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Cheapo Router & Engraver Set-Up

And here's it done in stainless, same caveat that I didn't spend much time getting it set up perfect. I think it looks pretty good, but that's just me. My laser is low power, so this took 4 hours on the machine. But it's set and forget, it's not like I needed to be there. Started it, left, came back every hour or so just to check on it.

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Susquatch said:
I've never had any trouble drilling them out. I just use a hand punch to make a center and then drill them out with a pilot drill first and then bigger till they are out. The biggest problem is finding the right size drive screw, so I often tap the hole and add a regular stubby screw. It's the one and only time I ever use flat blade screws. For some reason they look better for plates.
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This never works for me! All the drive screws I ever run into are made of hardened steel and the drill bit will hardly even scratch them never mind take them out.
 
Canadium said:
This never works for me! All the drive screws I ever run into are made of hardened steel and the drill bit will hardly even scratch them never mind take them out.
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All the ones I've seen are aluminium! Go figure!

If I had to do a hardened steel drive screw, I'd prolly try a carbide drill, but not till I tried putting a collet on the head and spinning it out. If none of that worked, I'd give in and mask the plate.
 
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