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Darren Null
09-10-2009, 8:45 AM
Been looking for one of these for ages:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/mugur-mihai/agrafa/
EDIT: They make you go through a stupid account creation process before you can download the file. I'd recommend going to
http://www.jetable.org/en/index
...first to get yourself a disposable email address to stop future spamming attempts.

This one looks like it can be hairlineified too. Not tested:
http://www.dafont.com/font.php?file=existence&page=1&nb_ppp_old=10&text=Type+your+text+here&nb_ppp=10&psize=l&classt=alpha

33 other freebie fonts here:
http://visionwidget.com/resources/fonts/223-high-quality-free-fonts.html

Doug Griffith
09-10-2009, 12:56 PM
So is that a single line font or a hairline font?

I also use http://www.guerrillamail.com for disposable emails. Works great.

Darren Null
09-10-2009, 1:33 PM
Hairline, it says.

Daniel Reetz
09-10-2009, 11:00 PM
Is there a community-wide need for free hairline or single-line fonts? If so, why, and what would be ideal characteristics?

I have experience with font-making and could possibly throw something together...

Darren Null
09-11-2009, 12:13 AM
Don't know about community wide. Handy to have in your armoury, as occasionally we're asked to engrave on something really small. I've just made the letters up as needed until now.

Alexa Ristow
09-11-2009, 3:18 AM
Hi Creekers,

we haved used hairline fonts when paint filling small acrylic items such as hotel key rings.

Convert the text to curves
Arrange / Shaping / Weld to remove any double lines
Set power low to get a cut depth of 1/16
To get a wider kerf, set focal point 1/16 below surface
This gives you a very neat single line infilled font. The cutting time per item is also much faster than engraving. Helps if you are doing large batches..

Cheers.

Alexa

Dan Hintz
09-11-2009, 7:58 AM
Is there a community-wide need for free hairline or single-line fonts? If so, why, and what would be ideal characteristics?

I have experience with font-making and could possibly throw something together...
I could be wrong, but I believe the interest comes from having to copy the font style of rotary engravers.

Doug McIntyre
09-11-2009, 9:17 AM
I supplied some 'single stroke' fonts to someone on the forum some time ago but can't remember who. I'm not sure if I can find them again myself as that particular hard drive was lost some time ago.
I'll have another look when I get a chance but a search of the archives may reveal something.
'Single stroke', as I know them, can be used on a CNC engraver where a letter or number is cut in one movement and the resultant finish on the engraver is entirely due to the tool width and depth of cut. They can be used to great effect on the laser for very fine vector engraving.

Darren Null
09-11-2009, 9:37 AM
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It was this post:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=42683
...and the file is:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/psfonts.zip

Cheers Doug!

Edit: The fonts look 'choppy' , so you have to select the text in Corel and change it to hairline before it displays/engraves properly. There's also install instructions in that thread if you need help.