Laser Engraving on a Tapered Tumbler

Snapmaker 2.0 (3-in-1)
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Is anyone laser engraving on tapered tumblers? If so how are you setting it up? I’ve seen DIY projects using the X&Y motion of the waste board, but they were engraving on a straight tumbler. Any help/ideas would be appreciated.

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You could rig that jig to have an offset, so the top is level. If the top surface is level, it’ll engrave just fine.

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To laser engrave on a tapered tumbler, you need to prop up one end of the rotary tool so that the top line is level.

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Thank you for the reply. I derived the contour of the tumbler using CAD and designed a support the tumbler rests on to keep it level.

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Hello @Cadprof,

That’s interesting :+1:
Are you happy with the results you achieved using your adapter? Could you describe it in more detail and show the results?

If you’re using the Snapmaker Rotary Module, a simple adapter is very useful to mount the entire setup at an angle – something like this:

www.thingiverse.com/thing:7201699

For more advanced users, there’s also a project for a standalone machine based on the Snapmaker Rotary Module and Linear Modules:

www.thingiverse.com/thing:6155082