Cal

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  8. Posted

    That is a good question and I  hope someone will post up the answer for you (us).

    I have been making some metal signs, mostly for my own enjoyment.  I usually just use what I have on hand, 631, 651 or greenstar.

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  16. Posted

    Hello p3aul, I am not as well versed as most; but will try to answer.

    If you save a jpg in AI with a .ai extension it is not a vector file.  As you said, it is pretty much a jpg with an ai extension.

    I do not understand your "separate picture" comment, perhaps you meant "separate components"?

    In the image above, and in AI; select the image and select trace and expand.  Now you have a vector file.  If you select the whole image and "Object, ungroup" - that should break the image into the separate parts.  Then use the white arrow to select the part of the horse you want to work on.

    hth,

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  23. Posted

    As stated above, tracking is the issue with trying to cut those stripes.

    That said, I cut pinstripes for my truck with my SC cutter.  I think I cut them to 20 feet.

    As goose suggested above, I used SignCut Pro and did step by step cutting.  IIRC, I ran it 6 inches per step.  SignCut also, at that time, offered a free trial period to try out the software.

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    Here is a link to a post I made of it:

     

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