New user / First try

This forum is for general discussion about PhotoVCarve.
Post Reply
mrBOND
Vectric Craftsman
Posts: 105
Joined: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:12 pm
Location: Sweden
Contact:

New user / First try

Post by mrBOND »

Hello everyone

I'm from Sweden, and I'm new to this. I just purchased VCarve/Photocarve.
The first try was in acryl glass from a picture of my friends car on track.
There was some experiment with speed, so it's a little "spotted".

Can you recommend settings for engraving in acryl?
Rapid speed? Spindle speed?
I can adjust spindle from 8000 to 30000
Max rapid speed is 800mm/min
Attachments
gravyr.jpg
Compared to original in front of monitor.
No filling
(147.07 KiB) Downloaded 475 times
CNC 1000x600 | VCarve Pro 5.5 | PhotoVCarve | Cut3D | Summa Vinyl Cutter | FlexiSign

CRFultz
Vectric Wizard
Posts: 1160
Joined: Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:21 pm
Location: Longview, Texas

Post by CRFultz »

Hello Mr. Bond
Welcome to the Vectric Fourm :D


I think it looks pretty good!

You can emphasize the lines by tracing with a darker then stock color before taking the
photo into PVC. This will define the edges more when you engrave it...but I think it looks great just the way you got it.
When I do photos in any substrate, I prefer to have the finished product look different then the orignal...simply because it adds a artistic touch to it.....A exact duplicate would give it a sterile look....

Excellent work

Chuck

User avatar
dighsx
Vectric Wizard
Posts: 939
Joined: Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:36 am
Location: Royal Oak, Michigan USA
Contact:

Post by dighsx »

God dag Mr.Bond och välkomnande till forums.

I've found with acrylic that the faster the better. Too slow and it starts to melt on you. Also I've found using bits made for cutting acrylic help a lot too.

What speed did you use for this car? It looks pretty good.
Take it easy.
Jay (www.cncjay.com)

mrBOND
Vectric Craftsman
Posts: 105
Joined: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:12 pm
Location: Sweden
Contact:

Post by mrBOND »

dighsx wrote:God dag Mr.Bond och välkomnande till forums.

I've found with acrylic that the faster the better. Too slow and it starts to melt on you. Also I've found using bits made for cutting acrylic help a lot too.

What speed did you use for this car? It looks pretty good.
Ohh.. here we have some swedish skills! :D
Thank you both for your warm welcome..

I was running at 400mm/min and spindle speed 8000 rpm.
I have heard low spindle speed and high feed rate.. is that correct?
I also heard that casted acryl is better to use?

There are some light spots to the left and to top right, but I was away from the machine and did not use coolant there.
The diagonal in the lower right I was using higher rpm on the spindle.. not good...
CNC 1000x600 | VCarve Pro 5.5 | PhotoVCarve | Cut3D | Summa Vinyl Cutter | FlexiSign

User avatar
dighsx
Vectric Wizard
Posts: 939
Joined: Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:36 am
Location: Royal Oak, Michigan USA
Contact:

Post by dighsx »

Mr.Bond, Here’s a good article explaining how to cut acrylic: http://www.plasticsmag.com/routing.asp? ... 3&aid=3751

They also have a few other interesting articles about cutting plastics (the links on the left hand side of the page)
Take it easy.
Jay (www.cncjay.com)

Post Reply