SECTION 9:
ROTARY OPTION
The rotary option allows you to mark or engrave “in the round”. To install the fixture in the
machine please do the following:
1)
Lower the engraving table to its lowest point.
2)
Turn off the power to the engraver.
3)
Set the rotary attachment onto the engraving table so that the three pins in the bottom of the
rotary attachment slide into the three corresponding holes in the table. Ensure the bottom
of the attachment is flush to the engraving table at all three pin positions.
4)
There is a motor on the rotary attachment with a plug on the end. Route the plug behind the
steel Y-motor shaft and plug it into the mating connector at the back left hand side of the
engraver. There is a release tab on this connector that must be towards the front of the
machine. This connector is oriented so that you cannot install it backwards unless you use
undue force.
5)
The rotary attachment is now installed! Turn the power on.
6)
The engraver knows that the rotary attachment is installed and changes its home position to
a point directly above the center point of the drive wheels on the attachment.
ARTWORK SETUP FOR THE ROTARY
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There is no special requirement for laying out jobs for the rotary. The left margin of your
job layout corresponds with the left edge of the fixture. If you place your work at the top
edge of the job layout, engraving will take place without any rotation. If you bring the
work an inch from the top of the page, the rotary will spin one inch prior to beginning to
engrave.
Be aware of orientation. If you are doing glassware, you will need to rotate your artwork
90 degrees for it to read properly.
The rotary automatically adjusts for diameter.
If placement of your artwork is critical, place a couple layers of masking tape onto the area
of the glass to be engraved and practice at high speed and low power to mark only the tape.
USING THE ROTARY FIXTURE
The following drawing identifies the important parts of the attachment.
