Step by Step Operation
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4.2
Rotary Engraving
In this section, we will set up to engrave with a rotating cutter. The figure below shows the Vision
VE810 spindle with a rotary cutter.
Vision VE810 Spindle with Rotary Cutter
First, 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 a 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 jog 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 Vision Engraving Software manual and the example job file in the next section). Put the
material on the t-slot table as described in the previous section.
