Tips for Cutting Acrylic on 3018 CNC - Type of Acrylic, Tape Method, Job Home with Paper Method

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Additional Tricks and Tips for cutting Cast Acrylic on a 3018 CNC. We review Type of Acrylic, the tape method, Job Start & Zed Paper Method, Should you keep the paper on your acrylic (Hint, No), & Clean Up.
Remember Cast Acrylic has a higher melting point than Extruded Acrylic. While I have no issues Engraving or Doing the Detail work on Extruded, you will need to find a cooling method to cut it, such as the Water, Soap, and Hot Glue Method, but that is for a different video.
For homing the Z or ZED axis with the paper method, I go down an extra 0.1mm to 0.3mm depending on material I am cutting. For Cast Acrylic I go down an extra 0.2mm normally once the paper catches.
For the tape method you can use Painters Tape and even Double sided Carpet Tape. As for Glue I use Super Glue, but there are several options out there that you can use.
Check out my first Acrylic Cutting video: • How To Cut Cast Acryli...
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@lucyharayda179 2 месяца назад

Right now all I have is extruded plexiglass can you show a video of the best settings, I am a visual and hands on and hands on only seems to not work for me. I have a 3018 CNC pro at 1000 rpm. Bits I currently have are blue coatings end mill bits, I have a diamond bit, and I have a 2 flute flat nose and ball nose bit. Any suggestions?

@D.E.Hammer Месяц назад

I never had luck with extruded acrylic on my 3018. I was only able to cut that on my longmill, and even then it was a pain.

@Minnow4397 Год назад

"Jackson Pollock" not Jason 😁

@D.E.Hammer Год назад

You are correct! 🙊

@hermanarango2896 Год назад

Would you help me get the toolpaths for an STL file to be carved on my Vevor 3018 Pro (modified to 3040)? Unfortunately I don't have the appropriate software to do it. I would very much appreciate your help. Tks.

@D.E.Hammer 11 месяцев назад

I would look at PixelCNC or EstlCam, you can try both for free and generate toolpaths for stl files.

@JimIah66 2 года назад

I have only had a cnc for a few months and I love working with it. I just want to thank you for your posts and your attention to the small detail. Your humor in these details is also a breath of fresh air. Of course, I have made my mistakes and that is where I have learned some very needed lessons that have made my work get better each time. Keep up the good work and I will be following your work consistently. God Bless.

@D.E.Hammer 2 года назад

Thank You Jim! Mistakes = Learning

@Ilikecoolmovies 3 года назад

Just got my 3018, living in Houston, good video. I will subscribe and check out all of the other vids.

@Nunak91 Год назад

Double sided tape works great. Don't put too much of it. In my opinion it's faster and safer than tapes and super glue. About positioning on the Z axis I spin the bit manually and I lower it down till it scratch the paper/foil. Your videos are great!

@D.E.Hammer Год назад

I just recently switched over to double sided tape. I did not think about manually lowering the Z axis. Thank You!

@Lidocain777 Год назад

Unsure about cast vs extruded "melting point". It's still the same base material. Still, cast acrylic will be way flatter than extruded, so much less thickness variation when milling ==> almost no gunk on milling bit. Same goes for FFF processes, where a cast heated bed is flatter than extruded ones (same temps/melting points anyway). Probing on CNC routers can be "hit or miss". The best approach would be to perform a surface probing (same thing than FFF "bed probing") - aka "height map". This would also solve the Z0 (Z homing) thing. Non-inductive probe + z-offset = winner, yet idk if it's implemented on GRBL yet (would require G29).

@lancedavies2472 2 года назад

Cheaper then super glue and never a problem for holding down a work piece is to use contact cement. Apply to both painters tape surfaces and let it sit for about 10 minutes (until slightly tacky). Never had a problem with the work seprating from the table. Sure is cheaper then super glue.

@D.E.Hammer 2 года назад

I just started trying out some double sided tape. Will check this out once I see how this tape works.

@jerrysayers4002 3 года назад

Can you use the bits that came with my 3018 Pro for etching cast vinyl ? If not what do you suggest ?very new at this I can run a 3 D printer but not sure on this .I am going to atempt to cut a simple edge lit sing that says "Home Sweet Home " I thank you for any help .Enjoyed your video

@D.E.Hammer 3 года назад

I have not cut Vinyl, just acrylic. Vinyl I would assume could be cut with a v bit or a Drag Knife. Thank You for watching.

@jerrysayers4002 3 года назад

@@D.E.Hammer Thank you for your response as I said very new at this got my materials mixed up meant to say acrylic not vinyl thank you for any help

@D.E.Hammer 3 года назад

@@jerrysayers4002 Yeah there is a lot going on when you first start out Im sure I called something by the wrong name several times. I have cut the cast acrylic with the bits it came with. So for cutting you will want to use the end mill and to engrave the VBit. There are better bits out there, but the ones they come with work. Its better to get a hang of thingss with the cheap bits rather than breaking a $60+ bit on just learning. Also make sure you use CAST Acrylic, NOT EXTRUDED. Extruded will gum up on your bit, unless you use a coolant.

@jerrysayers4002 3 года назад

@@D.E.Hammer Thank You so very much and keep up the great videos

@mariosaber7118 2 года назад

Hello i wanna ask you how much is your depth engraving on acrylic for best result and what type of bits do you use?

@D.E.Hammer 2 года назад

With a vbit i go between 0.1mm and 0.3mm depth. With a drag bit I have about 0.3mm to 0.5mm pressure. I would recommend a spring loaded drag bit for engraving, just gives a better result in my opinion.

@shelby50411 3 года назад

Great...straight forward accurate video

@unmanaged 2 года назад

Check out tap plastics

@D.E.Hammer 2 года назад

Thanks Gavin, will do

@flavianojose8423 3 года назад

what are the speeds like feedrate, rpm doc, to cut the cast acrylic?

@D.E.Hammer 3 года назад

I would start with 225mm for Feed, 9000 for RPM, 0.1mm for depth per pass.

@flavianojose8423 3 года назад

@@D.E.Hammer thank you very much for your feedback, will try that and see how it works

@mitjabrglez9599 Год назад

Thanks for the info.

@BillYovino 3 года назад

Great information, thanks!

@D.E.Hammer 3 года назад

Your welcome and thank you for watching!

@renz8035 3 года назад

Awesome Thanks!!

@D.E.Hammer 3 года назад

You bet!

@tapsobasoufiane930 3 года назад

Please for my question how many money can me got this machin

@D.E.Hammer 3 года назад

Not sure I understand exactly what you are asking, but if you are asking how much money you can make then that is dependent on what you make and how much you can sell. I was able to make the money I spent on my machine in 4 or 5 months, but the first couple months I was still learning how to use it and finding what I liked making.

@unmanaged 2 года назад

Great info...

@unmanaged 2 года назад

just broke my first bit lol

@D.E.Hammer 2 года назад

It happens to all of us. I lost count a long time ago. LoL

@unmanaged 2 года назад

@@D.E.Hammer what program are you using I got a 3018 for 160 from microcenter and I have some ideas for designs, also using a wet tile saw without the water to cut the acrylics works great, also salvaging some acrylic from old LCD monitors..

@D.E.Hammer 2 года назад

I use illustrator for design, Cc pro for tool pathing ( I like the engrave option they have on pro, but have used the pocket that works as well.) Then a r-pi4 with 0.7 gsender.