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Post by aviphysics on Jan 21, 2012 6:23:04 GMT -9
I showed my father some craftrobo/silhouette videos and he asked me if it can cut thin wood veneer. What do you guys thing? If it can he would like to use one for inlay work etc.
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Post by nikloveland on Jan 22, 2012 19:39:13 GMT -9
I highly doubt it since it barely does 110 lb cardstock. Well, not barely... It actually does ok on most paper stuff but the blade only sticks out about a ~1mm.
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Post by aviphysics on Jan 22, 2012 20:22:24 GMT -9
Is that because of the cutting force or the cut depth? Veneers can be very thin and my father says they can be cut with normal scissors.
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Post by pblade on Jan 23, 2012 16:13:54 GMT -9
I suspect it it would lack the cutting force. With the caps, the cut depth is only .3mm maximum, so you've got a severe limitation there. However, this machine www.craftwellusa.com/cutters claims it can cut wood veneers and is running about $230 at Amazon at the moment. It also can directly read SVG files, which appeals to some folks. Good luck! - Pb
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Post by aviphysics on Jan 23, 2012 17:20:10 GMT -9
I have seen the eCraft. To bad it doesn't have alignment sensors for my print and cut work. Still might suggest it to my father for his thing. A KNK Zing would fulfill both our needs but runs $420 including shipping. Also, the Silhouette platform seems to have better support in the paper terrain community. Also, pages have to be aligned manually using a laser as a guide. It seems to work pretty well but is one more thing to do and for me to screw up. If money were out of the equation I think I would get the Zing but even the $270 for the Silhouette Cameo on Amazon is pretty high for me. BTW, I don't think the Cameo uses the caps. It seems like it has an adjustable depth blade now (the end twists and you can select several values).
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Post by pblade on Jan 23, 2012 22:37:43 GMT -9
Yep, Silhouette has discontinued the capped blade. I don't have a ratchet blade, so I'm not sure what the depth settings are for it.
What I would recommend at this point is to try and figure out exactly how thick the veneer he plans on using and then asking Silhouette's customer support if either machine is up to the task. They've been pretty good at giving at least some sort of answer when I've sent them questions.
Good luck!
- Pb
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Post by josedominguez on Jan 24, 2012 2:13:00 GMT -9
You'd probably have to set it to do multiple passes and alter the cut depth at each step..... the machine just doesn't generate enough force to cut veneer. Consider the fact that a pair of scissors use the strength of a human arm multiplied up with a mechanical advantage. With the right pair of scissors you can cut steel sheeting. That's all tin snips and bolt cutters are. A couple of drive motors aren't going to come near that and if they did the blade would bind or you'd lose the tip. I've used mine on some varied papers and cards and find that it has problems with anything stiffer than card stock and some fibrous papers. They are nowhere near as tough as veneer. I've got some stiff dense card which is really thin but almost like plastic and it always misses cuts on that as the blade skips over the tough surface.
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Post by imnntt on Jan 24, 2012 11:57:58 GMT -9
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Post by Parduz on Sept 28, 2017 6:24:22 GMT -9
Sorry for Necrothreading, but this thread was one of the first search result about cutting veneer... ... well, I've done it. It is a thin veneer, made for modelists (the back side has a thin layer of ... something like fabric... to help the glue "grip".
Anyway, with the blade set to 9, the slowest possible speed and the "double cut" option, i have it cut almost perfectly.
I'll post a couple of images ASAP.
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Post by oldschooldm on Sept 28, 2017 7:21:42 GMT -9
There is also a deep cut blade.
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