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Post by Big Man Black T-Shirt(Patrick) on Mar 15, 2018 21:52:06 GMT
Because I know you nerds like watching things being made, as I do, here's a time lapse of an engrave on acrylic that I just did with a diamond drag bit. The engrave time was actually 90 minutes. I could probably have jacked up the feed rate but I had time and didn't want to risk quality for speed.
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Post by VGCustomShop on Mar 16, 2018 10:13:47 GMT
Cool man!
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Post by Bruce on Mar 16, 2018 16:14:44 GMT
Thanks for the video post. What is the advantage of a diamond drag bit vs something like a fine engraving Vbit or Endmill?
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Post by Derek the Admin on Mar 17, 2018 1:00:49 GMT
Looks good man. Thanks for sharing it!
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Post by Big Man Black T-Shirt(Patrick) on Mar 17, 2018 22:16:40 GMT
Thanks for the video post. What is the advantage of a diamond drag bit vs something like a fine engraving Vbit or Endmill? No spindle speed to dial in, no melting of the acrylic, no noise. I may never use a v bit on acrylic ever again! Don't get me wrong, you can do just fine using a v bit spinning. I mainly got tired of dealing with the fuzzies, what I call the little bits of material that would be left behind and need to be scraped off around the engraving. Plus, the spring-loaded drag bit is very forgiving if your table is slightly uneven or if the acrylic has a slight variation in thickness in different areas. The spring keeps pressure on and there are no light places. |
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Post by laks on Mar 18, 2018 11:42:46 GMT
cool! can this engrave also fine letters just like 0.1mm vbit tip diameter does?
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Post by Bruce on Mar 18, 2018 17:01:45 GMT
Thanks for the video post. What is the advantage of a diamond drag bit vs something like a fine engraving Vbit or Endmill? No spindle speed to dial in, no melting of the acrylic, no noise. I may never use a v bit on acrylic ever again! Don't get me wrong, you can do just fine using a v bit spinning. I mainly got tired of dealing with the fuzzies, what I call the little bits of material that would be left behind and need to be scraped off around the engraving. Plus, the spring-loaded drag bit is very forgiving if your table is slightly uneven or if the acrylic has a slight variation in thickness in different areas. The spring keeps pressure on and there are no light places. Great information, thx Patrick. |
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Post by southernock18 on Mar 24, 2018 18:44:46 GMT
where did you get the drag bit from? Can you post a link? Thanks. It looks really great.
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Post by Mototech on Mar 24, 2018 20:33:01 GMT
I'm curious where you got your bit as well. I prefer the 3D effects you get when using a vbit with .25" or thicker acrylic. But also would like to see what cool textures I can get with a drag bit.
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Post by Big Man Black T-Shirt(Patrick) on Mar 28, 2018 5:15:41 GMT
I'm curious where you got your bit as well. I prefer the 3D effects you get when using a vbit with .25" or thicker acrylic. But also would like to see what cool textures I can get with a drag bit. I apologize for the slow reply time, guys. I bought the diamond drag bit at bdtools, here's a link to the diamond bit page Diamond Drag Bit |
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