Well, I've learned some important things about my cutter. Mainly, it can't do sharp corners very well. It rounds them off. It's not a big issue with the larger stuff, but with a 5mm x 2mm piece, it's an issue. I'll still use it to cut out cardstock vehicles and buildings, but it means the detail stuff will have to find another solution. It also cuts plastic better then cardstock (which isn't so much a complaint as an interesting thought as it was designed for paper cutting). Though I guess I can't complain too much about a CNC cutter that only cost $400.
I learned this trying to cut out the obliterator legs I designed a while back. they came out kinda bloby and misshapen. (And due to my own stupidity not cut through all the way.) I'll just have to resort to more classic ways of making them. *sigh*
All in all, I don't suggest the Cricut series to wargaming modelers. I've never used a robocraft, but from some of the cutouts I've seen it's a better choice and you don't have to buy a $50 third party piece of software to make it cut more then the junk images on the cartridges.
hmm interesting, I did wonder how well these worked and now I know.
ReplyDeleteI had actually been looking at a Roland 3D router myself, although it was not really for hobby at all and actually for setting up my own business so I had a lot more funds allocated towards it.
One thought that pops into my head though.
Would not cutting plasti-card and not card-stock shorten the lifespan of the cutter motors...?