Trotec Rotary

[john passek]

Hello Fellow Creekers
Just wondering if anyone has the rotary with the wheels, not the cones. If so, how do you like it and have you used both types.
I need something that I can do shot glasses on and the cones don't work.
I only have a 2" lense on my speedy 100.
Any other suggestions welcome.
Thanks
john

[Kevin Gregerson]

How much shot glass are you looking to do? A 2 inch lens has about .15-.2 inches of focal length to play with in regards to glass. A lot of times you can cover a good portion of the glass simply by holding it still on one side and marking that. Not to mention it will be faster.

[john passek]

Thanks Kevin
I've seen it done that way in videos but always thought it was a 2.5 or 3" lense.
I'll give it a try and see how it works.

[Mark Sipes]

I'm running a Speedy 25 with a cone rotary and have done several dozen shot glasses without incident with a 2" lens. Gets very close to the back section but clears with no problem. Maybe the device design has changed ?? don't know..
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[Kevin Gregerson]

Thanks Kevin
I've seen it done that way in videos but always thought it was a 2.5 or 3" lense.
I'll give it a try and see how it works.

To get that much ideal focal depth, yes. But with regards to glass the 2 inch goes a fair distance especially with a 50 watt or better. Trying making a few and see how good you can get. I'd be willing to bed you get at least a 3rd of the glass cleanly with that process.

[Kev Williams]

Any chance of some pics of either of the rotary's? I can't get a visual in my head as to why a shot glass can't be done...?

[Kristina Jones]

With the roller rotary, you can move the rollers close together and then use the tilt on the end to level the surface. There is a great series of tutorials on working with a Trotec rotary here - http://engrave.ca/

[Michael Kowalczyk]

Hey Kristina,
Thanks for posting that website....lots of neat stuff. I see another LATE night watching youtube videos in my future

[john passek]

I will post pics soon of both the Trotec cone and my Epilog roller Rotaries.
Thanks for all the help, many new things to try out. and videos to watch.

[john passek]

Hi Kristina
I couldn't find any videos where they used the roller type rotary, are they not as popular.

[john passek]

Hi Mark, what wattage is your 25, I'm not familiar with your machine so don't know what your rotary looks like, what settings do you use for shot glasses.

[john passek]

Hi Kevin
I do anywhere from 10 to 50 a year.

[Jon Colley]

The roller style rotary is only available for the Speedy 300, but you could use a longer focal length lens on your existing rotary to make it work. Another alternative is swapping one or both of the stock cones/cups to the smaller ones that are available. If you call our tech support line, we can get you part numbers and pricing for either of these solutions.

[Mark Sipes]

John, my Trotec is a 25W, one of the first distributed in the US, Feb/2002 build date. Still running strong......

[john passek]

Thanks Jon
Are you in the Langley office.
I will look into the smaller cones, there have been many suggestions of which I will also explore.