Rounded Corners on Magnetic Material

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if all your doing is magnetics.

 

[Jillbeans]

1-S can and the "good" scissors, try to make it a clean curving sweep of a cut so you don't get those little crinkle chop marks.
Love....Jill

 

[Sign Works]

This elementary task could be performed with simple basic tools such as a coin as a guide and an x-acto knife, magnetic material cuts quite easily. In a business environment most shops choose a more proper tool designed specifically for this task, see pic for example.

 

[thmooch]

http://store.scrapbook.com/pp-zu-2806.html

 

[SignManiac]

I use CorelDraw's corner rounding function, I believe it's F-10. I have a set of scissors that plug into a USB port and you can scale the radius to any size you need so long as it's an outside corner. The scissors are a bit pricey but come in really handy. I haven't figured out how to do haircuts yet, that might require a different software program.:scream:

 

[mark in tx]

Lasco model 20 corner rounder.
You should be able to get a new one for around $150.00 from most of the suppliers.

 

[royster13]

No wonder folks think a magnetic sign should only be 10.00.......

 

[Gene@mpls]

Main Trophy MAXI 3-in-1 tool-

Anyone have an approximate price- I got tired of looking on their site. Ya
can't have too many tools.

 

[royster13]

295.00 http://www.maintrophysupply.com/mtpricelist.pdf Page 4

 

[Gino]

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This is all anyone needs to cut magnetic material. This and your favorite pencil. If you have the other tools laying around, then use them, but anyone going out and spending more then $10. to cut magnetic material needs to have their head examined.

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[J Hill Designs]

scissors here from day one...

btw I believe that is a powder actuated nail gun, not a drill

 

[cmaxdesigns]

Thanks everyone. I used a large coin for the drawing the template and scissors to cut.
It worked OK but I can tell it is not a perfect cut, I need practice I am sure but do you all get a perfect cut every time (seems hit and miss).

 

[Gino]

You can use sand paper to make a cleaner edge when you're finished cutting with a scissors if you're not up to par with the hand cutting part yet.

 

[J Hill Designs]

meh perfect enough...I use a diameter template thingy (the plastic drawing template with different size holes) to get diff't radii for diff't looks (I think a paint can etc has too much of a radius for normal size mags, I usually use 1" diam (.5" radius)

 

[ronl1975]

I came across this video and thought to myself that I never cut magnet of any sort in my Roland but you can cut it in this thing ? ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgVNI_FqNmg

 

[cmaxdesigns]

Gino - Thank you for bringing the sanding thing to my attention, it worked great.

 

[tintguy31794]

I still say you get the accu cutter rounder tool... it is great and lets you round corners on aluminum signs etc.