When the production work officially starts, the first step is to carve the bottom plate of the neon light, so how to choose the right carving knife is particularly important.And the choice of milling cutter is often determined based on the size of the silicone tube and the thickness of the acrylic.
1.Effect of base plate thickness
There are two types of carving depth for neon sign making,they are 4.2mm and 5.8mm；
Usually the thickness of the base plate determines the maximum depth of our engraving. For example, a 5mm acrylic plate does not meet the 5.8mm depth requirement.
Here you can guess, for 4.2mm and 5.8mm engraving depth, what is the thinnest base plate thickness they need?
Then here is the mininum thickness we recommend:
5mm base plate for 4.2mm carving depth;
7mm base plate for 5.8mm carving depth;
2.Effect of silicone tube size
There are 3 types of silicone tube widths:6mm 8mm and 12mm.
In order to be able to just clamp the silicone tube, our milling cutter is also set in three widths.
3.The correct steps to choose a milling cutter:
- Measure the thickness of the base plate and select a milling cutter with appropriate engraving depth.
- Choose the same size milling cutter according to the width of the silicone tube
- Depending on your router, choose the handle size that fits your router.
Now let's have a try.
What thickness of engraving base plate and what size of silicone tube is this milling cutter suitable for?
Please leave your answer!