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Has anyone cut small letters (in the range of 2 to 2 1/2" tall) out of 3/4" pine? How sharp detail can practically be achieved/how small a bit can cut 3/4" pine doing several thousand letters per run? Also I'd want to avoid burning in the insidr corners. This job is being done on a jigsaw now, I'm just thinking that there has to be a better way allowing an increase in capacity.
Thanks for your input.
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3/4" Pine Letters
These were 1st cut about 90% through with a 1/4" bit and then cleaned up and cut all the way with a long 1/8" bit. I use RotoZip spiral 1/8" bits because they are long, 100% carbide and best of all cheap/available. You cannot go fast with them because they will start to drag/bend...Therefore, when doing the 1/4" passes, offset the original vectors so that it will leave about .01" of meat on the letters for the 1/8" bit to clean up in one pass.
-Brady
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Brady,
Somehow the link you included failed to work. Concerning your machineing method desribed, would you consider doing this in quantitys of 5000 to 10000 letters per order, (spread across the alphabet according to need)? Second hurdle, would it be feasable somehow within 1.00 each, possibly letting cleanup or sanding to the user? Lastly, since I don't own a shopbot yet and certainly won't have time to setup for this job when I do get mine, is anyone interested in the work?
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Works fine here: http://www.ibild.com/images/Bean1.jpg
There are a lot of factors to consider on a job of this quantity. For example, the font style can greatly increase the cost of production. One with serifs would need to be run more carefully as to not clip off or chip out any small appendages. Another consideration is the stock itself. Are these to be machined out of 3/4" pine planks? What grade? If the stock can be standardized, then it makes it much easier to fixture.
As far as sanding goes, that's where the real cost is...getting into all those little spaces on letters this small is tedious.
Send me an e-mail with all details if you are serious about having these made and you would like to handle the sanding aspect of the operation.
-Brady
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Brady,
The link still does not work. It redirects to this site http://parked.directnic.com/ I even tried to retype it but still fails.
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Hmm...That's strange. Can you at lease get to it from my site?
www.ibild.com ---> Plaques and Signs ---> Scroll down to pic of 3Beans mirror frame.
-Brady
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Brady
I can get to signs and plaques but the picture is missing for three bean coffee. all other pictures are there. It is the only one missing.
Brady,
Your Pine Letters link took me directly to your sign. Nice job!
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I don't understand why 2 of use are having a problem with your link while Jeffery is able to get through. I tried from 3 differant computers, all had the same results. They redirect to this site http://parked.directnic.com/
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I am also unable to follow either link - I get the same redirect site as Frank
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