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whit3rd

27/03/2011 1:41 PM

Re: 4" number templates for router needed

On Sunday, March 27, 2011 5:13:37 AM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
[templates for router signmaking]
> > I'd like to have templates for both 4" and 6" numbers as well as letters.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Choose an appropriate font, print the numbers out in the size you need,
> glue the paper to some masonite, take your jigsaw, and cut them out.

I second this. For the glueing, I'd wipe the masonite with white glue,
and after it dries iron on (with a bit of aluminum foil between the iron
and the paper) the print.

To get slightly fancier, a plunge router with a collar guide will require
a bit oversize cutout of the template.

To get a lot fancier, there are X/Y router gizmos for sign shops that
do it all in software.