Hmm. I wonder how many folks who own a cnc router would let somebody else do something like this? My bro-in-law has a laser engraver, but to get a paintable depth would take a lot longer than the 20 seconds per but its taking me.
So the suggestion is that a v bit is not going to curl the edges the same as an end mill? I found the vector offset tool and figured out how to do what I am after, will give that a try. On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:13 AM, Steve Blackmore <st...@pilotltd.net> wrote: > On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:02:15 -0400, you wrote: > > >I wrote my own script to handle the curved surface. I wrote a custom post > >processor for this as well, it works well enough for the button curve. > > > >I am using the Create Vector tool within vcarve. > > > >This is getting infilled with black enamel, and cleaned once dry with > >Naptha. > > > >I did a number of these with a .015 tip, they plug with plastic and break. > > I suppose a v bit could work, but I think managing the cut width would be > >troublesome. The way I am doing this currently, the width of the cut is > >the font trace width. If there was a way to trace .001 on the outside of > >the letter vector, it would work great. > > Engraving V bits don't have a point, they cut sloping sided flat > bottomed grooves. VCarve works out the depth of cut for you for the > given stroke width and tool included angle. > > Have a look at one of my old pages about them > > http://www.pilotltd.net/engraving.htm > > They would work fine, if you have a machine capable of doing the > required feeds and speeds. > > Do you know anybody with a laser engraver/cutter? That would be far > quicker and should be capable of giving a neat cut you can paint fill in > either stroke width or font outline. > > > Steve Blackmore > -- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced > analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building > apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use > our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
