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Okay, new one for you boys and girls involving plasma cutting
mccoy178:
Thanks for the replys fellas! I wouldn't have a problem if the buttons were off a little, but.............. I am using the Illustrator file as the base for the artwork, so the major concern is that my $100 investment in artwork doesn't go to waste or vise versa. So, with the accuracy issue brought to light, is this method reliable? Are we talking about being a hair off or a button off? ;) If any of you guys that have the experience with this stuff could give me your honest opinion, I would appreciate it. My other option that I considered was to get the artwork done, get the metal, apply the artwork, and use a greenlee punch to make my holes exactly and cut straight through the artwork and the metal. Does that seem feasible? WWSD? What would Saint do? ;D
PoDunkMoFo:
Not that inaccurate.
A plasma cutter heats the metal up to molten hot then blasts the molten metal away w/ air (basically). Not as precise as say a laser of a waterjet. Just give yourself a little and don't make the holes the exact size you need them. Make them a little bigger just like if you were cutting them out of wood. Plasma cutting is more of an issue in thicker materials because you kind of get a tappered cut but in your case I would not worry.
mccoy178:
Excellent news! Okay, I will post the .ai file later here and in my announcements thread. Thank you so much. This is really exciting news, as I have never worked with metal. The metal place is also going to do my side art in diamond plated metal. Who knew a place like that was ten minutes from my house?! 8)
Kremmit:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on March 07, 2006, 06:54:07 pm ---
I've got several suppliers who prefer .eps files, and use some kind of a conversion program at their end to create the .dxf files themselves.
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--- Quote from: PoDunkMoFo on March 07, 2006, 07:12:39 pm ---This is the way I would do it. I have seen strange stuff happen when trying to import native illustrator files into other programs.
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Did you guys know you both have the same job?
PoDunkMoFo:
You mean NBA is a contract killer too. 8)
Wow man small world.
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