Harlley logo

[CarverJerry]

I have around 20 different Harley Davidson logos but they are all raised carvings. I would like to make a Memorial Plaque Lithopane for a friend of mine who was killed while on his way to a Vietnam Veteran Memorial Biker Run on 11-12-11. I want to use the 90° tool for the lettering and the Harley Logo and the regular carving bit for the face in the plaque. Would anyone out there by chance have the Harley logo in a vector (I think that is what you would call it) format using the 90° tool that would be willing to share it with me. Thanks in advance if you do.

[AskBud]

I have around 20 different Harley Davidson logos but they are all raised carvings. I would like to make a Memorial Plaque Lithopane for a friend of mine who was killed while on his way to a Vietnam Veteran Memorial Biker Run on 11-12-11. I want to use the 90° tool for the lettering and the Harley Logo and the regular carving bit for the face in the plaque. Would anyone out there by chance have the Harley logo in a vector (I think that is what you would call it) format using the 90° tool that would be willing to share it with me. Thanks in advance if you do.

I do not carve Litho, but I would be leery of using the centerling text on that hard of a surface!
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[bjbethke]

I have around 20 different Harley Davidson logos but they are all raised carvings. I would like to make a Memorial Plaque Lithopane for a friend of mine who was killed while on his way to a Vietnam Veteran Memorial Biker Run on 11-12-11. I want to use the 90° tool for the lettering and the Harley Logo and the regular carving bit for the face in the plaque. Would anyone out there by chance have the Harley logo in a vector (I think that is what you would call it) format using the 90° tool that would be willing to share it with me. Thanks in advance if you do.

I made a DXF file and a AI version 8 file the MPC is too large to post as a ai2mpc file. If you have the CW DXF program this should work

[jpaluck]

Jerry go to brands of the world they have several harley logo's in vertor format

[CarverJerry]

After reading Buds comment now I have that question, has anyone ever cut centerline text in cast acrylic or corian material? I'm wanting to use a 60° tool for my lettering. Any comments on this?

[bjbethke]

After reading Buds comment now I have that question, has anyone ever cut centerline text in cast acrylic or corian material? I'm wanting to use a 60° tool for my lettering. Any comments on this?

Most standard CNC units use the "V" bits, and they are used to cut all kinds of stuff.

[lynnfrwd]

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[AskBud]

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Plastic

Suitable carving plastics include polycarbonate (Lexan), cast acrylic (sign
makers plastic), and Corian (acrylic base). Most other plastics such as
Nylon, ABS, and extruded acrylic (Plexiglas) tend to melt and gum up
because the melting point of the material is lower than the temperature
generated at the bit tip when carving. The great thing about cast acrylic
and Corian is that they come in many different colors and opacities.
Note that the machine is always expecting soft material like wood as the
carving medium and will automatically set the speed and feed rates based
on this expectation. Therefore it is very important to keep any carving in
plastic to less than 1/8” deep. Deeper carving will put excessive load on
the machine by trying to push a bit through this hard material and can
cause damage.
The only bit currently approved for plastic is the tapered carving bit. This
means that some functions will not be available when using hard plastic.
Do NOT use any machine function that employs a bit other than the
tapered carving bit when using plastics. For example do not use
decorative bits or the cutout function on plastics.
Also remember to clean the machine very thoroughly when using plastics.

The “dust’ and chips produced can damage drive components and belts.

[lynnfrwd]

We cannot guarantee that it will work. That could be quite a load to put on it.

[LittleRedWoodshop]

Yes I have done this with the 90 degree bit with the depth set to .125.