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Hey all! A custoemer strolled in and said they were maing these multi-lettered stencil to label pipelines. They were making them by hand and out of cardboard. They wanted something a little more user friendly. I thought of .010 Lexan cut out of the stencil font yet, cutting/experimenting with the plotter, The letters don't seem to want to "pop-out" as I was optimistically expecting. Is there a better material recommendation out there for using as a stencil over and over again? Perhaps I should increast the weight more? I have the plotter at 160g pressure (Summa)which works great for Reflective but, it just isn't enough. Don't want smoke coming out of the vinyl cutter ya' know....
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Maybe Lexan is a little too tough? What about Styrene? I think generally you have to 'score' them by cutting to just about halfway through and then break out by hand. Also suggest a 60 degree blade?
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magnetic material like you use for magnetic signs
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When my customers need stencils,I order them from stencilsonline.com You can choose the font and get an estimate right on their website. I have been very pleased with their quality and service. Check them out: StencilsOnline Judy
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"multi-lettered stencil to label pipelines."
Not quite sure what that means, but it sounds like they're switching around the letters for different images every time, so it would mean cutting each letter as an individual component.
I'm going with Michael on this...for the time and effort, vinyl would probably be more cost effective and wouldn't risk tearing up your equipment.
If they REALLY have to paint them with stencils, maybe cutting up some .030 track letters might work. Yeah, they'll take time to cut by hand, but they'll hold up well and have a little bend for the pipes.
Thinking out loud... Rapid
PS: There you go, Don...GEMINI STENCILS! Betcha the DOT shops would like them.
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