More Bandsaw Letters

[joe]

This is a standard process with small lettering. As we all know little swirls, letters and dingbats are close to impossible to hold down with a vacuum. They can be held in place with tabs but on swirl it takes lots of them.

This method allows for the ease of making duplicates by passing through the bandsaw.

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=28481&stc=1

[knight_toolworks]

that works usually I can do it it out if sintra or dibond with a 1/16" bit. though this one customer sent me artwork where the parts were so small even a 1/16" was too big I doubt the whole thing would have held together as some parts were less then a 1/8" wide.

[joe]

That sounds like a real challenge. I guess you use tabs on aluminum composite material. Do you have Pix? It's a lot easier to show a technique with photos.

I do my best to not let customers work me in a corner. My best technique is price. Works like a dream.

[knight_toolworks]

no I use a straight bit and a climb cut. dibond I can go a bit smaller then sintra but I can cut pretty small parts maybe a 1/4" circle in dibond. though I may loose a few the shavings hold the part in place. some sintra cuts poorly with a small bit though not sure why if the bit is dull or just the quality of the sintra. I get random sheets from my customer. but as you know paint can be a issue but few of my customers spring for foam.

[joe]

Why not show us a few pix?

[knight_toolworks]

will do when I have a chance.

[knight_toolworks]

not sure if I could go this small in sintra it would depend on the material. but this is with a 1/16" straight bit 1ips in a single pass.
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[joe]

Thanks for posting the pix. Not sure what's going on in the interior of the lower case "E". Looks like the interior was cut last which would count for the chatter. I'll see if I can find a photo or two showing .40 letters.

[knight_toolworks]

ya I saw that too. not sure but maybe go slower on such small letters. I usually don't cut letters that small so I just did it like usual. but dibond is great or small stuff all the parts stay in place. the bit could be a bit dull it is hard to tell how sharp those little guys are.

[joe]

Naw, dibond isn't a viable product for anything small unless you want black edges. I've yet to find paint that will stick to the interior.

I like to make money and using that material for little anything won't do it.

[jerry_stanek]

I have cut some small letters in dibond using .0195 bit with a pressure foot

[joe]

Wish I could figure out how you guys make ends meet with these little jobs. I find it hard enough to make a profit when cutting 6" letters unless it's a full batch. It's amazing how many regular sized letters can be cut in an hour.

But then again I'm not in this to learn. The work has to be fun and profitable.

[knight_toolworks]

well it just just added money I charge 60.00 min and a lot of my small jobs literally takes 10 minutes to open the file set up the cut cut the material they dropped off send a invoice and put it on my cart for pickup.

[flatheadyoungin]

That's a good tip. What is that material on the bandsaw? What types of paint will adhere to it?

[knight_toolworks]

just did a brushed dibond sign well the letters and parts the smallest was less then 1/2" thats where dibond is good on small things to get the brushed aluminum face.

[joe]

Thanks Jeff,

My favorite material for this kind of process is HDU. The major complaint is how difficult it is to fill and paint. Especially so on low density material. For that reason I stay with 18 or 20lb. Thinking over my use of this techniques, it's usually done on interior graphics.

Knight,
Why not show us what you've done. Words fall short. I can't imagine what you're doing. The sentence construction is so poor it doesn't make sense. Help us with pix.

[knight_toolworks]

Thanks Jeff,

My favorite material for this kind of process is HDU. The major complaint is how difficult it is to fill and paint. Especially so on low density material. For that reason I stay with 18 or 20lb. Thinking over my use of this techniques, it's usually done on interior graphics.

Knight,
Why not show us what you've done. Words fall short. I can't imagine what you're doing. The sentence construction is so poor it doesn't make sense. Help us with pix.
and you wonder why I don't design signs. I will get a pic today.