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want to sell your 60w?

which automation machine did you buy? your thoughts on it?

thanks for the reply. i just checked out goldraydigital. my concerned would be shipping time, availability of replacement parts and customer support.

what material do you cut with your ebay...

any thoughts on this machine or company?

http://www.rabbitlaserusa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=175

where you able to find anything? i’m in the same boat.

great, thanks for the feedback.

if a machine is rated at max cutting depth of 5mm, is that in a single pass? can you make multiple passes to cut deeper?

i cut acrylic up to 1/4” and trying to find the correct wattage to use....

thanks for the info. i researched backlash and that led to me checking all the bolts. some where loose. although i’m not quite sure where the t-nuts are. i’ll also look into that setting. thanks!

very frustrating issue. some of my cuts are not the exact measurements i need them to be. for example - if i cut several pieces that are 8x10, some are 1/32-1/16 longer than what's in the file. i...

you can also flame polish with a torch or use polishing compounds and a buffer.

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i don’t make tanks anymore. used to though, both glass and acrylic.

i make smaller products for home aquariums and i feel my cnc router is overkill for a lot of which i make. some of my products do need to be welded together but it’s only thin acrylic. i have had...

most of the time it would be for 1/8” or 1/4”.

i’ll be cutting acrylic up to 1/2”. i know nothing about laser cutters but i have a lot of experience with cnc routers. i’d like to stay within $3k.

don't have a drawing, was just curious since i don't have vcarve. what would be a good cut depth?

has anyone attempted these with cut2d and an end mill bit?

Wow what a difference! low and slow is the way to go until I can surface my spoil board. cut the spindle down to 10k and my edges are clean and I'm actually getting acrylic chips instead of melted...

Those are. super cool! how thick is that acrylic?

Thanks for the reply and the good info. Unfortunately I can use a laser cutter because some of my parts needs to be welded together. the heat from a laser does not allow for a very strong bond.

What tape? I've tried the ds carpet tape from the home depot and it's just alright.

may I ask what machine you use and how you're holding down your material?

I also need to learn spoilboard basics.

Thanks for the replies. I'm still transitioning from table routers to Cnc. used to 24k rpm and adjusting the feed rate by feel. I ordered some amana bits as part of my problem could be old bits.

anyone else cut arcylic? i cut mostly acrylic and would like to share preferences with other fabricators. here's my data:

bit: LMT Onsrud 63-775 Solid Carbide Upcut Spiral O Flute Cutting Tool,...

thoughts on the actual spoilboard itself? 1/4"? 1/4" x 2? 1/2"? 1/2" x 2?

around $180, not bad.

unfortunately, the spindle that came with my nwa hd3 only accepts up to 1/4" shanks.




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i like the ability to replace the blades. saves money or...

$175, not too bad for a good investment.

how did you mess up? i don't want to do the same thing. haha.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/6210-cnc-spoilboard-surfacing-router-bit-1-4-shank


any feedback on this?

that's just how acrylic sheets are measured/sized. at least until you get up to around 1 1/4" then it matches. there are some variables likes type of acrylic and manufacturer.

general acrylic...

i thought about using nylon screws/bolts from the bottom to hold it down. bits will cut right through nylon if need-be.

two things i'm reading up on right now. made a mistake by not surfacing it to begin with. got anxious to try it out! i usually use onsrud bits and i see their spoilboard bits are like $400. ...