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Default A2 stencils - anyone got a plotter with blade for hire?

As per subject really - plus some guidance as to formats that work etc
- e.g. the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
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As per subject really - plus some guidance as to formats that work etc
- e.g. *the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
edges when zoomed....

Cheers
Jim K


Vector graphics, Inkscape, Corel or Serif to generate an SVG file, or
trace the vector from a bitmap.

What kind of stencil , thin mylar, sandblast rubber...?

Cheers
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On Feb 8, 8:46 pm, Jim K wrote:

As per subject really - plus some guidance as to formats that work etc
- e.g. the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
edges when zoomed....


Cheers
Jim K


Vector graphics, Inkscape, Corel or Serif to generate an SVG file, or
trace the vector from a bitmap.


nice one - happen to knwo if any of them are free and do SVGs?


What kind of stencil , thin mylar, sandblast rubber...?


er.... to spraymount onto some corrugated plastic signboards, then
spray 2 colour ;))

Cheers
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As per subject really - plus some guidance as to formats that work etc
- e.g. the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
edges when zoomed....

I have an A0 plotter you are welcome to borrow

I forget the make and it needs software and a carousel


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On 2012-02-08, Adam Aglionby wrote:

What kind of stencil , thin mylar, sandblast rubber...?


Banksy?

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- e.g. the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
edges when zoomed....


I have an A0 plotter you are welcome to borrow

I forget the make and it needs software and a carousel

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thanks geoff, I'm hoping for more of a "beer voucher postal exchange
mechanism" ;))

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On Feb 8, 9:09*pm, Jim K wrote:
On Feb 8, 8:59 pm, Adam Aglionby wrote:

On Feb 8, 8:46 pm, Jim K wrote:


As per subject really - plus some guidance as to formats that work etc
- e.g. *the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
edges when zoomed....


Cheers
Jim K


Vector graphics, Inkscape, Corel or Serif to generate an SVG file, or
trace the vector from a bitmap.


nice one - happen to knwo if any of them are free and do SVGs?


Inkscape is free and has a pretty good inbuil trace, loads of
tutorials for it.


What kind of stencil , thin mylar, sandblast rubber...?


er.... to spraymount onto some corrugated plastic signboards, then
spray 2 colour ;))


Correx being polypropelene is suprisingly hard to paint and it won`t
glue, they are printed using solvent inks and UV dryers.

2 colour sounds like sticky vinyl be a better bet.

You`ve got mail .

Cheers
Adam



Cheers
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- e.g. the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
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laser cutting?

I know someone who can do THAT but you must trace to vector format first.
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Jim K wrote:
On Feb 8, 8:59 pm, Adam Aglionby wrote:
On Feb 8, 8:46 pm, Jim K wrote:

As per subject really - plus some guidance as to formats that work etc
- e.g. the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
edges when zoomed....
Cheers
Jim K

Vector graphics, Inkscape, Corel or Serif to generate an SVG file, or
trace the vector from a bitmap.


nice one - happen to knwo if any of them are free and do SVGs?


What kind of stencil , thin mylar, sandblast rubber...?


er.... to spraymount onto some corrugated plastic signboards, then
spray 2 colour ;))

Cheers
Jim K

laser cutter then probably.

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On Feb 8, 8:46*pm, Jim K wrote:
As per subject really - plus some guidance as to formats that work etc
- e.g. *the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred jagged
edges when zoomed....

Cheers
Jim K


If its a standard pictogram warning sign or incorporating bits of,

http://www.diagram.ly/

has the clip art and will output to SVG.

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On Feb 8, 8:46 pm, Jim K wrote:

As per subject really - plus some guidance as to formats that work
etc - e.g. the images I've knocked up so far have some blurred
jagged edges when zoomed....


Cheers
Jim K


Vector graphics, Inkscape, Corel or Serif to generate an SVG file, or
trace the vector from a bitmap.


nice one - happen to knwo if any of them are free and do SVGs?


Check out DraftSight. There is a free version. It's more of a CAD package.

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