Engrave Test

[Aussie]

This was engraved on 2 ply plastic with an Amana 51515 0 flute 1/16 EM, Quick engrave Toolpath DOC 0.3mm
Finished item will be engraved on Rowmark Glow 2 ply plastic, it is stated the engraving will glow for a minimum 90 minutes after lights out.
Should be good for the grand children's bedrooms.
Will post the final result with the glow material arrives.

[scottp55]

Personalized, relatively quick, flat pack storage, and kids Like "Glow-in-the-Dark stuff"!
I think you hit a bunch of points there Ron for pre-Christmas gifts.
In US, Centurion tools makes a bit Just for color core, Old Shopbot teacher TJ swore by them;
https://www.centuriontools.com/collections/engraving

Good idea Ron!!

[jerry carney]

Hey, where did you get the Rowmark 2 ply plastic? Thanks JERRY

[martin54]

Looks good to me & as someone has said kids love glow in the dark stuff

Are you using a nose cone or just double-sided taping or ca/taping the workpiece down?

I had problems machining engineering laminates until I started to use a suitable method of hold down as it tends to bow up in the middle when clamped around the edge

[martin54]

Hey, where did you get the Rowmark 2 ply plastic? Thanks JERRY

Not sure where you are in the world but try a google search for engraving laminates, Rowmark should come up at the top or very close to it

[Aussie]

Hey, where did you get the Rowmark 2 ply plastic? Thanks JERRY

Rowmark I believe is a US company with a branch in Sydney…. Delivery is normally 2 to 3 days.

[Aussie]

Looks good to me & as someone has said kids love glow in the dark stuff

Are you using a nose cone or just double-sided taping or ca/taping the workpiece down?

I had problems machining engineering laminates until I started to use a suitable method of hold down as it tends to bow up in the middle when clamped around the edge

As the material is 1.27mm I use a vacuum table or tape method…if I am too lazy to setup the vacuum, I did resurface my spoilboard for this job.
I tried a 0.1 pressure and found the cut was not even across the whole surface, 0.3 gave me a good result, will change the font in the next effort for a better “e”

[Aussie]

Personalized, relatively quick, flat pack storage, and kids Like "Glow-in-the-Dark stuff"!
I think you hit a bunch of points there Ron for pre-Christmas gifts.
In US, Centurion tools makes a bit Just for color core, Old Shopbot teacher TJ swore by them;
https://www.centuriontools.com/collections/engraving

Good idea Ron!!

Thanks Scott I will check out the link.

[martin54]

Not sure where Rowmark are based, I do know their laminates are sold around the world I use some of their products for indoor & outdoor signs which is why I asked what hold down method you used. I made a small vacuum fixture to keep it flat while machining. Will have to look into the glow in the dark stuff as I don't remember seeing that, bit late for Halloween this year unfortunately but maybe next year