IBM EGX-400 Engraver User Manual


 
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Chapter 3 - Preparations
Tool
Character cutter
Flat cutter
Diamond scraper (*2)
End mill (*3)
With nose unit
Engraving acrylic and other (*1)
plastic plates
p.37 "Cutter Installation Method 1"
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
No nose unit
Engraving plates of aluminum or brass
Three-dimensional engraving and creating
reliefs using plastic materials
p.42 "Cutter Installation Method 2"
Scribing plates of aluminum or brass (*2)
p.46 "Cutter Installation Method 3"
Creating reliefs and performing 3D cutting
using plastic materials
p.51 "Cutter Installation Method 4"
*1 Use of the nose unit may not be suitable when performing raised engraving of text or flat-drag cutting over a large surface area.
In such cases, use without the nose unit.
*2 This is suited to relatively small text and can produce finished results that are more attractive and have less burring than
engraving with a character cutter. An optionally available solid collet for diamond scrapers is required to install a diamond
scraper.
*3 An optionally available collet set for end mills is required to install an end mill.
3-1. Selecting the Cutter Installation Method
Cutter Types and What They Are Suited For
You can install any of a wide variety of tools on this machine. You can also choose whether to use the depth regulator
nose unit (nose unit). Choose a tool suited to the task at hand, and decide whether to use the nose unit.