Alternate Material for Russ's Rotory Jig.
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Steve Strassburg
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Acrylic is expensive and I don't have a reliable source locally. Has anyone made the rotory jig out of anything besides Acrylic. I was thinking MDF, but my laser won't cut 6mm thickness. I can do 3mm But any thicker, no way. I may just use maple.
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Doug Fisher
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If you think MDF will work as a material, what about cutting it using multiple passes?
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Steve Strassburg
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I tried it with 4.3 mm board. 100% at 5mm per second cut speed and it didn't go through with 2 passes. I guess I will have to keep experimenting.
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Steve Strassburg
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I gave up on MDF! By the time I got it to go through, the edges were pretty charred. So, I've been using maple. It should hold up just fine, but if not, I had fun trying. Learned a lot too.
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Gene Uselman
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I have redesigned it using 20x20mm alum extrusions. That would not be cheaper [but better] than acrylic of course.
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You could always cut two 3mm pieces and laminate them together.