Anybody ever done really small letters before?

[Martin Manley]

I’m still cutting them by hand on my old Meddings Scroll saw (although we always called them jigsaws)..getting harder on the eyes as the years pass though!
Martin
😀

[Warren Beard]

that must be some skill if you can hand cut 5mm thick acrylic letters that are only 3mm think 😮

How do you do inside the letters?

[David Rowland]

we have done lots of keyrings on our rotary cnc… that measurements sound normal…

Recently a colleague in another business just ordered a laser, the samples he had showed laser-ed letters in most substrates and the smallest was 2mm high text, i could hardly read it. lol

I am not sure hes got his machine yet. I pass this thread on to him
dave

[Peter Munday]

Warren the heat generated by the laser to cut through 5mm perspex will distort and buckle 3mm width letters. I don’t think its possible.

Peter

[Warren Beard]

is there any way to do it then ?

[Warren Beard]

quote Peter Munday:

Warren the heat generated by the laser to cut through 5mm perspex will distort and buckle 3mm width letters. I don’t think its possible.

Peter

Hi Peter

That’s what the one supplier told me, does anybody know if it is possible to get acrylic cut at this width otherwise what material can be cut at this width?

cheers

Warren

[Lynn Normington]

Warren ask Nigel at Grafityp ,if he doesn’t know he will find out and he will be honest.

Lynn

[Peter Munday]

Warren not to sure, I used to run a 100 watt laser and we were often asked to cut small lettering but had to turn it away. Don’t think there is an answer.

Peter

[Warren Beard]

Good idea Lynn, thanks

Thanks Peter, it does not have to be acrylic but it does have to be that size and preferable between 3 and 5mm in depth.

Thanks guys, and gals

Warren

[Chris Wool]

i think that water jets can cut that. i saw some glass yes glass lettering the other day about 50 mm high.

chris