blakep82
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 03:40 PM |
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CNC mill?
anyone on here, in scotland (west/glasgow pref) got a cnc mill? my mate's after a edge lit perspex sign, i've got the perspex, but no
mill, never mind a CNC one
he wants his band logo on it, thought cnc would be the easiest way of doing it.
any ideas?
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minitici
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 03:44 PM |
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Jonathan Rarity (Scottish Hillclimb Champion & pre-lit Westfield owner) has a CNC router and does first class work on plastics.
Aritistic Engineering
He is located in Dumbarton.
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 03:52 PM |
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perfect!  even better than milling (same sort of thing really aren't they?)
yeah, thats exactly what i'm after, dumbarton's not too far away either
nice one, thanks
edit, however, any other ideas anyone? just to get a few quotes etc
[Edited on 7/8/09 by blakep82]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 04:20 PM |
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You could just mask the letters out on perspex and then etch it (e.g. sand blasted) to get the letters to light up. Or make a wooden template and use
a router to cut the letters out.
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 04:36 PM |
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ah, awesome idea! i don't have a sand/grit blast gun, but i want one anyway, so that would work really well.
is t-cut safe on perspex? will need to try and polish the perspex up a bit before, and maybe after.
would a router not try and route out the wooden template too?
[Edited on 7/8/09 by blakep82]
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 05:38 PM |
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Not sure about T cut (try it!) I have used brasso before...
You could try a getting a sign writer to make the "mask" before sand blasting if you go that way... I would do a test peace first thought
(sign writer's off-cut??)..
Dan
[Edited on 7/8/09 by Bluemoon]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 09:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
would a router not try and route out the wooden template too?
You either use a collar that fixes to the bottom of the router around the cutting bit to guide the router through the template (means template has to
be made larger as collar has to be larger than cutting bit) or use the type of router bit that has a small ball race mounted on it and is designed for
following templates or trimming laminate down etc.
TCut does work as a plastic polish, used it lots of times, but proper acrylic polish works a lot better.
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 11:01 PM |
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ah, cool, might go and have a look at routers tomorrow. i guess homebase must have some really cheap (almost disposable) ones.
i remember using perspex at school, and the 'burnishing fluid' i think it was called, smelled the same as t-cut.
i did this today quickly to show him how it works
i think i might need to get those little dots out of it. they aren't very deep so thinking t-cut them out (VERY fine wet and dry too maybe?)
then cut out the bands name, then polish again
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davie h
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 11:07 PM |
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i bought a router from b&q last weekend for £14 there own make, try your local one they might have some left
Davie
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 11:09 PM |
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i';ll have a look. nearest one's about 30 miles away though, but they should have some. i got a jig saw from them last year for £10 or
something, not bad for the money, its done the job, and so i'll just bin it if it breaks 
does it come with various cutting bits?
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davie h
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 11:13 PM |
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theres a b&q at paisley that must be closer than 30 miles to greenock.
the one i got came with 10 bits i havent used it only got it as im getting a big tv and want to modify a wood tv unit to hide some led lights in it
Davie
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 11:16 PM |
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google maps says 22miles (i thought it was 28)
do you mean the one across the road from the airport? will have a look next week when i go past to go up to my mates house
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davie h
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 11:25 PM |
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22 miles i didnt think it was that far although im not down your way that much
Davie
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 11:41 PM |
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i know. its surprising, and since they messed port glasgow up, you're lucky to get there in one piece lol.
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