Tim Offutt
02-10-2016, 10:18 AM
Hello,
I normally frequent the woodworking portions of the site but today I need some engraving help. We sell what are called shadow boards, the custom cut foam inserts in tool boxes where each tool has a specific place. These are routed in foam sheets.
We have a large customer that is looking for custom mylar or vinyl magnetic cutouts in the shapes of specific tools.
Think about a metal pegboard with images or outlines of individual tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.) below each hook so they can easily see what is missing. They currently paint on the metal pegboard but would like magnetic images so they can easily rearrange the layout as needed.
When we sell foam shadow boards we generate the tool outline using a light board where we lay out the tools and take a photo which is basically a shadow image. This is then manipulated in software to layout and arrange for the foam trays. This .bord file is what the manufacturer uses to generate the cutter path code.
I was doing some searching online and ran across custom magnetic paint stencils that are laser cut.
Any help will be appreciated,
Thanks,
Tim
I normally frequent the woodworking portions of the site but today I need some engraving help. We sell what are called shadow boards, the custom cut foam inserts in tool boxes where each tool has a specific place. These are routed in foam sheets.
We have a large customer that is looking for custom mylar or vinyl magnetic cutouts in the shapes of specific tools.
Think about a metal pegboard with images or outlines of individual tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.) below each hook so they can easily see what is missing. They currently paint on the metal pegboard but would like magnetic images so they can easily rearrange the layout as needed.
When we sell foam shadow boards we generate the tool outline using a light board where we lay out the tools and take a photo which is basically a shadow image. This is then manipulated in software to layout and arrange for the foam trays. This .bord file is what the manufacturer uses to generate the cutter path code.
I was doing some searching online and ran across custom magnetic paint stencils that are laser cut.
Any help will be appreciated,
Thanks,
Tim