txpatrol
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One way is to right click on the now contoured text and select "Break contour group apart". Make a note; in spite of the contours being curves, the original artistic text will remain as such until you convert it manually.
Yep! That worked! It's a little bulky but it'll do the job. I wish there was a way to offset the line only to one side. What it's doing now is setting a contour on both sides of the line I select....so I have to break the contour and then break the curve of the two contour lines to separate them and then I can delete the inside one that I don't need.
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Look up contour in the Corel index. if I understood you correctly you desire to also create a gap between the outline (contour) and original text. To do that, one way would be to create multipe(2) contours and then trim the outer contour with the inner contour.
Now that's getting much closer than I was before. Now I'm getting a contour line on either side of the existing line...but I can't seem to convert them to objects that aren't tied to the original letter/line.
How do I break the new contours away so they aren't tied to the original object?
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I'm trying to recreate something similar to the "POLARIS" logo along the bottom of this ski for one of my projects. It has about a 1/4" black outline around it. I already have a font that matches, but I can't seem to find a good way to outline the letters.
Basically, all around the outside and inside of the letters I need to make a black border so I can cut the different layers....I also want to try to make a think offset outline that is completely separate from the solid letter...so it would be the letter, a think blank space and then another think outline of the letter.
Basically, I need to be able to offset the boarder line of the letter by a few pixels.
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That worked perfectly. Thanks much!
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Trying to find this in a vector:
I've found an eps on Brands of the world and another site, but both show up blank when I open them in Corel 12 or import them in to my Roland software.
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/arctic-cat-0
Could someone possibly see if that one opens and if so save it to an older version that Corel 12 will read? Or even another format - .ai or something?
I've vectorized a raster I found but I'm not loving the result.
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If you go to Oracal's site and register, you can order a swatch book that his little square samples of every color and most of their product lines.
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so really you could get started etching for just under $300 or so!
and a bit of practice...
If you already have a compressor, yes.
I use the air eraser without a cabinet and do just fine....although you usually end up with a little grit in your teeth...and hair...and shirt. It uses such an insignificant amount of media that it's really not worth trying to recycle it. I use maybe half a tablespoon off 200 to do a beer mug.
With a smaller blaster, like the eraser, a cheapo compressor will do just fine. For the bigger setups like a pot or gravity feed gun, you're going to need a much bigger compressor. I personally use an 80-gallon emglo that's rated for 17cfm @ 170psi.....but that's just a tad overkill.
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Sorry to chime in but Dakota and Banner are right..
I own a The UPS Store..
Believe me I to know shipping costs..UPS IS THE WAY TO GO!
USPS is ok for small stuff, even then you risk it not getting there..With UPS you get tracking, on time delivery, and $100.00 insurance free on every package..I ship THOUSANDS of packages every month, I think USPS is ok for a letter, maybe a small package, but even with the flat rate boxes on USPS, UPS beats that price...In most locations the flat rate is beaten by UPS by a buck or more..The USPS say if it fits it ships..YEAH RIGHT! look on the bottom of the box, it has a weight limit on every box...Sorry got on my soap box for a second..LOL
I kinda know UPS Shipping and what is cheaper and whats more reliable..
I say learn from your business everyday...
Have a great day...
stetson5331
For heavy stuff, the USPS flat rates are still the way to go. There's a stamped international weight limit, but no official limit for domestic shipping printed on the box. (Although I do believe the limit on a large flat rate is 80lbs.)
I use them for auto parts and tools all the time. I once had someone ship me over 60lbs of metal lathe bits in a medium box. UPS couldn't do that for under $12. I'll use the large boxes to ship 40lb automotive gear sets as well. Again, something UPS can't do for $15.
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I use Aluminum Oxide (100 grit) at 30 psi and just plain ordinary vinyl.
What do you use for a gun? I've been using an air eraser with 200 grit AO because that's all that will fit in the air eraser. I tried with 70 grit and it just clogs it up.
I'm waiting for a deal to come around on a cabinet so I can just get it over with.
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This thread inspired me to give it a try too. I figured it's not worth starting a new thread over.
$5 giant beer mug from Garden Ridge. Took about 20 minutes from sitting down in front of the computer to filling the mug with beer. (That's 2-12 once bottles in there and it still wasn't enough to completely fill it!)
Looks like you just put vinyl on it?
Not sure what you mean. I used some old plain white no-name vinyl as the stencil, but what you see in the pic is the blasted finish. I used an air eraser to 220 aluminum oxide.
