Forest Cobbler Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 When I'm engraving acrylic or brass with a nose cone, I always protect the surface with adhesive vinyl. I was just wondering if any of you had come up with a quicker way, than using a scalpel and tweezers, to weed out the little bits of vinyl from the middle of the letters. Sometimes the clean up can take longer to do that the engraving does. Thanks, Valerie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 I weed the little middle of letter bits first with my finger nail. You can just scrape them without worrying about scratching the brass. Then peel the large bit off last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 We have our machine hooked up to a dust extractor and most of the “middles” disappear during the engraving process. Very little is left to weed. Sarah Wise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Dude Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 The edge of a clean piece of crepe removes all those annoying little bits on the a's and o's etc. Just a gentle rub is all it takes, doesn't mark the plastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted Wednesday at 09:16 AM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:16 AM On 1/20/2023 at 11:55 AM, Michael said: I weed the little middle of letter bits first with my finger nail. You can just scrape them without worrying about scratching the brass. Then peel the large bit off last. I've always done the big bit first, but this makes much more sense 16 hours ago, Happy Dude said: The edge of a clean piece of crepe removes all those annoying little bits on the a's and o's etc. Just a gentle rub is all it takes, doesn't mark the plastic... Definitely going to give this a go too On 1/20/2023 at 7:55 PM, Paul_ said: We have our machine hooked up to a dust extractor and most of the “middles” disappear during the engraving process. Very little is left to weed. I used to use a vacuum to clear all the debris as the engraving was done, but it never took out the middle bits. Not a chance of persuading Mark to get a dust extractor instead :0 Thanks for all your suggestions, Valerie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J Posted Wednesday at 04:26 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:26 PM Have you run without the nose cone, (fixed head), solves all that type o fproblem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted Wednesday at 04:58 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:58 PM 29 minutes ago, Peter J said: Have you run without the nose cone, (fixed head), solves all that type o fproblem I have tried but, unfortunately, the flat bed is not quite as flat as it should be so some areas get missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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