Re: Engraving on Mill

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "joelulaw" <joelulaw@y...> wrote:

> My first post.
>
> I am trying to learn about engraving on a mill. I have a homebrew
> Bridgeport series 2 with steppers and use Vector CAD. My question
> is, what tool or tools are required to engrave lettering on

aluminum

> at 12 pt. or 14pt. I want to do some lettering on panels and

cannot

> find a tool small enough to make nice lettering this small. I

tried

> the "scratch" method with a point but that is not satisfactory.
>
> I also am looking for more fonts that are acceptable for engraving
> that are not TruType and have only lines not outlines of

lettering.

> BodCad cam with their own and it works but is block and not eye
> pleasing.
>
> Thanks, Joe

Dear Joe:
There are two or three TTFonts which ARE stick fonts!! These are with
your WIN software. You can use these in conjunction with the TTF-to-
Gcode converter from DesKam (a free converter which I like a lot) to
make your own scalable stick fonts. At resort, I have made a set of
upper case scalable G-Code fonts which I could send you if needed!
Regards,
Jack C. Cain