06-04-2019, 08:49 PM
Wow that 3D printing is a whole world of it's own, one into which I have never delved, so thanks for the tips. I'm currently about a third of the way through carving an alphabet in MDF so I can pour a soft mold over it in which to cast useable pattern letters in, say, auto body filler or the like. It's coming along reasonably well so far so I'll persist with it and see how it goes. I need two different font sizes of capital letters as well as some numbers and punctuation marks so it'll take a while but if it goes as planned, I'll have a re-useable set of soft negatives as well as a re-useable board of positives. I'll post some pics when i have some more progress.
If this turns pear-shaped I'll explore the 3D print option further. Thing is, I could buy a complete set of proper patternmakers letters that are made for the purpose, shipped and useable for a few hours wages; having chosen not to spend the cash I'm reluctant to ask anyone else to put time into it on my behalf.
If this turns pear-shaped I'll explore the 3D print option further. Thing is, I could buy a complete set of proper patternmakers letters that are made for the purpose, shipped and useable for a few hours wages; having chosen not to spend the cash I'm reluctant to ask anyone else to put time into it on my behalf.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.