Re: Questions about making a vinyl cutter...

Hehe...I guees in all the excitement of finally figuring out how to
mount a cutter I skipped over that piece of info. Thanks for pointing
it out. I hope the offset is built in, it would make it easier to
machine a holder for the knife.

-Chris

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Ian W. Wright" <Ian@i...> wrote:
> You didn't read the cuttingedgecnc site very closely did you?? It
says in
> the heading "offset 0.25mm" ;o)
> I don't know a lot about this but it looks like the offset is built
into the
> commercial cutters - that is, the cutting edge is ground onto the
end of a
> circular rod with the tip offset from the centreline of the rod.
So, on the
> machine, you would just have to pivot the cutter in a couple of
ball races
> so the cutter can turn freely and it would keep itself oriented.
> Dancad has / had a function specifically for using such a drag
knife and
> automatically adjusts the cutter head position to allow for the
offset.
>
> Best wishes,
> Ian
> --
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> Ian W. Wright
> Sheffield, UK
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "chris_vinluan" <baggy45@y...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 6:05 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Questions about making a vinyl
cutter...
>
>
> > Thanks for the help everyone! I would just buy one if I was going
to
> > make a business out of it, but I'm in this to build a machine for
> > hobby/recreational purposes. How much offset should the blade be
from
> > its central axis to achieve optimal cutting? The
CuttingEdgeCNC.com
> > page was just what I needed to help answer some of my questions!
Keep
> > the suggestions comming!
> >
> > -Chris
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