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Offline fabr

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Engraving tool
« on: August 12, 2010, 09:14:47 PM »
What tooling are you guys using to engrave text into a part on a VMC? 
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Re: Engraving tool
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2010, 10:50:42 PM »
for small stuff I use a #2 center drill about .005 - .010 deep

for larger stuff I use a .125 ball nose EM. about .010 - .030 deep all depending on pref.
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Re: Engraving tool
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2010, 06:47:54 AM »
Quote from: masterfabr on August 12, 2010, 09:14:47 PM
What tooling are you guys using to engrave text into a part on a VMC?

I find that the center drill will leave a small rough edge.  I like using a 5/32 ball nose endmill .003 to .005 deep. Depending on how wide you need the engraving.
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Re: Engraving tool
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2010, 07:01:28 AM »
Thanks guys!
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Re: Engraving tool
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2010, 05:40:49 PM »
1/32 ball nose or a half round depending on line width. The part #'s we engrave are pretty small.
 
Recently a customer wanted us to mill .200 high characters with .020 line width .040 deep so he could fill them with paint....... In a sheet metal panel that wasn't real flat.......... I did it, but I'm pretty sure he won't be doing that again after what we charged him........
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Re: Engraving tool
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2010, 08:17:08 PM »
What was the matl?
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Re: Engraving tool
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2010, 12:17:00 AM »
Not sure, left a burr like stainless.........
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