Rotary Engraving - Vision Max Pro User Manual

Example Jobs 89
4.1.2

Rotary Engraving

In this section, we will set up to engrave with a rotating cutter. The figure below shows a spindle with a
rotary cutter.
Spindle with Rotary Cutter
To install the rotating cutter, loosen the set screw on the cutter knob with the supplied cutter wrench
and move the cutter knob to about the mid-point of the cutter tool, then lightly tighten the set screw.
Note that the set screw on the cutter knob is NOT a standard Allen screw. It is a Spline Wrench. DO
NOT attempt to turn the set screw with any tool other than the cutter wrench. Insert the cutter into the
top of spindle and lower it until the cutter knob can be screwed into the spindle. The cutter knob is
REVERSE threaded, so in order to tighten the cutter knob, turn the knob COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
(when viewed from the top of the spindle) until it is hand tight. Then, you must zero the cutter. To do
this, you must first turn the micrometer so that the pointer points to 0. Note - it is helpful to first turn the
micrometer to the left (clockwise) until threads just start to appear on the spindle. This will be about 3 -
4 full turns of the micrometer from it's uppermost position. This allows for sufficient depth adjustment
when turning the micrometer to the right.
With the machine powered off, take a scrap piece of material and push it up underneath the nose cone
and hold it there. As an option to this method, jog the spindle over your material and lower the spindle
until the nose cone come in contact with your material by using the Z Down button. Loosen the cutter
knob set screw and push the cutter down until it just touches the material. Tighten the cutter knob set
screw. The cutter is now zeroed.
To run a job, turn the machine on, then set up the job in the Vision Software. (For more information on
this, see the example job file in the next section). Put the material on the t-slot table as described in the
previous section.
Adjusting Depth of Cut
Cutting depth depends on the type of material being engraved. Generally, manufacturer's of engraving
plastic provide recommendations for cut depth. If a recommended depth is unavailable, trial and error
can be used to find the appropriate cut depth. Since the depth is set to zero at this time, in order to
increase cut depth, the micrometer at the bottom of the spindle should be rotated to the right (counter-
clockwise when viewing from the top of the spindle). To set a depth of 0.010 inches (0.25 mm) turn the
micrometer to the right 10 clicks. Each "click" of the micrometer is 0.001 inches (0.025 mm). Run a job
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