Tom Orrow L
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Top notch job!
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Fair play to anyone giving it a go regardless of the tools used, I could have a fully kitted out workshop and it'd still look like a 20 year old transit back door
there are some very talented members on here, it'd be good to see some of the results.
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My Tallent, although varied and wide do not extend to the operation and use of a plasma cutter.........Fair play to anyone giving it a go regardless of the tools used, I could have a fully kitted out workshop and it'd still look like a 20 year old transit back door
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I had a go making a weather vane for a pal who dotes on his dog, quite pleased with the result.......
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Does he mind it always points North?
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Rather than hijack the other thread.
I downloaded this random photo that caught my eye:
Imported to AutoCAD as it's own layer then started to draw over it in another layer. I then turned off the photo layer and am left with this:
Obviously far from finished. However, I'm not sure where I'm going with it. To look "anything" I'd have to start cutting holes in it say for the window panes and even window sills and individual bricks, finish the sign in one colour then set it against a contrasting background, maybe with a backlight for night time.
Do I treat it as a rectangular picture frame and remove the sky element?
Much more difficult than I thought!
I downloaded this random photo that caught my eye:
Imported to AutoCAD as it's own layer then started to draw over it in another layer. I then turned off the photo layer and am left with this:
Obviously far from finished. However, I'm not sure where I'm going with it. To look "anything" I'd have to start cutting holes in it say for the window panes and even window sills and individual bricks, finish the sign in one colour then set it against a contrasting background, maybe with a backlight for night time.
Do I treat it as a rectangular picture frame and remove the sky element?
Much more difficult than I thought!
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I'd probably cut out the windows, the rest of the detail just do cut lines instead of closed shapes, back lighting will work well. This looks better in real life as the lights more even than what the camera picks up.
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How wide do I make the cut lines?
Not trying to steal your thunder btw, I won't be investing thousands in cutting kit so still need someone to do it!
Edit: So is it that Inkscape can automatically do the cut lines for you?
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In inkscape if I do an open line so just a single line then the plasma will cut it dead on, I draw at 1.5mm as that's what the plasma cut width is, if I draw a closed shape like a rectangle the plasma will cut either inside or outside the line depending on how you set it, if the shape is too small for the plasma it says do and won't cut it.
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No, the compass points are fixed and the collie points into the wind. Sorry if I misunderstood your post
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So in AutoCad I could set my line width at 1.5mm and that would be it? Stop them short as needs be to ensure things are supported etc.
I guess plate thickness is important as in too thick and you narrow the viewing angle?
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I can draw them any width in inkscape and as long as it isn't a closed shape the plasma will cut a single line, reason I use 1.5mm is that's what the cut will finish up as and if you view your drawing at 1:1 scale it let's you see if bits are too close or such. Most of the stuff like that I do is 2mm thick tto get a decent angle as you say.
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What if you paint or powder coat, does that narrow the gap any?
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I've not done any powder coating but imagine it will, paint doesn't seem too bad.
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Walked to the pub tonight. Been itching to get there since Thursday tbh and SWMBO finally acquiesced!
Couple of new signs...I reckon they need to be bigger, higher etc:
Bugger! Opening hours on a Sunday are 12-7pm!
Couple of new signs...I reckon they need to be bigger, higher etc:
Bugger! Opening hours on a Sunday are 12-7pm!
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Took a walk to the pub this afternoon purely for excercise purposes.
Gave the landlady the lithophane, if nothing else it's a talking point, old meets new sort of thing. A couple of regulars were fascinated by it.
Had to have a couple just to be sociable...
Meant to take a picture, my lad knocked up a couple of printed feet in woodgrain PLA. Damn, I'll have to go back!
Gave the landlady the lithophane, if nothing else it's a talking point, old meets new sort of thing. A couple of regulars were fascinated by it.
Had to have a couple just to be sociable...
Meant to take a picture, my lad knocked up a couple of printed feet in woodgrain PLA. Damn, I'll have to go back!
