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Does anyone have a source for inexpensive weldable steel letters?1-2" tall, 1/8th thick.
Reply:I would think that someone with a CNC plasma should be able to cut whatever you need.If you cant fix it with a hammer, it must be an electrical problem."Boy, everyone starts with a full bag of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before the bag of luck is empty."-Grandad circa 1990ish
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749That, or blow the chosen font up with a copy machine, cut & paste the letters on to the material & cut them out by hand. Old school, but I've done it many times with good results.
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Reply:i just bought a set of interlocking brass stencil letters that has several fonts in 4 sizes, i was thinking that they would make good burning templates.....i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Let me know what you want, what font, how many. It is easy to do with my cnc plasma.......can ship to California flat rate (less than $12) for 3 day arrival from NH.Jim Colt Originally Posted by Fnord5Does anyone have a source for inexpensive weldable steel letters?1-2" tall, 1/8th thick.
Reply:I dont really like posting about these things without a vendor account, but...We can also get you those letters, or the whole name plates.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ApocalypseFab?ref=si_shopWe're in california, so there would be sales tax.  We have a 4x8 CNC Plasma table using one of Jim's Hypertherm 65's
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749That, or blow the chosen font up with a copy machine, cut & paste the letters on to the material & cut them out by hand. Old school, but I've done it many times with good results.
Reply:You could also use a router.  Going to be very slow, and it does eat up bits, but Ive done it before with good results.  Works especially well on aluminum sheet.  I use a normal Porter-Cable wood router.  Mcmaster-Carr has router bits made for cutting stainless steel that would probably work well on mild steel.  The ones I used, and they got ate up fairly quickly, were just wood bits from Home Depot.  The steel I cut with them was 12ga mild steel sheet.
Reply:There are all sorts of letter drop outs on the bottom of my plasma table you can come pick threw.
Reply:Fnord5,If I cut the letters from 1/8" steel on my cnc machine, being a standard font (yours from the PM are Varsity Regular with some slight modifications) and 1-1/2" tall...they would be done for less than 50 cents each, not ncluding shipping of course.Here is the way I would draw and cut them.....they are tabbed together so they will not fall in the cutting table....then I would do any secondary operations (small amount of dross bead removal) with a flap disc, or soak in muriatic acid overnight, then zip them off the tabs with a cuttoff disc.  The drawing took less than 2 minutes, the cutting less than 40 seconds, secondary work is about 2 minutes.Jim Colt Originally Posted by Fnord5Does anyone have a source for inexpensive weldable steel letters?1-2" tall, 1/8th thick.
Reply:Originally Posted by Jason ListerI dont really like posting about these things without a vendor account, but...We can also get you those letters, or the whole name plates.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ApocalypseFab?ref=si_shopWe're in california, so there would be sales tax.  We have a 4x8 CNC Plasma table using one of Jim's Hypertherm 65's
Reply:Originally Posted by jimcoltFnord5,If I cut the letters from 1/8" steel on my cnc machine, being a standard font (yours from the PM are Varsity Regular with some slight modifications) and 1-1/2" tall...they would be done for less than 50 cents each, not ncluding shipping of course.Here is the way I would draw and cut them.....they are tabbed together so they will not fall in the cutting table....then I would do any secondary operations (small amount of dross bead removal) with a flap disc, or soak in muriatic acid overnight, then zip them off the tabs with a cuttoff disc.  The drawing took less than 2 minutes, the cutting less than 40 seconds, secondary work is about 2 minutes.Jim Colt
Reply:HiThere is a program called StickFont v1.1 (free to download) which you can write you info and it will generate a DXF file.  It will convert TTF fonts into its files so you can select the style font you want to use.  AS a DFX file you can us a cad program to put bridges into the letter to keep the inside of some letters like O, R, D, P, B, or numbers too.  You can put the letters into a sign with SheetCam like this one. Attached ImagesDIY CNC Plasma table USB BOB Price THCHypertherm 65Everlast PowerTig 255 EXTMiler 180 Mig13" metal latheMill/ DrillECT, ECT,
Reply:The PlasmaCam Design Edge software automatically converts any True Type font for cutting. It also has a function for bridging the inside of the letters automatically, as well as auto contouring lettering to an arc. It makes signmaking and letter cutting in general a very easy task. I formerly used Corel....do not have a need for it any more!Jim  Originally Posted by acourtjesterHiThere is a program called StickFont v1.1 (free to download) which you can write you info and it will generate a DXF file.  It will convert TTF fonts into its files so you can select the style font you want to use.  AS a DFX file you can us a cad program to put bridges into the letter to keep the inside of some letters like O, R, D, P, B, or numbers too.  You can put the letters into a sign with SheetCam like this one.
Reply:Jim, sent you a PM,