Etching Aluminium
Etching Aluminium
(OP)
Hi there, i would like to know if it is possible to do etching on Aluminium. Amada said it is not impossible but it may cause reflection and dammage the machine. In a forum it says that you can use a ceramic powder to do it.





RE: Etching Aluminium
In the past, we used a bit of paint (Dykem) just to lightly engrave a program to see if it would fit on the sheet and nothing more.
I would follow their advise
RE: Etching Aluminium
The total power (CW * duty%) must be well below what would cut the material. Keep the total down, because much of that power will be reflected back into the lens and optics.
Cheers
Jay
(at Amada 82-02)
Jay Maechtlen
http://home.covad.net/~jmaechtlen/