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Post by breslinmr on Jul 29, 2017 17:33:10 GMT
Thanks for the input guys what you guys are soon going to realise is that im cheap lol and if i can get it cheaper i will and if not i will try my best too lol
I seen this stuff advertised on kijiji the buy and sell and its not far away from my location and it seems to be cut off pieces like 20"x50" for $20 cad
For the price i might just give it a go, whats the worse thing could happen. MELT
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Post by kec-10238 on Jul 29, 2017 19:57:15 GMT
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Post by aforww on Jul 29, 2017 20:02:11 GMT
Thanks for the input guys what you guys are soon going to realise is that im cheap lol and if i can get it cheaper i will and if not i will try my best too lol I seen this stuff advertised on kijiji the buy and sell and its not far away from my location and it seems to be cut off pieces like 20"x50" for $20 cad For the price i might just give it a go, whats the worse thing could happen. MELT Well no. The worst that could happen if you're cheap, is break a $10 bit trying to mill $1 in plastic.. lol |
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Post by andrew on Jul 30, 2017 0:39:13 GMT
This has been on my list for a while now as well... Did a little test today which seems to have turned out promising. Found a scrap piece of Polycarbonate (Lexan) in the garage which I bought at Home Depot (for the dust shoe contest). My friend is a musician and this is her logo... Tried the laser first and that didn't really work. Switched to a small end mill and it milled out really good! No melting or anything. This was just a test piece and the electronics part of LED signs boggles my mind but I think I may pick up another sheet of Lexan and try it again a little bigger. Was quickly set up in Easel. The image was mirrored so the cut was done on the back side of the material. 1/32" cutter, 700mm/min feed rate, 0.2 mm depth of cut, one pass, 4 minutes to zip out. Your mileage may vary, but seems cheap and easy to get polycarbonate pieces locally... should work out alright? Attachments:
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Post by Derek the Admin on Jul 30, 2017 3:06:00 GMT
Looks good Andrew.
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Post by aforww on Jul 30, 2017 3:27:38 GMT
This has been on my list for a while now as well... Did a little test today which seems to have turned out promising. Found a scrap piece of Polycarbonate (Lexan) in the garage which I bought at Home Depot (for the dust shoe contest). My friend is a musician and this is her logo... Tried the laser first and that didn't really work. Switched to a small end mill and it milled out really good! No melting or anything. This was just a test piece and the electronics part of LED signs boggles my mind but I think I may pick up another sheet of Lexan and try it again a little bigger. Was quickly set up in Easel. The image was mirrored so the cut was done on the back side of the material. 1/32" cutter, 700mm/min feed rate, 0.2 mm depth of cut, one pass, 4 minutes to zip out. Your mileage may vary, but seems cheap and easy to get polycarbonate pieces locally... should work out alright? Might try the V-bit engraving. Might help out the detail. |
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Post by breslinmr on Jul 30, 2017 3:44:01 GMT
This has been on my list for a while now as well... Did a little test today which seems to have turned out promising. Found a scrap piece of Polycarbonate (Lexan) in the garage which I bought at Home Depot (for the dust shoe contest). My friend is a musician and this is her logo... Tried the laser first and that didn't really work. Switched to a small end mill and it milled out really good! No melting or anything. This was just a test piece and the electronics part of LED signs boggles my mind but I think I may pick up another sheet of Lexan and try it again a little bigger. Was quickly set up in Easel. The image was mirrored so the cut was done on the back side of the material. 1/32" cutter, 700mm/min feed rate, 0.2 mm depth of cut, one pass, 4 minutes to zip out. Your mileage may vary, but seems cheap and easy to get polycarbonate pieces locally... should work out alright? Might try the V-bit engraving. Might help out the detail. I seen on another forum a guy using vbit and he said that's all he uses |
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Post by raymond on Jan 28, 2024 16:13:16 GMT
I have done a ton of these. Use air or water to cool. Use Cast only V bit. Easy peasy
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Post by raymond on Jan 28, 2024 16:16:39 GMT
I've done lots of these. I use cast 1/4" Attachments:
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Post by raymond on Jan 28, 2024 16:17:06 GMT
I have done a ton of these. Use air or water to cool. Use Cast only V bit. Easy peasy Attachments:
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