leschowe
Elite Cafe Member
When I was at the FEGE show in Reno I spent quite a bit of time watching Sam
engrave his bracelet at the GRS table. I must say that, in my opinion, this was
the best exhibit in the show. Anyway, I noticed that Sam had his GraverMach set
below 1400 SPM (Strokes per Minute) for most of his work. Since I was told in my
class at GRS in Emporea to keep the SPM setting at around 3000 to 3300, I found
Sam's setting interesting. I asked Sam about this and he said that he found his
setting to be superior, for him, even for shading.
When I got home from the show I immediately tried some shading at 1400 SPM and
found that (I think) I was doing a better job at shading and I am not sure why.
It certainly felt better. Does the higher speed cause me to cut faster and therefor
less accurate?
Soooo, I thought that this might be a good topic for discussion. What settings
do people use in their various engraving cuts and why.
Les Schowe
engrave his bracelet at the GRS table. I must say that, in my opinion, this was
the best exhibit in the show. Anyway, I noticed that Sam had his GraverMach set
below 1400 SPM (Strokes per Minute) for most of his work. Since I was told in my
class at GRS in Emporea to keep the SPM setting at around 3000 to 3300, I found
Sam's setting interesting. I asked Sam about this and he said that he found his
setting to be superior, for him, even for shading.
When I got home from the show I immediately tried some shading at 1400 SPM and
found that (I think) I was doing a better job at shading and I am not sure why.
It certainly felt better. Does the higher speed cause me to cut faster and therefor
less accurate?
Soooo, I thought that this might be a good topic for discussion. What settings
do people use in their various engraving cuts and why.
Les Schowe