hi, new here. i've been working at a fastsigns for 2 years doing regular production work and about 6 months ago the guy that ran our routers just up and left and they asked me if i was interested in the job, it came with a raise so i took it. we use gerber dimension 200x routers and i had to pretty much figure it out myself with no prior knowledge of the thing. i've got some acyrlic signs i'm having to make with braille, i've done this a bunch already but somethings happening now that's never happened before and i was wondering if someone could help me solve this problem. when the bit goes in the material it wraps around the tip, it usually will fly off by the time it gets to the next spot but instead it's hardening up around the bit and causing it to ruin the next spot it drills into. i control the router with artpath and have adjusted the settings a few times but it continues to do this. no one i work with knows anything about the machines, any help?

I'm not of course familiar with your particular routers but what you describe is usually because the router speed is too fast causing the Acrylic to melt then quickly set on the cutter.

And dulling cutting edges

Sounds more like the bit is dull, than rpm. You wouldn't think it, but that stuff will dull bits faster than wood. Shop, I used to work in required we use a new bit for each new job. Try a new bit and let us know how that works!

Awww.. I have the same problem too..

I don't have the problem yet, but I will soon. Flagging this to follow the thread.

Mike..

try posting this in the CNC thread as well.....

Greetings Michael and welcome to the forum. I too need to follow this thread for future referance.

It's a heat problem caused by too fast or blunt tooling or maybe both.

Welcome to the RouterForums Mike.