You can ofset your fill materials tool path a few thousandths of an inch such that it drops into your background without any effort. SheetCAM also incorporates some other great features that make marquetry faster and easier to assemble. In other words, you get greater precision and detail in your finished part. As a result, SheetCAM makes it possible for a D2 to generate the same result that a widegetworks knife can create with the Vectric gadget. While the Vectric gadget assumes the tip of the blade is centered in the tool, SheetCAM calculates where it actually is. SheetCAM, however, takes things even further with offset compensation. The Vectric Gadget is extremely effective at generating corner actions.
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Square corners are dependent on the software you use for generating your tool path. I will produce a video on this and other techniques in the upcoming months.Īs for square corners, you can cut them with either tool. I am now using it to cut 6 layers of 22oz fiberglass cloth in a single pass.
I recently spoke with a composites producer who cut the number for the door of a Nascar vehicle out of dry kevlar fabric with our tool. I am constantly being amazed at the materials and applications it is being used for. If you plan to cut thicker or more exotic materials, the Donek tool is going to be your choice. Our tool (Donek) is not spring load, so will only cut a consistent depth if the material is on a surface that has been milled flat by the CNC. A spring loaded tool will help keep the blade in contact with the material in these circumstances. Many materials, such as cast plastic, can very in thickness dramatically. If you intend to apply your vinyl to your substrate and then cut it, the widgetworks tool should have the ability to follow the surface more effectively.
I think the primary benefit to the widgetworks tool is the spring. I have not used the widgetworks knife because I typically use a vinyl plotter when I cut vinyl, not my CNC router. Will they both cut sharp corners? looking for your experiences. I'm going to buy a vinyl cutting knife and wondered what advantages one may have over the other? Or if it would allow you to cut more varied materials or depths, ect over the other? I seem to recall a thread titled this in the past but couldn't find it with a search.
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