do you face mill with the x-carve or use a lathe?
I now use a Tormach 440 to face mill. But you can face mill with the x-carve. Just use a 3/16" flat bottom mill.
the 440 is a 14 K machineā¦nice machine
im going to try to do this with x-carveā¦do you have a site where you sell your stuff?
shadywooddesignsco.etsy.com & www.steampunkspinners.com The x-carve paid for the tormach 440. The Tormach has paid for LOTS of stuff.
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Iām glad you are successful. Thank for the Info. Iām going to see what i can do with coinage.
Which round brass stock is the best to work with on the x-carve?
This is available at āOnline Meta Storeā = C360 or the C464
I like your site on Etsy.
I use 360. But I use .25" thick bar stock
I just read up the thread and this is very old. I donāt use the dremel to clean up the coins any more. I use this sand blaster with āfine sandā from Lowes.
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Thanks Earwigger. I think im saying this correctly. i plan to order a foot long rod of brass from āOnline Metals - 0.25ā Brass Round Bar 360-H02 Extruded -Part #: 1257) with a diameter of 1.5 inch. i will cut with hacksaw to .25 thickness and then place it in some type of very secure jig. then mill it to a flat surface with x-carve then start experimenting with cutting bits to see how letters and figures appear. does this sound correct?
thanks, john
I use part #1420 which is a flat bar of brass. 4" wide, .25" thick. THen, I cut the coins out of the bar. I do not use round bar.