charlie_b CFXPaintworks 1 Posted July 18, 2008 My hobby is racing Radio Controlled cars and i normally airbrush everything i can get my hands into, including the chargers to charge the batteries for the cars. This time, i wanted to do something different and since i was doing a product review...i decided to do a wrap for one one my new chargers. I originally thought...Hmm...maybe ill put flames on this like my Victor Charger.(wish i still had a pic of it somewhere) but it dawned on me...why not make more use of the Craft Robo cutter and make a "Wrap" for it? So i go over to OOC's headquarters to the R&D Department where John Corseault was testing airflow with his custom built air tunnel. Yes, it actually works to test airflow for his scoops for these little race cars! Anyway, with his help i got started with my little project. I first had to make measurements of all the openings of the charger..and i mean ALL! So i take pix of the charger in ALL angles. I then upload the pictures to Adobe Illustrator and trace all the shapes out with the shape tools for all the regular polygons; rectangles for the display and switches, the plug wires, and the circle tool for all the LED lights as well as all the screw holes and buttons. For the overall shape and the side vents, i used the Pentool to make sure it was accurate. I had to separate the cut file into panels to make the wrap a lot easier to apply.( See Fig.1) Once i was done with the design, I went ahead and used the cutfile in Illustrator as my guide/template to design the look of the charger. Obviously, i went with the CFXPAINTWORKS.COM look for my charger. I also wanted to personalize it more by adding my name and CFX website address. Once i was happy with it..it was ready to be made.(See Fig.2( As you can see, its a pretty simple concept. John then tested the layout by doing a test cut using a ballpoint pen instead of a blade on regular printer paper. What Separates the Craft Robo from the other cutters in it's class is the use of Registration marks. These marks help align your masking materials so you can either do multi-color vinyl or in my case, a graphic plus a clear laminate to protect the artwork. To print the printable vinyl offered with the CFX/OOC Craft Robo kit, all i needed was a regular desktop printer or "inkjet printer".. You want the best quality image for this issue. We printed the Artwork then applied the clear laminate to protect the print work. Now, for the Craft Robo. We inserted the artwork with the clear laminate in the Craft Robo. Because the Craft Robo reads off the registration marks, it was no problem for the Craft Robo to cut all the shapes out accurately and all in the right places. With all the weeding of the shapes done, it was time to apply the designs. Just like putting on stickers or decals for an RC car, this was easily as simple. Now, with a new look, my new Lipo Charger looks KILLER! If you feel the Craft Robo is not worth the investment because it is only used for RC masks, think again. There are several more uses with the Craft Robo, i do believe it is worth every Penny. John even says he uses it to cut .20 lexan so he can make stencils out of them. Now that alone is way cooler then just using it as a vinyl cutter. I will let the results speak for themselves. http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/endresult.jpg[/img] II wanted to thank John from OOC for showing how to make more use to the Craft Robo. remember, We here at CFXPAINTWORKS.COM gets a special EXCLUSIVE discount to all CFX members. http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1206Take advantage of this. If you were thinking about getting one...stop thinking and grab one while the price is still good. Ya never know how long the special will run. Thanx for reading guys...happy painting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfought 120 Posted July 18, 2008 that is so freaking awesome. i wish i had alittle of your talent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swaneejuggalo 0 Posted July 19, 2008 That is amazing :laugh: :thumbsup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kenya Posted July 19, 2008 WOW Charlie....... that's awesome !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie_b CFXPaintworks 1 Posted July 19, 2008 that is so freaking awesome. i wish i had alittle of your talent. Thanx guys! The great thing about this is..you really do not need any talent to make a wrap. You can take pre-existing images like a picture or image from the net, print it out on printable inkjet vinyl and wrap just about anything! Im going to ge tthe part number from OOC and see if i can wrap something else. Ill post an update and wrap something simple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawgDawg 0 Posted July 19, 2008 Charlie is one of the best talents I have seen Dawg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgirl 13 Posted August 21, 2008 What a great job Charlie! You said you could put it on any printable inkjet vinyl. Do you print that off a regular printer or do you need a special kind to do that kind of work? Christi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie_b CFXPaintworks 1 Posted August 22, 2008 What a great job Charlie! You said you could put it on any printable inkjet vinyl. Do you print that off a regular printer or do you need a special kind to do that kind of work? Christi It was a regular inkjet printer. Believe me...i was surprised myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie_b CFXPaintworks 1 Posted August 22, 2008 <--- Jealious! Im jealous-er! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big-Kid 0 Posted August 22, 2008 SWEET Charlie If you start doing 3PK's or Hyperion chargers, let me know cuz i'd buy for mine Charlie, if you don't mind I had a few questions. I've just started out with that same, nifty little machine. I just don't have AI or Corel yet. The ONLY thing that i've been able to get to work, is the Robo Mater program that came with the cutter. If you haven't had the dis-pleasure in working with this program yet, don't bother. While it does work and I can cut and draw with the pen attachment, desinging stuff in there is bare minimum. It's even got less options that microsoft paint !.....grgrgrg Do you know of any other program that I can cut out of with the Craft Robo machine? Or do you know of some way I can work in another program like Inkscape or AI, then import or transfer the file into the Robo Master to cut? I haven't been able to open any other file type expect ".gsd" in this Robo Master program. I just down loaded the freeware version of Inkscape form Graphtec. but I haven't been able to figure out how to cut out of Inkscape? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nonabelle 5 Posted August 22, 2008 lol, charlie, u know ur amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metatrox 0 Posted November 18, 2008 Looks great! Glad to see you corrected your website name before printing and putting it on lol I noticed that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
routesmith 0 Posted November 19, 2008 I wish my LP24" was that accurate!1 great job! WAyne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
routesmith 0 Posted November 21, 2008 Instead of taking measurements from everything, how come you didn't just take it all apart and just scan the surfaces, import into inkscape or illy and trace? You have definately given me some great ideas to do with all those printable vinyl samples I got from avery I just need an inkjet printer, like a dumbass I bought a color laser, I thought, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh color laser......... yeah right, bad idea... Wayne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
