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30 VE810 Engraver Manual

Burnish Engraving

In this section, we will set up to engrave with a burnishing cutter. Figure 3.3 below shows

the VE-810 spindle with a burnishing cutter and an optional ”EZ Rider“ burnishing

adapter.

(Figure 3.3) The VE-810 spindle with burnishing cutter

Spindle Pulley

Spindle Housing

Pointer

Micrometer

Retainer Ring

Nose Cone

Burnishing is different than standard rotary engraving mainly because you do not use the

nose cone to set the depth of cut. Burnishing does not actually cut deep into metals;

rather it cuts the lacquered surface off of the coated brass and aluminum material. To

effectively burnish, it is recommended to use an optional ”EZ Rider“ burnishing adapter.

This helps to control the pressure of the cutter on to the material.

Screw the ”EZ Rider“ into spindle. Note that the ”EZ Rider“ will screw in counter-clockwise

looking down from the top of the spindle. Next, insert the cutter through the ”EZ Rider“

and through the spindle so that the cutter sticks out below the nose cone approximately

1/8 of an inch. Tighten the setscrew in the ”EZ Rider“.

Turn the VE-810 Engraver on by flipping the switch on the back right side of the machine.

Set up the job you would like to engrave in the Vision Software. (For more information on

this, see the Vision Engraving Software manual.) Put the material on the T-slot table as

described in the previous section. Use the X & Y jog keys to move the spindle out over