Hollowing out books is the application. If I ever actually do this, I'll try clamping the book tightly and going at it with a mill. The main problem I see is holding the cut out portion in position.
I'll probably try some router bits I already have. If those are unacceptable, I'll look into the 0-flutes Todd mentioned. If/when I try this, I'll report back. Thanks again for the replies. Raymond Julian Kettle River, MN The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) On 07/27/2016 07:33 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > We laser a lot of paper, and more than a few sheets at a time is a > problem. The main problem is focal length when trying to cut > something thick, at least with our machines and lenses. Plus all the > smoke residue that gets all over every thing. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Heskett" > <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: > Wednesday, July 27, 2016 2:12:39 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] O.T.: > Machining paper stack > > On Wednesday 27 July 2016 00:59:27 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > >> Water jet. I'm serious. Google water jet cutting paper > > I think I'd be more inclined to try the same laser that does the wood > carving, with the work area sealed off & flooded with dry nitrogen. > No oxygen, no fire. And I'd expect a sharper cut. It wouldn't be as > fast as the water jet if the OP has a boat load of them to do though. > Otoh, whats cut out might be salvageable for another project in the > print shop. I would not allow air back into the cut for at least 30 > seconds after the laser has fired the last time as the edges may > remain hot enough to self-ignite when oxygen is allowed back into the > work box. > > I assume the target is hollow books for valuables storage in plain > sight? > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports.http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
