How to Make a Stencil

Check out Oracal translucent Stencil Films - 813 is nice - its 3 mil thick.

 

Yeah you can maybe use it 3- 5 times but then loose adhesion.

 

Find someone with a laser

 

We CNC route magnets. Works fine so find someone with a CNC router..,

 

You can cut Acrylic or Polycarbonate (which is more durable) on a CNC router but of course you will have a slight inside radius on your letters. You can cut Acrylic with a laser and avoid the inside radius. You can't cut polycarbonate (it will melt) or pvc (toxic) with a laser.

 

I use a stencil company, send them the file and hand it to the client

 

How big is the stencil they want?

 

Oracal 813 is only good for 1 use because there is no way to remove it after painting and keep all parts aligned properly...

 

I exclusively use Bren Stencil. The have a great product line of stencil materials for plotter cutting, and suited to specific stencil types and uses with and without adhesive backing.

https://www.breninc.com/product-category/materials/stencil-material/

https://www.breninc.com/technical-support/materials-guide/

https://www.breninc.com/technical-support/demo-videos/

 

Styrene is a good durable thin material available in different mils, you should look into having someone laser cut if it's small lettering if not cnc router would work, but if you are talking about 1" letters you might need to do Gerber or other type of mask specially if it's an interior wall. If you have a design might want to attach it? Depending on the application a stencil might not work.