Full Version: New Hermes Templates??
From: Jim (RETAIL74) [#9]
23 Mar 2007
To: Mike (SPACE_ENGRAVERS) [#1] 23 Mar 2007
Accent Signage in MN does custom templates. I'm not sure if they could do a whole alphabet. But if you call them, they should be able to tell you what cutter/depth to use to cut you own.
New Hermes still cuts the type in-house. However I believe they use old machines to do it so the fonts are somewhat limited.
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#10]
23 Mar 2007
To: Jim (RETAIL74) [#9] 25 Mar 2007
From: Mark (MAXMACHINE) [#11]
24 Mar 2007
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#10] 24 Mar 2007
I have often made a template with the rotary CNC to use on the pantograph. The pantograph offers more fixturing capabilities than the CNC. Font sizes, fonts, and logos are all no problem when doing this. If you want to make strips to fit type holders, bevel them with your beveler. Ordinary engraving plastic works quite well for a few dozen templates. If you are doing more, use 1/16" phenolic (Norplex). Using "lockease" (a graphited lock lubricant) sparingly on the templates will make things go much faster.
Mark