This is the first half of a sign for a walk way entrance to a church camp made from 22gauge sheet metal that will be framed in 1x1/8 steel band. Spent most of the day and many bits till I found out what works. I made the image and tiled it in gimp then converted to svg and plugged it into easel. 5 on the dewalt used the aluminum setting in easel with a doc. of .125. I used a .125 carbide v bit to plunge to .125 then the widest part of the bit was doing the cutting. I will be making a video for the second half now that I know it works. The sign will measure 48x10 inch when complete.
The photo does not do justice as it does not show well but is clearly readable in person
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I would love to see a video of that cutting. .125"? Plunging all the way through and then profiling? What the?
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That was my same thought too but it works lol. The multiple pass thing was not working and taking forever and killing bit after bit. So out of ideas I pulled this one outta my a**. This was a bad micro carbide with a broken tip it did loose it’s edge about half way through so I paused the process moved my z axis a bit and that gave me a fresh cutting edge to finish the cut.
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Single flute router bits are the way to go, when cutting sheet metal.
Finished no coating they want it to rust then coat with clear
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I didn’t know it could cut mild sheet metal. That’s pretty neat.
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Great video!
The final product looks awesome
Is the sheet metal Aluminum or steel?
Nice! You can speed up the rusting process with a little vinegar and hydrogen peroxide:
Some info here!
I just left it lay in the grass till they came and picked it up bout 3 days and it had a nice coat of rust