As far as a cabinet goes, the air eraser holds about a tablespoon of media and I used maybe half of that amount to do that one mug. I wouldn't use the recycling of media as an excuse to buy one unless you're doing tons of glasses....but having a cabinet to keep the dust down and crap out of your eyes sure is nice. I'll pick one up as soon as I find a sweet deal on Craigslist or something.
Has anyone tried a heavier grit AO media? I picked up a jug of 70grit some some black beauty but it's too heavy to pust through the air eraser. I suppose I could try it with my little spot blaster.
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Anybody seen the South Park episode about the Harley riders ? I am not a fan of South Park but that episode & the bit of the Nascar episode that I have watched already is hilarious . It is about calling Harley riders Fags & having the dictionary changing the definition of Fag . It is not a sexual preference bashing episode , but does have the 4 lettered F word in it . It is aimed at the " RUBS " ( Rural Urban Bikers ) more thsn the hard core section . My wife worked at the Annapolis Harley Dealer for several years & I have raced / ridden motorcycles all my life & started out with a Harley ( made in Italy ) 125 dirtbike . I ride Jap sportbikes & dirtbikes, but made sure I sent my brother-in-law this link as he just bought a Harley
.http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s13e12-the-f-word
So, would you say that you're bike-curious?
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That looks good
. Is that Comic Sans font ? I like that & like Cole Casual even more Many people get the $1 each mugs from the Dollar store ( makes em look better ) .Yeah, Comic Sans...I've used it on just about everything for the past decade!
I need to hit up the dollar stores. I just happened to be at this place and saw the mugs and picked up a couple. This one happened to be extra-huge....must be at least 30oz.
I have a pile of bare pint glasses that are my everyday drink glasses. I have a feeling they're all going to get "modified" in one way or another over the next few weeks.
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This thread inspired me to give it a try too. I figured it's not worth starting a new thread over.
$5 giant beer mug from Garden Ridge. Took about 20 minutes from sitting down in front of the computer to filling the mug with beer. (That's 2-12 once bottles in there and it still wasn't enough to completely fill it!)
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So I just got a sample roll from 3M and it's way too big for my 24" cutter.
What tricks do you have for cleanly cutting a roll of vinyl down to size? I've tried searching - who would have thought the words "cutting" and "roll" would show up so many times on this site.
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Made a couple of my first multi-color pieces. All for coworkers...for free. No copyright infringement expressed or implied.
The SPFC is a Brazilian soccer team.
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I'd be interested in 10yd of each of the orange, pink and purple if you want that much of the gray and/or green.
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You also need to take in the experience level of the person doing the work, how long they've been in business and what the neighborhood will accept. I wouldn't charge 1/10th of what most of you charge on here (if i was doing this for money) simply because i dont have the expertise.
This.
I do 90% of this stuff as a hobby. I'm happy if I make enough on my side jobs to cover the cost of the extra material I use for myself. I got my cutter for nearly free and I next to no overhead.
Sounds more like people are hurt because the small guy is "stealing" their business. Capitalism can be a bitch sometimes.
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How about some 062 light green and/or 074 middle gray? I have 24" x 50 yards of each.
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I'm trying to cut some lettering for someone. The font he wants to use is one he's been using in Autodesk and unfortunately it is not a typical Windows font. Autodesk calls it "script s" or "scripts", which unfortunately makes it pretty generic when searching.
I've gone through most of the sites linked here and haven't had much luck. I've got a couple that are close, but not quite right.
Anyone happen to know this one? Here's a sample:
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Worked!
Thanks!
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Import it.
mark-s
Thanks....but I forgot to post the pic of the one I was trying with my last post. I'm trying to get the "Welcome" one above to open.
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I can't get the EPS for this one to open....Corel just gives me a gray square and both CutStudio and Inkscape both give me errors.
Anyone have a file that's verified to open? Could you possibly save it as an older version .eps or something?
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save yourself some time, they are already done
Well, that will definitely work better!
Why didn't I think of that!
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I'm trying to vectorize these in Corel and keep getting a weird error about multiple paths or something....never seen it before but the traces are definitely not coming out right. Can anyone give me a hand?
How do I trim (an make it actually work)
in Corel Draw
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Seems like it should be simple....I want to trim the black oval so everything that is under the gray is deleted and I'm left with basically three new separate black objects. I tried Arange->Shaping->Trim and I'm left with the object shown in the middle....basically it's trimming it and making it one object instead of three, which is a PITA to clean up
Is there a function I can use that will actually make new separated objects?