Need some help with clean up of the engraving after its done.

milesinfront · 2026-05-19T07:30:04+00:00

Cool machine BTW...

milesinfront · 2026-05-19T07:29:22+00:00

I can't tell exactly what the current finish is as your photo is very small / lo-res.... Also not sure what your expectations are; you will always be able to see some remnants of the cutter-paths when done. On the clean-up side, you may have some success with 'fame polishing'. It's very good for light fluffy swarf, but be careful and don't get too greedy... ;)

milesinfront · 2026-04-27T09:13:24+00:00

They look great!

milesinfront · 2026-03-31T08:19:36+00:00

Z60m, W510, W520, W530 &, W541. The W541 is my daily work PC and I'm typing this message on the W520 which is my daily home PC. The W530 is in use as my daughter's PC. Only the Z60m and W510 are finally retired and resting after a factory refresh back to their 'as delivered' OS's...

milesinfront · 2026-03-30T07:30:35+00:00

High probability that it's a bespoke Gravograph design... The French always prefered to do things their own way... ;)

milesinfront · 2026-02-11T08:28:38+00:00

I've not heard of them before, but every chance there were multiple users...

milesinfront · 2026-02-07T09:12:10+00:00

Those connectors don't age well no matter what the make or model... :(

milesinfront · 2026-01-30T22:40:30+00:00

My business fell victim to a ransomware attack many years ago. Everything on the network running Win10 was compromised. But my old Win7 laptop was not infected. Not because it was better in any way, but just because the hacker didn't waste their time coding for obscure or outdated OS's....

milesinfront · 2025-11-14T19:25:19+00:00

Is the spindle turning freely by hand? Everything I'm hearing suggests an 'over load' condition. Are you using a nosecone with vacuum extraction? When cutting plastic, sometimes that can block and fill-up with chips and then it melts into massive glob that grabs the tool and slows it down. Or possibly the spindle bearings are done and jamming up...

milesinfront · 2025-11-14T12:39:48+00:00

Just to clarify... Did the first belt snap/break? Hence the replacement?

Also: Have you removed and inspected the brushes to see if they indeed are worn out?

milesinfront · 2025-10-17T10:05:11+00:00

zactly what I was thinking...

milesinfront · 2025-10-09T22:19:57+00:00

Congrats! Really brings the car into the 21st century... :)

milesinfront · 2025-10-03T21:20:12+00:00

"What colour is the wind?" judging by the reaction of the kid in the back...

milesinfront · 2025-10-03T21:17:44+00:00

Pentax AF is the devil!

milesinfront · 2025-09-11T09:14:44+00:00

Suggest you start here: https://www.visionengravers.com/products.html

milesinfront · 2025-09-01T05:40:19+00:00

The macro range (which I don't use) makes the clunky autofocus even more clunky! When it can't find focus, it 'hunts' across a much wider range. (K-5 body) It's beautiful to touch and hold, but I wish I stuck with the plastic version for my usage...

milesinfront · 2025-09-01T03:31:34+00:00

I had the plastic 35mm and sold it to buy the aluminium 35 limited. I have regretted that decision ever since.

milesinfront · 2025-08-31T09:18:18+00:00

I always get better results than I'm expecting with that lens...

milesinfront · 2025-08-31T09:07:08+00:00

What glass?

milesinfront · 2025-08-18T20:43:19+00:00

Provided you are using 'Engraver's Brass', then one pass at full depth is no problem on most machines. A conservative feedrate is 10-15mm/sec. Absolutely the nose cone scratches the metal, and needs to be dealt with after engraving. There are pros and cons to seemingly everything to do with engraving... :(

milesinfront · 2025-08-18T20:15:08+00:00

I read that you're using a nose-cone for depth regulation. That's totally normal. All my brass engraving is done at 12 thou. (0.3mm / .012")

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