I do some plaques for a realtor
I have attached a file for some test letters. and est, date.
They are all vcarve with a 90 deg vbit
i would like to know if my feed rate and plunge rates are too slow.
I am using hard maple
the EST and Date have some start depth to them to see if I can make them show up better when cut.
Could you take a look and let me know what you think
Jeff.
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Re: vcarving letters
You will need someone who has worked with a Shapeoko to give you their opinion. You will probably get more replies on a Shapeoko forum.
The way to figure out what your machine will do is to try to see what works. Those feeds and depths of cuts seem extremely reasonable to me, at least as a starting point. The only "bad" thing that happens if you go too slow is that it tends to dull the bits because they spend too much time rubbing. But that is not a whole lot of cutting so I doubt you will wreck your bit running at those feeds.
If the machine handles those cuts nicely then bump up your feeds/depth of cut a bit.
A lot of this is very dependent on your machine and takes some time to figure out what it will do.
The way to figure out what your machine will do is to try to see what works. Those feeds and depths of cuts seem extremely reasonable to me, at least as a starting point. The only "bad" thing that happens if you go too slow is that it tends to dull the bits because they spend too much time rubbing. But that is not a whole lot of cutting so I doubt you will wreck your bit running at those feeds.
If the machine handles those cuts nicely then bump up your feeds/depth of cut a bit.
A lot of this is very dependent on your machine and takes some time to figure out what it will do.
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Re: vcarving letters
thanks Jeff
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Re: vcarving letters
It seems very slow to me.
My slowest feed rate is 60 IPM.
I think 80 IPM and .06 deep would work just fine.
My slowest feed rate is 60 IPM.
I think 80 IPM and .06 deep would work just fine.
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Re: vcarving letters
If the feed is too slow, or the bit rpm is too high, you will get dust rather than chips, and in the worst case, there will be burning on the cut surface.
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Re: vcarving letters
Thanks
Jan I see you live in Columbus Ohio.
I live in Grove City. I see you have a Xcarve the Shapeoko I have is very close to being the same cnc as yours.
Maybe we could get together and come pair notes.
Jeff Peters. PM me if you would like to do that.
Jan I see you live in Columbus Ohio.
I live in Grove City. I see you have a Xcarve the Shapeoko I have is very close to being the same cnc as yours.
Maybe we could get together and come pair notes.
Jeff Peters. PM me if you would like to do that.