Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Engraving Bricks

Ron,
 
I think much would depend on if you are engraving a hard paver or a soft brick as used in a wall.   I might be wrong but you may only need carbide rather than diamond.  Sounds like a nasty project in terms of dust and/or mess.  You might have to use water on the bit which also adds a lot of things to consider.  I think it might be worth the $20 per brick!
 
I once built a stone basement, what a project.......
 
Jack

--- On Thu, 1/29/09, Ron Ginger <ronginger@...> wrote:

From: Ron Ginger <ronginger@...>
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Engraving Bricks
To: "DIY-CNC@yahoogroups.com" <DIY-CNC@yahoogroups.com>, "CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com" <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:52 AM






I am working on a fund raising project for the Boothbay Railway Village.
We are looking at a brick walk, where people make a donation and get
their name engraved in a brick.

Ive found a couple sites on the web that do this, for $20 per brick.
Most seem to sandblast them, but one site claims to be 'real engraved'
with special machines.

Id guess a diamond bit in a router on a simple CNC table ought to do the
job. I think Id make the machine a disposable- maybe a wood or mdf
structure. If I got 100 to 200 bricks out of it before it died I would
be ahead of the $20 per brick. I only need a working area of one brick- 4x8"

Has anyone tried this? Any suggestions for a source of bits?

ron ginger

















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