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You still have to vectorize a .png, and that's usually hit or miss. And then you still have to edit from there. Try this instead. You can buy elements individually or as a set. The best part is that the artwork is specifically designed for monument sandblasting so you don't have to edit...

A tangential cutting, sprocket-fed plotter really should be used for monument stencil. It has the capability to pick the knife up out of the cut, rotate it, and then set it down to begin each new cut. This is particularly important for square corners. Even if your plotter has enough down...

https://signs101.com/threads/which-font-do-you-use-for-monument-sandblasting.156205/ We could list a gazillion fonts and keep this thread going until eternity, but the above discussion is the basic litmus test for the industry. JB

Hey...we already discussed this a couple of months ago, go back and look again. The correct answer is: it depends. JB

Your abrasive, nozzle size and blasting pressure will require rubber sandblast stencil from 3M or from Anchor. It is approx. 0.75mm to 1.00mm thick. I don't believe your Roland will cut it. You need a tangential cutting, sprocket-fed plotter like a Gerber GS or HS, or an Anagraph. Some...

Looks like Eco-vomit to me. Hey, now there's an idea. Make a fence like a comb, create a way for it to lay down as the tide comes in, and then stand back up just before the tide goes out. Then send a chain gang of prisoners out to collect the trash each day. Problem solved. JB

Boy..girl..boy...girl...boy...girl..boy...girl...boy...girl..boy...girl...boy...girl..boy...girl...boy...girl..boy...girl...boy...girl..boy...girl...boy...girl. In a fitful act of indecisiveness....the kid pees right there on the floor. Says it replaces "FLAWED" gender icons. The only reasons...

Have the PD conduct a background check and print his decals if he's legit. JB

From the looks of it, I'm going to take a wild guess and say there appears to be backlash in the Y-axis (the belt that drives the cutter head across the guide rails). JB

You need to find somebody with a solids modeling program such as Inventor or Solid Works. The specific function is called "loft". It basically transitions from one cross section to another cross section through any given path. Once the solid model is created, flat panels can be projected from...

Multiple compressors plumbed to one tank isn't a good idea. I'd go for the largest compressor I could feasibly run and match it with a suitable air receiver. I run a 3/16" to 1/4" nozzle in my blast booth (a 20 ft shipping container) for monument and boulder work. And I run a 3/16" nozzle in...

We do cutting only for sandblast stencils and vinyl (no printing). This may seem a bit drastic, but I switched to Gerber Omega and the double-line cutting does not happen anymore. Omega handles imported cut files extremely well, and perhaps a software engineer could enlighten as to why. I...

We do natural stone and monuments and have tried everything else mentioned above when Anchor was closed down a couple of years ago due to flooding. I will never use anything else as long as Anchor is still in business. Yes, it's higher cost than the others, but the way it performs I would...

If you have 3 phase at the new place, by all means get a rotary screw compressor capable of a minimum of 150% of your estimated consumption. If you don't have 3 phase, some of the smaller rotary screws run single phase 220v up to about 7hp, but they top out somewhere around the mid 30 CFMs...

Clean out your foam core bin and go have some fun. JB

I see Tiki's already been here but hasn't chimed in, so here goes..... WEBBER: is called Monument Shadow (Vermarco at the bottom) OETINGER: is called Modified Roman (mixed with Vermarco) ROGERS: is a hybrid of Monotype Corsiva (for the heavily modified "R") and Modified Roman Each of these...

Hide the toolboxes under the fenders...they can't steal it if they don't know they're there:

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Most of our work is stone engraving, but we also do a bit of stone fabrication and custom cast bronze work as well. We use a mix of SignLab, Gerber Omega, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw and AutoCad...and occasionally, Photoshop. Each does their own thing extremely well. SignLab is our mainstay...

Two words: It depends Since there are dozens of ways to etch and carve granite, there are literally hundreds of fonts that can be used. But it comes with a catch... Some fonts only work in certain cases, so it depends on the color of the granite, the method of engraving (deep or shallow cut...