Monday, July 4, 2016

Engraving Carbon Fibre

I decided I needed a new, unique name plate for my desk at work.

I practiced on some aluminium first and was very happy with the clarity of the engraving.

I then needed to machine a nice and level base for the panel.  As any deviation in the surface directly effects the quality of the engraving.  The carbon fibre is some cheap cosmetic panels about 2mm thick from ebay.
The cutter is 60° included angle single flute, solid carbide.  The tip width is about 0.5mm.  Spindle speed was 24,000 RPM with a feed rate of about 600mm/min.  The trimming was done with a 1/8" carbide grouter remover bit from dremel.  (carbide grit burr)


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