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CNC Robotics
Using the CNC machi ne as a plotter allows you to generate full-
size draw ings of patterns for woodworking projects, as it allowed
me to plot a stai ned gla ss design on a single large piece of paper.
You can reproduce any design or drawing using th e best pen to
plot on your material of choice.
Mechanical Engraving Tool
The next tool that I mounted in the penholder was a mechanical
engraving too l. This tool is inexpens ive and available at most
hardware stores. It is pictured in Fig ure 12 .7.
Figure 12.7
Engraving tool.
I decided to engrave on a piece of aluminum to dete rmi ne the
smallest size of text the engraver could reproduce with readable
text. Figure 12.8 shows the text sizes engraved in aluminum with
Figure 12.8
Text engraved in
aluminum.
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