Hello I am about to purchase some aluminum plate for engraving, and would like to know if there are any better alloys to choose with engraving in mind?
thanks
~Steve
Hello I am about to purchase some aluminum plate for engraving, and would like to know if there are any better alloys to choose with engraving in mind?
thanks
~Steve
I would like to know, too. Is there any way to tell the alloy of a unmarked plate?
Hey guys,
Don't know about the engraving part but if the end product is to be anodisied then the less additives in the alloy the better. These can cause issues during the anodising and cause an uneven finish and blotchie results. Whenever we machine the stuff we run fast with lots of coolant and for some reason HSS cutters don't grab as much as tungsten.
Boothie
Toby D.
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Yes, this is the case. We have a few parts that have text engraved and it comes out very nice. 6061 also anodises very nicely and can be dyed a great variety of colors. One technique we use is to machine the basic shape then anodize and engrave after anodizing. The result is a nice visible text like the picture.
An open mind is a virtue...so long as all the common sense has not leaked out.
Toby D.
"Imagination and Memory are but one thing, but for divers considerations have divers names"
Schwarzwald
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www.refractotech.com
Toby D.
"Imagination and Memory are but one thing, but for divers considerations have divers names"
Schwarzwald
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
www.refractotech.com
An open mind is a virtue...so long as all the common sense has not leaked out.
Yea, breaking tool tips comes to mind LOL. I will be trying a Mill Drill 60 Degree Point 4 Flute Carbide Coated TiAlN. Some how breaking the skin will be difficult because the depth of cut will be .005. Maybe I'll Engrave a Surface with plus .035 , then try a Finish Ball Mill, and a Spring pass on the engraving. That tool tip is going to suffer some dulling, LOL.
Any other ideas Geof???
Toby D.
"Imagination and Memory are but one thing, but for divers considerations have divers names"
Schwarzwald
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www.refractotech.com
Toby D.
"Imagination and Memory are but one thing, but for divers considerations have divers names"
Schwarzwald
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
www.refractotech.com
If you are only going .005 deep, why could you not simply score it with something like a single point dressing diamond? Sounds like something I would try, although I can't say I have done it before...
Scott
Consistency is a good thing....unless you're consistently an idiot.
These are some good ideas that I'll have to try. For right now I think this company is going with some kind of Laser Engraver.
I just wanted to bounce the idea off a few others before looking like an idiot in front of the Director of Manufacturing. That would be Bad, LOL.
Toby D.
"Imagination and Memory are but one thing, but for divers considerations have divers names"
Schwarzwald
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www.refractotech.com
Use a New Hermes type diamond tip, don't turne it, use it as a drag pin, I use one in a New Hermes to sign my knives that are made of ATS 34 ss 57 to 60 RC. also use it on 6061 brass bronz or what ever, if it is not as deep as you want make more than one pass. My brother made a spring loaded holder for his cnc and it works for him.
Toby D.
"Imagination and Memory are but one thing, but for divers considerations have divers names"
Schwarzwald
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www.refractotech.com
a simple 1/32 or 1/16 ballnose would be sufficient on ss with only a .005 depth of cut
Toby D.
"Imagination and Memory are but one thing, but for divers considerations have divers names"
Schwarzwald
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
www.refractotech.com
what about using a 90 deg carb spot drill ,or a d bit