Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Questions about making a vinyl cutter...

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From: "Dave Lantz" <dlantz@...>
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Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 5:05 AM
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Questions about making a vinyl cutter...


> not sure how much help i'll be. i also looked into it last year. what i
> found was two main systems for retrofitting existing stuff. i found a
> weight type swivel knife, that could replace a pen in a standard pen
plotter
> (not sure how well that would work) and i found a swivel knife adapter
that
> would fit into a collet for a milling type machine... im afraid i cant
find
> the links right now, perhaps someone else could direct mark?
> the two main types of vinyl cutters are: drag and tangential, tangential
> has a motor swiveling the knife, drag does not... special software of some
> type is neccisary to drive a tangential blade. good luck!---dave l.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris_vinluan [mailto:baggy45@...]
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 1:49 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Questions about making a vinyl cutter...
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>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I've been lurking around here for a couple of months and its been
> interesting. I decided to make a small plotter for a project so I
> could have an excuse to use my machine tools more =) Well anyways, I
> wanted to make it a pen style plotter, simple. Then I thought, why
> not make it so that it can cut vinyl also? So I started searching the
> net and I can't seem to find out in detail how a vinyl cutter cuts
> the vinyl! I also can't figure out what the blades look like, how
> they are mounted, and how much torque is required from the motor to
> pull the blade through. If anyone could help me out with these
> problems, that would be great! Thanks for your help!
>
> -Chris
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