Engraving aluminium - recommended tool

[Lee Roberts]

Here's one that looks quite good, it's an eBay jobby but UK like you wanted.

Reading the description he seems to know what he's doing re 7mm shank (rigidity).

I'm going to order one and give it a go, though he's got video on YouTube showing them at work, there's a video in the listing too but you'll need to view it on a desktop pc or lappy.

eBay Link:
CNC Drag engraving tool for router or plotter. Spring loaded.

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/152025476127

.Me

[d4cnc]

Unfortunately I don't think that one wouldn't fit my ER11 800W spindle.. It's a shame, as there doesn't seem to be many options this side of the pond.

[Lee Roberts]

Unfortunately I don't think that one wouldn't fit my ER11 800W spindle.. It's a shame, as there doesn't seem to be many options this side of the pond.

Humm,

Make an adapta?

Roll your own?



I noticed, opertunity there for someone who knows their way around a lathe, get the price right I think you would sell well, if you did something like in the pic, you could make the tips consumables and score the repeat orders too...

.Me

[d4cnc]

Yes, I think there is an opportunity there too. The problem is I'm rather latheless personally..

If someone out there wants a guinea pig to test their design however.. I'm available ;)

[lucan07]

Its a different thing but seen the Aliminium Roland Vinyl cutter tool holders you can pick up on Ebay for a couple of quid used for some very fine drag engraving on wine glasses with a diamond tip might be worth a couple of quid to see if you can do anything with an aliminium tool holder very similar to this unit and a great place to start "rolling your own", it would be worth that to play and see may want to upgrade the spring and make a shank adapter. it would be light weight but that seems to be all you want
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1Piece-Bla...4AAOSwHQ9WXBBJ

[magicniner]

What depth of 7mm shank can be accommodated inside your collet chuck?
I ask because I have a design for a sprung 7mm OD drag engraving tool but it's dependent upon the length which can be behind the collet face,

- Nick

[magicniner]

Update -
The Yanks make one already - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/60-DEGREE-...AAAOSwPc9WzRo0

Considering that the diamond tool alone is around £20 it's not a bad deal,

- Nick