I'm making some center caps for some custom rims I'm working on for Sue (Sue is my WRX). I fooled around and came up with this G-code for cutting them. I'm planning on using a stainless engraving bit with what appears to be a 60-degree point on the end. Material is aluminum and tooling is a little Sherline.
The concept is that the finished cap can be powder coated, then the powder coat sanded off to make the letters and symbol stand out in bright silver. Polished, then clearcoated, oughta be pretty bling when complete.
I'm thinking I'll just immerse the workpiece in a dish full of motoroil since I don't have a real cooling system for this little mill. Just judging from the size of the file and complexity, it's going to take a freakin' century to do this.
Maybe there's a better way to cut this out... Maybe I should post this in the RFQ section... but anyone got some software that will figure it out for me? It would be much appreciated.