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Is There Engraving Machine Anonymous?

Susquatch said:
One year I was playing Santa
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A neighbor/family friend did all the "Santa" gigs for all the local service clubs etc. ...a 5 yr old boy ( whom both Santa & I were very good friends with his dad) sat on his knee and proudly & loudly so the whole room hear Grif make his request...I want an 18 yr old blonde with a tight a$$...the scowl his mother shot at her husband is still mentioned at get-togethers.
 
Golem Pens said:
I would LOVE a machine that could engrave like Pierre does...

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Tangentially, I also have a DEEP desire for a Rotring NC Scriber...
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Feeble attempt. White Delrin cut on a bandsaw, 5.5w cheapest laser on Amazon, 3018 CNC machine, Lightburn software. No surface prep, just wild-ass guess on feed and intensity. Filled with red acrylic paint. Sharpie for scale.

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I saw that too. All I can think of is maybe getting a finer reduction resolution on the smaller part?
 
No idea why. I'm guessing the pantograph frame simply provides the backbone that includes the workholding and rigid spindle. Much simpler to build this off an existing pantograp machine that to build a similarly capable machine from scratch. Especially if you already have the pantograph.

Much easier interface too, as you can make simply changes to pattern geometry at the click of a button. This would be awesome for small model engineering. Of course a stand alone CNC would also be just as easy and more versatile, but this looks like a very simple to build add on for an existing Pantograph. An old ender 3 style extrusion frame 3d printer could provide you with everything you need to build one. You might have to buy a roll of belting and few more pulleys though.
 
Advantage of the pantograph is the reduction ratio. It’s way easier to draw a large template to reduce 5:1 to a finished piece.

From the cnc standpoint, when ratio-ed down, a small stepper motor moving a large distance can produce enough force to machine harder materials moving a small distance.
 
whydontu said:
I might need help. I just bought another engraving machine for making labels. So that’s seven of them, eleven if I include Dymo-style tape labelers.

Newest machine is to make stamped stainless steel I.d. tags for industrial valves. Serial number, tag number, order number, that sort of stuff. In the past I’ve done them by hand with individual stamps and a hammer, stamps in a holder, pantograph manual engraver, 2-axis rotary CNC engraver.

New machine is a cheapo off-shore dot peen CNC engraver. Uses a proprietary CNC X/Y axis setup to position a 93HRA needle, and rapidly drive the needle into the workpiece. Much faster than the CNC rotary engraver, and gives very good results. Software is a snap to figure out, not designed for artistic use, just quick-n-dirty highly legible text. But pretty accurate, one of the built-in graphics is a 60mm ruler that is at least as good as some of my tape measures.



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I'm not here to help you......😉

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Golem Pens said:
Somewhat relieved it's not local...
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........that's what shipping is for. 😉
Just think of the fancy engraving you could put on the clip...... the best part of being your age is that you have lots of time to make more money to replace the old stuff. You really don't want it to go stale, and if you keep it too long, inflation devalues it too much.....
Simple economics, coming from a simple old man. 😛
 
140mower said:
........that's what shipping is for. 😉
Just think of the fancy engraving you could put on the clip...... the best part of being your age is that you have lots of time to make more money to replace the old stuff. You really don't want it to go stale, and if you keep it too long, inflation devalues it too much.....
Simple economics, coming from a simple old man. 😛
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Nah, engraving branding right on the body! And then a mill so I can do facets. After I figure out all these other dang issues...

But it's absolutely the kind of tool I've wanted since I was a (weird) kid.
 
Golem Pens said:
Nah, engraving branding right on the body! And then a mill so I can do facets. After I figure out all these other dang issues...

But it's absolutely the kind of tool I've wanted since I was a (weird) kid.
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Well..... you've been carrying this burden for far too long... perhaps it's time to relieve yourself of this feeling of emptiness..... 😛 😉
 
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