week.. looking forward to the learning curve.
Thanks Cliff. One of the reasons I like the CNC router setup I have is there is so many things you can do with it and so much to learn. Since I retired I have to keep the engineer in me going. I have a lot of videos on the list todo yet 😊
Nice video, I was just searching on what kinds of material a CNC machine like an AVID Pro could cut and engrave besides wood.
This one will mil brass and aluminum nicely. I have seen people even cut steal with it, although it barks pretty loud when doing it as it really isn't heavy enough to do it without some chatter. HDPE machines beautifully as well. And of course you can add a laser to it and have all kinds of fun with that too.
Great video. Quick question. What toolpath did you use in VCarve Pro for the etching? I am going to try to etch some granite and am curious what path to use... Also, what were your settings again? I had a hard time hearing it. Thanks again for the great video!
Hi Seth,
I use the Quick Engrave toolpath for the dragknife work. It lets you set the pressure, stepover, crosshatch, etc. With this tip, I usually use 0.1" for the pressure/depth setting, and crosshatch at 0.01" stepover. I usually do crosshatch at 45 degrees, but that is more of a personal preference thing. You can set up a diamond tip drag tool in the tool database, and I usually have it run at 30ipm. I haven't done any stone, but have heard the 120 degree tip is best, and don't run too fast. That reduces the chance of damaging the diamond by breaking it loose from the mount on the tip.
@@jimandjulieneeb8529 Thanks a lot!
No German opera while machining? JK, great vid.
Not in my shop :-)