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Laser on the flat parts of a hex?

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2023-11-21

I’m trying to figure out how to laser on each side of a hex bar with six flat sides with 6 different patterns been trying to find a video but nothing. please and help

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    • Liam

      2023-11-22
      A rotary seems obvious, but the software assumes a cylindrical object and will rotate to put successive scan lines at the top of the cylinder, which is not what you want.
      
      So:
      Make a fixture to hold the bar with one flat side up
      Engrave that side
      Manually rotate the bar to the next side
      Repeat with the next image …
      If you’re doing several bars with the same patterns, make a fixture to hold six (or more!) of them side-by-side, engrave six (or more!) different patterns at once, rotate them while moving each bar to the next slot, and repeat with the same patterns. Once you get half a dozen through the line, you get a finished bar with every pass.
      
      It’s manual, but unless you’re in real mass production, that ought to get the job done.
      If you are in mass production, that’s a whole different solution.
      
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