Baby Block Letters
 

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter, the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit raised
with a raised border?

Thanks,
Jack

Baby Block Letters
 

Jack wrote:

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has
any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter,
the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit
raised
with a raised border?

Norm did one of these a few years ago.

Routed out the block and letters separately, then glued them in place.

It is one approach.

Lew

Baby Block Letters
 

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Jack wrote:

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has
any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter,
the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit
raised
with a raised border?

Norm did one of these a few years ago.

Routed out the block and letters separately, then glued them in place.

It is one approach.

Lew

Thanks Lew,

That's a good idea I hadn't thought of.

Jack

Baby Block Letters
 

"Jack" wrote in
:

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has
any one here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the
letter, the baby block style routes out around the letter leaving the
letter a bit raised with a raised border?

Thanks,
Jack


Have you considered making a template yourself? If you place raised
letters and borders on the block, that should suffice as a template.
(The router would then need to follow around the letters, giving you your
cut out.)

Puckdropper
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Baby Block Letters
 

On Tue, 01 May 2007 15:38:40 GMT, Lew Hodgett
wrote:

Jack wrote:

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has
any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter,
the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit
raised
with a raised border?

Norm did one of these a few years ago.

Routed out the block and letters separately, then glued them in place.


I believe he made the letters on a scroll saw, FWIW.


--
Chuck Taylor
http://home.hiwaay.net/~taylorc/contact/

Baby Block Letters
 

"Jack" wrote in message
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Jack wrote:

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has
any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter,
the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit
raised
with a raised border?

Norm did one of these a few years ago.

Routed out the block and letters separately, then glued them in place.

It is one approach.

Lew

Thanks Lew,

That's a good idea I hadn't thought of.


Another idea is to acquire some small woodcarving tools and carve out the
background of the letters. Sort of like a miniature sign carving process.

A set of chip carving tools don't cost that much. And as long as you keep
them sharp, they will work fine.

I have seen two sets of baby blocks like this. They were very distinctive
and pretty. An advantage of this technique is that you can leave the tooling
marks (in the background). It looks better if it is not exactly flat and
smooth. The letters would be smooth though.

Baby Block Letters
 

On Tue, 1 May 2007 11:19:56 -0400, "Jack"
wrote:

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter, the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit raised
with a raised border?

Thanks,
Jack

Maybe it's an excuse to buy a router pantograph and a set of wooden
blocks?

John

Baby Block Letters
 

"Jack" wrote in message
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter,
the baby block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit

*If* you can't find the reverse templates to outline cut the letters, you
might consider using the templates that rout out the letters and then fill
the outlines with some baby safe material. Then you can pry them out and
fasten them to the blocks.

However, considering all the effort needed to accomplish that, it would be
far easier to just go and buy wooden letters and fasten them to blocks.
Often, I've seen reasonably flat letters that would your need.

Baby Block Letters
 

"Jack" writes:

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter, the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit raised
with a raised border?

Overhead pin router?

Baby Block Letters
 

He did the letters on a scroll saw.

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
ink.net...
Jack wrote:

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has
any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter,
the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit
raised
with a raised border?

Norm did one of these a few years ago.

Routed out the block and letters separately, then glued them in place.

It is one approach.

Lew

Baby Block Letters
 

On May 1, 11:38 am, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Jack wrote:

Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has
any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter,
the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit
raised
with a raised border?

Norm did one of these a few years ago.

Routed out the block and letters separately, then glued them in place.

It is one approach.

Lew

These might be an option but could get expensive depending on how many
blocks.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,250,43232

Baby Block Letters
 

CNC??

Jack wrote:
Hey Group,

I am trying to find a way to router "baby block" style letters. Has any one
here ever found any templates? Most templates route out the letter, the baby
block style routes out around the letter leaving the letter a bit raised
with a raised border?

Thanks,
Jack