Rotary Engraving Question- Brass

[Scott Shepherd]

FIGURED IT OUT!!!!!!!!

There's a page in the settings where you specific the depths of cuts for each pass. So you do that, send it over to the machine, manually bring it down close to the work top, loosen the cutter, let it slide down until touching the top of the work, tighten that up, hit the button, it returns up in Z, then takes off, cuts the work, using multiple passes as well.

My test piece in aluminum has paint drying in it as we speak!

See, all it needed was a threat to quit!

Thanks for the help from all, I guess I can go home today and say "I learned soemthing"

[Mike Null]

So yours is computer controlled? Mine is mechanically controlled with a micrometer and limiting stops.

[Scott Shepherd]

Yes, all computer controlled.

[Roy Brewer]

You have to disable the pressure sensing adjustment in the software, send the job over and manually do some stuff to bring it to a place to engrave. The bad part is that the instructions use terminology that's not listed anywhere in the rest of the manual, so it tells to you move things and there's no idea what it's talking about.

Steve,

Are you using Viper or Microstepper. If MicroStepper, the step by step instuctions can be found under Help>(search for)Manual Cutter Set at Start.

But what size signs? Unless something below 3" x 10" I agree with Rodney that you need a sacrifice sheet (1/32" polypropelene or similar). This is what I see most desktop engravers using to do large, finished brass signs. That is, IMHO, there is no practical way to do non nose cone engraving on large sheets because you can't keep the brass flat.

[Scott Shepherd]

Thanks Roy, they were 1 1/2" x 4 1/2", and they are all done now.

Used double sided tape to hold them down, make 3 passes, cut really nice. No burrs on the edges or anything.

We have the microstepper. Windows 95 Don't get me started on that

I've turned many a job down because I didn't know how to do this, now I'll think twice before turning a job like that down. Glad my customer pushed me to figure it out!

[Roy Brewer]

We have the microstepper. Windows 95 Don't get me started on that

Oops! I see now I made a freshman mistake and didn't see the 2nd page of this thread which already had your solution before my post.

See what a great machine your Xenetech is! I know how you must love it!