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General Mach Discussion / Re: DIY oscillating tangential knife cutter.
« on: April 03, 2011, 05:19:40 AM »
Orion,
Welcome to the forum.
Obviously you need to build or buy your hardware, knife etc but Mach supports Tangential Control and it is not too difficult to set it all up. A few have already done this and there is some useful info if you search the forum.
This is one of Robotmar's videos of his setup. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anspATAZZQA
I often cut sign vinyl and have found that a drag knife system works just as well, costs less and is simple to use but it is only suitable for very thin materials (like sign vinyl )
Tweakie.
Welcome to the forum.
Obviously you need to build or buy your hardware, knife etc but Mach supports Tangential Control and it is not too difficult to set it all up. A few have already done this and there is some useful info if you search the forum.
This is one of Robotmar's videos of his setup. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anspATAZZQA
I often cut sign vinyl and have found that a drag knife system works just as well, costs less and is simple to use but it is only suitable for very thin materials (like sign vinyl )
Tweakie.