My first acrylic sign

Post by **pops1964** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:30 pm

Not to bad ,see how the next one goes , I know I need to adjust my #'s but I didnt scrap any . yet

Post by **John Murphy** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:36 pm

Very well done!

Post by **tonydude919** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:38 pm

Your getting there pops. Couple more carvings and you'll get the hang of it.

Tony

Post by **martin54** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:34 pm

Well done Pop's off to a pretty good start, careful though as with most things CNC related it can become addictive

Post by **pops1964** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:23 am

Thanks everyone for the positive comments . Very much appreciated , can one of ya tell me what a good setting for the plunge rate is with acrylic that was the one that I was not sure of. Thanks pops

Post by **Dadof2and2** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 2:42 am

Looks good!

Post by **tonydude919** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:01 am

My plunge rate is 20

Tony

Post by **pops1964** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:41 am

Thanks Tony much appreciated.

Post by **pops1964** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:02 pm

Here's one more .

Post by **pops1964** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:43 pm

a couple birthday gifts

Post by **martin54** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:39 pm

Addictive isn't it Pop's lol, I've been playing about using a carbide tip rather than diamond for some drag engraving mainly because the engraving tool came with 2 carbide tips.
just one small point about the stuff you are doing if you don't mind me commenting. Try leaving a little bit more blank space especially round the edges, despite what people say bigger isn't always better

Blank areas or negative space as it is called is a very important part of design work.

Post by **pops1964** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:55 pm

Martin thanks for your comments , I appreciate it I've been a woodworker and builder most my life . This designing and trying to be creative is new and a on going learning curve.Thanks again pop's

Post by **martin54** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:14 pm

I spent 20 years in the Royal Navy as a mechanical engineer, believe me being creative (or trying to be} is a bit of a struggle at times

I will never be great at design work as I am just not artistic enough but fortunately I manage to get by.

Post by **pops1964** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:22 pm

my grandson's first year of football , he said this was better than a photo.

Post by **tonydude919** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:27 pm

Hey Pop's,,

What bit are you using to carve acrylics? I use a .0625 ball nose or a 90 v bit but limit my depth to .001 makes for thinner lines.

Tony

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