Roland EGX-350, User Manual

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Chapter 4 Engraving
4-1 Flow of Engraving Operations
3.
Cutter Installation and Basic Engraving Settings
Install the cutter to use for engraving. On this machine, you also set the Z-axis engraving origin point at this
time. The methods you use for installation and the settings differ depending on whether you’re using the nose
unit and on the cutter type. This manual describes the following four variations. Use these as a reference to
select the optimal cutter for the purpose and use the appropriate methods for installing the cutter and mak-
ing the settings.

Character cutter or flat cutter (with the nose unit)

P. 56, “Cutter Installation Method 1 (With Nose Unit)”
 Character cutter or flat cutter (no nose unit)

P. 62, “Cutter Installation Method 2 (No Nose Unit)”

Diamond scraper

P. 67, “Cutter Installation Method 3”
 End mill

P. 71, “Cutter Installation Method 4 (End mill)”
4.
Setting the XY Origin Point
Set the engraving origin point for the X and Y axes.

P. 75, “Setting the XY Origin Point (Home Position)”
5.
Performing Engravings
When all the preparations are complete, send the engraving data from the computer and carry out engrav-
ing.

P. 76, “Performing Engraving”