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04-02-2014, 02:07 PM
Hi All,
I'm newbie here and have what I hope is a very basic question.
We need to cut some acrylic (solid color and mirrored) on our 4x8 shopbot. The thing is that we need to cut it at a bevel, and not one that is easily accomplished with the 90 and 60 degree v-carve bits we have. We need to cut several hundred pieces at a 7 degree bevel,9 degree, 11 degree, 13 degree, etc. It is pieces to clad the outside of a faceted column.
We could do the initial cuts on the shopbot and then take all the pieces over to the table saw, but it sure would be nicer to just have the shopbot take care of it all.
So can I get bits for acrylic to cut odd shallow bevels?
We found this:
http://www.amazon.com/Whiteside-SC50-Carving-Liner-degree/dp/B0012K7154/ref=pd_sbs_indust_6
But I doubt that it would work well on acrylic, right?
To clarify, these cuts are close to 90 degrees from face of material, not almost parallel to face.
Thanks much for any guidance that folks can provide!
magazines
I'm newbie here and have what I hope is a very basic question.
We need to cut some acrylic (solid color and mirrored) on our 4x8 shopbot. The thing is that we need to cut it at a bevel, and not one that is easily accomplished with the 90 and 60 degree v-carve bits we have. We need to cut several hundred pieces at a 7 degree bevel,9 degree, 11 degree, 13 degree, etc. It is pieces to clad the outside of a faceted column.
We could do the initial cuts on the shopbot and then take all the pieces over to the table saw, but it sure would be nicer to just have the shopbot take care of it all.
So can I get bits for acrylic to cut odd shallow bevels?
We found this:
http://www.amazon.com/Whiteside-SC50-Carving-Liner-degree/dp/B0012K7154/ref=pd_sbs_indust_6
But I doubt that it would work well on acrylic, right?
To clarify, these cuts are close to 90 degrees from face of material, not almost parallel to face.
Thanks much for any guidance that folks can provide!
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