marlin22 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 My rotary Engraving/CNC just arrived today, I want to use it to do engraving on some custom PAM watches I have been cosigned to build and vintage builds I want to put together in the future. Not to mention possible engraving on main plates for my Asian builds. Now all I have to do is put the thing together, do some modifications and figure it out... Here is the vise with a case back on it, just testing to see how they fit, still need a great deal of R&D to get this rolling. Here it is with the main plate on it, need to get some plastic or rubber jigs to hold the main plates and cases in place. Once I get this thing all wired up and running I'll post some more pictures of the results...I'm sure I'll have many sleepless nights ahead, should be interesting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbetts1790 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Woah, looks complicated! I'd have no idea how to work that thing, but its great you know what you're doing . Keep us updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Marlin, Im sure you know what Delrin is .. it's a very tough but non-marking plastic that is used to make jigs for holding parts without damaging them. You want to buy some and use it for your fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Marlin, Im sure you know what Delrin is .. it's a very tough but non-marking plastic that is used to make jigs for holding parts without damaging them. You want to buy some and use it for your fixtures. Thanks for the info. I'll look into it asap.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Big things start with little steps... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 hah! Practice makes perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Good first step! Great suggestion on the Delrin Jkay. Very handy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SERGEANT_AT_ARMS Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mil04 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Very nice set-up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinokun Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 will u be charging us members if we need your help to perform some engraving?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 will u be charging us members if we need your help to perform some engraving?? Marlin is already a well-known Panerai replica modder. He sells his watches and services to the community all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 UPDATE: For those of you keeping up with the progress, here is a pen test I just preformed. I loaded a ball point pen into the collet and ran the CAD/CAM program script I put together. Please note, the ball point on the pen is still too large in diameter to print the characters correctly so it bundles them up. The lines to be engraved on the characters need to be .2mm or 0.0078 of an inch thick in order to achieve the desired effect. but it seems the size is correct and from the little I can make out the characters and font seem good. I am waiting on some micro end mills, micro diamond tips and micro profilers and hopefully some time next week I can try this on a movement. On the left you can see another test I ran with the fonts being too large to look correct, however you can distinguish the numbers better. To be continued........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Great work marlin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Impressive indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 More refinements needed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Completed and now available on all my Asian builds with running serial number. Gen Moving on to vintage movements and case work next... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 You crazy scientist you. Great results! Hats off to you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Success!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Very cool indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oncyte Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 friggin amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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