Forest Cobbler Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Have any of you engraved a wooden pen with a normal machine rather than a laser? If so I'd be grateful for any advise, I've got three to do and would like to give it my best shot. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Having just had a quick look online I suspect that they are maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I wouldn't do them on a rotary! Even with a 0.1mm carbide tip I think it would look to messy. Laser only for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I had a feeling that would be the answer. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web_Engraver Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I engrave drum stick on a IS200, high spindle speed & slow movement. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Stupid question I know, but did you use a diamond or a cutter? Would a spindle speed of 20000 be high enough? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web_Engraver Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I used sharp / fine cutter, not sure if the finish would be good enough for a pen though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gardner Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I only laser wooden pens Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted August 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Well, having discovered that these pens are cheap as chips off ebay I had a few practice runs on various wooden objects, glue brush handles, suede brush handles, that type of thing, and came to the decision that a rotating diamond was the way to go. Even my thinnest, sharpest cutter would chew the wood up, whereas the diamond just compressed it down and didn't look too bad at all. Don't think I'd want to put more than a single name on one though. I wiped a tiny bit of gold rub'n'buff in, just to make it stand out a bit more, because that is definitely a downside to not using a laser. It turned out that my biggest issue was not marking the soft wood with the jig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted August 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Thanks for all the advice by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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