I have a chuck style rotary for my 30w Fiber and the latest version of LB. I have to mark a ring of stainless steel with exactly spaced 25 divisions around an OD for an adjustment collar (1.250" diameter OD) on a reamer stop. I have not managed to get my rotary to work very well in the past and was wondering if somebody could provide some basic set up parameters.
Draw a rectangle the dimensions of your cylinder. 1.25" x whatever your depth is. Draw a line along one end. Duplicate it and move the duplicate to the other end of your rectangle. Make sure both lines are snapping to the rectangle. I woud place the rectangle on a tool layer and hide it it this point. Select one of the lines and duplicate 24 times. (Ctrl + D) Select all 26 lines and use the distribute tool to space them evenly. Delete one of the end lines, because it would overlap at the seam.
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Another method, makes perfect graduated dials and such, is repeat marking. You can even add variable text, works great. Not circumference dependent. Here is a write up I did on LMA
Rotational Repeat Marking with Variable Text
Setup screen for a rotary with 38400 microsteps per rotation. Should just match what you have in rotary setup.
Start with 50 graduations
Then add a longer tail and variable text every 5 graduations
Short video, about 2 minutes:
https://firearm-videos.sixguns.com/channel/Albroswift/video/40/win_20250105_11_33_05_pro
https://masters.lasereverything.net/posts/rotational-repeat-marking-with-variable-text
Here is the original thread:
Thanks all, appreciate the help
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