Hello Everyone! I am glad to finally be on this forum. I have a few questions for the experienced people on here I have been looking to get into engraving but didn't have the money for the larger laser engraver that I would need and same with rotary engravers. I have been watching eBay for probably a year. I just purchased a Roland PNC 2300a with 40 hours on it. Comes with vise, table, and multiple bits. I paid $1,100 for it. I think that was a fair price? I plain on selling online and looking for my niche.
I just received approval for Johnson Plastics account and waiting on JDS Industries. A few questions I have...
-Can I carve/engrave on wood with this machine since it does 3D? If so, what kind of bit should I use? I would like to do cutting boards and house signs if possible.
-Does anyone know of a supplier other than the ones listed above that offers more gift products similar to Things Remembered? Things remembered has a lot of products that a plate is engraved then inserted into the product.
-If I am able to engrave wood, any way to fill in the engraved text or is there something that I can say finish the cutting board with and the engraved section will darken since it was not treated with anything else? Distributor for cutting boards or make my own?
Sorry for all the questions. Just excited to start