Re: Polished acrylic machining
Posted by
aclausing2003
on 2008-10-14 15:33:04 UTC
Hi,
I have used a small torch to feather the edges of clear acrylic,and
you have to use with care.Propane torch is an excelent choice, but as
I said ,use with small strokes, and feather the heat to the
material,takes alittle practice ,but may work for you well. HTH Hank
S.
--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Danny Miller <dannym@...>
wrote:
I have used a small torch to feather the edges of clear acrylic,and
you have to use with care.Propane torch is an excelent choice, but as
I said ,use with small strokes, and feather the heat to the
material,takes alittle practice ,but may work for you well. HTH Hank
S.
--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Danny Miller <dannym@...>
wrote:
>polishes
> Let's say I wanted to do some Taig CNC milling on an acrylic or
> polycarbonate block. The result needs to have some decent optical
> clarity but I expect the tooling will result in a fairly scratched,
> milky surface.
>
> Is there any simple answer for this? I know there are plastic
> that can kinda buff that out but I'd expect major problems getting acutting
> Dremel buffer wheel into small low spots. Is there any magic
> head or something that results in a smooth surface, or some specialtool
> or chemical for removing them?
>
> Thanks
>
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