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DIY LED acrylic lamp

Discussion in 'Laser Cutters' started by quyngan, Apr 4, 2017.

DIY LED acrylic lamp

DIY LED acrylic lamp

Discussion in 'Laser Cutters' started by quyngan, Apr 4, 2017.

This is a simple lamp using only 2 LEDs & 2 AAA batteries.

Led lamp; led; diy
  1. quyngan

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    #1 quyngan, Apr 4, 2017
  2. Giarc

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    I would love to know what bit, spindle rpms, and feed rate you used for cutting the acrylic.
     
    #2 Giarc, May 19, 2017
  3. quyngan

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    I've changed a little bit. the acrylic is tough for cnc spindle but it could be easily cut by laser.
    I've use 300mm/min feed rate and 4000rpms spindle. But the quality of the edges of the acrylic after cut is totally disaster.
     
    #3 quyngan, Jun 17, 2017
  4. Kevon Ritter

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    Cutting acrylic on a CNC is a piece of cake. When dealing with plastics, heat is your enemy. To help with that, you want to remove chips. An o-flute is the only endmill I use in plastics of any kind (except HDPE). I have a router. I believe I had it set to 20k rpm, 1000mm/min feed, 300mm/min plunge, and a 2mm max DOC. Holding the work piece starts to become a struggle after this point for me.
     
    #4 Kevon Ritter, Jul 1, 2017

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