Lettering Templates From Computer Fonts

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 8:40:07 -0600, Dave W wrote
(in message <[email protected]>):

> For carving incised letters, I prefer to trace the computer printed letters
> using carbon paper (good luck trying to find it!).

It's not too hard, the last time I was in OfficeMax they had a box of 100 for
$20.00 or something like that. Also most arts supply stores will carry it
(forget what they call it though).

Wayne

That is what I have done. Glue with spray on adhesive like "super 77". Cut
with scrollsaw, then sand off the paper.

Montyhp
"Mike Dalton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I want to try making name plates using my scroll saw. Someone showed me
some
> plastic templates they had that were a bit pricey even though they
worked..
> I am wondering if there aren't different computer fonts that can be used
> providing different size and letter types. I am thinking that I would like
> to make 'Mike' in letters 1" high and the name 4" long done in script. I
> could then print it to paper and then glue it to the wood to be cut.
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> --
>
> Mike, Mike Dalton, Dad, Grandpa, Pop, Uncle, Papa, Popou
> I am no longer young enough to know everything
> AIM Screen Name = trvlnmnjuly14
>
>
>
>

"Bob Bagwill" <[email protected]>
:
: If you print the letters reversed on a laser printer, you can iron the
: letters on to the wood.

Has anyone made this work to give a satisfactory print on wood?

Jeff G

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"Eric Tonks" <etonks@sunstormADD-DOT-COM>

: Better still, is are the "tee shirt transfer" papers that can be printed
on
: laser or ink jet. You transfer the image onto the tee shirt or wood with
an
: iron.

How has this been made to work? Other reports indicate that inks suitable
for fabrics are not suitable for this purpose.


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any scroll saw plan site will have transfer or tracing paper in large sheets

BRuce

Dave W wrote:
> For carving incised letters, I prefer to trace the computer printed letters
> using carbon paper (good luck trying to find it!). With a sharp pencil very
> clear lines are possible. Curves have to be traced freehand but straignt
> elements can be done using a straightedge. With carving, it helps to
> varnish the board first so that the demarcation between the surface and the
> cut letter is sharp. Light sanding of the varnish gives a little tooth for
> the carbon to stick to. Good luck,
> Dave
> "Montyhp" <montyhp at yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>That is what I have done. Glue with spray on adhesive like "super 77".
>
> Cut
>
>>with scrollsaw, then sand off the paper.
>>
>>Montyhp
>>"Mike Dalton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>I want to try making name plates using my scroll saw. Someone showed me
>>
>>some
>>
>>>plastic templates they had that were a bit pricey even though they
>>
>>worked..
>>
>>>I am wondering if there aren't different computer fonts that can be used
>>>providing different size and letter types. I am thinking that I would
>
> like
>
>>>to make 'Mike' in letters 1" high and the name 4" long done in script. I
>>>could then print it to paper and then glue it to the wood to be cut.
>>>Any help will be appreciated.
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>Mike, Mike Dalton, Dad, Grandpa, Pop, Uncle, Papa, Popou
>>>I am no longer young enough to know everything
>>>AIM Screen Name = trvlnmnjuly14
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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BRuce

Better still, is are the "tee shirt transfer" papers that can be printed on
laser or ink jet. You transfer the image onto the tee shirt or wood with an
iron.


"Jay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Avery sells full-sheet sticker paper for inkjets. Print it off, cut
> them out. Test on a plain sheet for size first, though. Put a _slight_
> dusting of sawdust on the back to reduce takiness, if needed.
>
> http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=365466
>
>
> "Mike Dalton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > I want to try making name plates using my scroll saw. Someone showed me
some
> > plastic templates they had that were a bit pricey even though they
worked..
> > I am wondering if there aren't different computer fonts that can be used
> > providing different size and letter types. I am thinking that I would
like
> > to make 'Mike' in letters 1" high and the name 4" long done in script. I
> > could then print it to paper and then glue it to the wood to be cut.
> > Any help will be appreciated.

Thu, Feb 19, 2004, 8:13pm [email protected] (Mike=A0Dalton) claims:
I want to try making name plates <snip> I could then print it to paper
and then glue it to the wood to be cut. Any help will be appreciated.

No prob. Go to google, do a search. There's any number of sites
out there with alphabets you can print out. Some of about every size,
and/or style you want. A number of sites let you print out whatever you
want, with different size, and style of type. One even lets you print
it out backward - then you can copy it and iron the design on to the
wood, rather than gluing. All you have to do is spend a few minutes
looking. Try using "alphabet" as a starting point.

JOAT
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I get large rolls of double stick tape at work. Its used for splicing =
paper rolls together. I print what I want tape the back cut to size peel =
the tape and stick it on. If I use low quality paper it is sometimes a =
bear to peal back off but with good paper she peals right away and no =
scraping or sanding required.
Puff

"Howard Ruttan" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]...
> "Eric Tonks" wrote...
> > Better still, is are the "tee shirt transfer" papers that can be =
printed
> on
> > laser or ink jet. You transfer the image onto the tee shirt or wood =
with
> an
> > iron.
>=20
> I just print out whatever writing I want using plain paper. Then I =
tape it
> to the wood over some good old fashioned carbon paper. Trace the =
outlines
> and remove. All traces of the carbon paper come off with sanding. =
Works
> for me.
>=20
> --
>=20
> Cheers,
> Howard
>=20
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Working wood in New Jersey - [email protected]
> Visit me in the woodshop - www.inthewoodshop.org
>=20
>

Avery sells full-sheet sticker paper for inkjets. Print it off, cut
them out. Test on a plain sheet for size first, though. Put a _slight_
dusting of sawdust on the back to reduce takiness, if needed.

http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=365466


"Mike Dalton" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I want to try making name plates using my scroll saw. Someone showed me some
> plastic templates they had that were a bit pricey even though they worked..
> I am wondering if there aren't different computer fonts that can be used
> providing different size and letter types. I am thinking that I would like
> to make 'Mike' in letters 1" high and the name 4" long done in script. I
> could then print it to paper and then glue it to the wood to be cut.
> Any help will be appreciated.

look in a craft store they sell " tracing paper" comes in colors too.


"Dave W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> For carving incised letters, I prefer to trace the computer printed
letters
> using carbon paper (good luck trying to find it!). With a sharp pencil
very
> clear lines are possible. Curves have to be traced freehand but straignt
> elements can be done using a straightedge. With carving, it helps to
> varnish the board first so that the demarcation between the surface and
the
> cut letter is sharp. Light sanding of the varnish gives a little tooth
for
> the carbon to stick to. Good luck,
> Dave

"Eric Tonks" wrote...
> Better still, is are the "tee shirt transfer" papers that can be printed
on
> laser or ink jet. You transfer the image onto the tee shirt or wood with
an
> iron.

I just print out whatever writing I want using plain paper. Then I tape it
to the wood over some good old fashioned carbon paper. Trace the outlines
and remove. All traces of the carbon paper come off with sanding. Works
for me.

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Cheers,
Howard

----------------------------------------------------------
Working wood in New Jersey - [email protected]
Visit me in the woodshop - www.inthewoodshop.org

"Jeff Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1077347716.15490.0@nnrp-
t71-03.news.uk.clara.net:

> Has anyone made this work to give a satisfactory print on wood?
>

It probably depends on the toner used, how thickly the printer pours it on,
and the wood used. Using my Brother 5040, it didn't work to my
satisfaction (little toner was applied to the wood, and it was blotchy).

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Best regards
Han
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I just came across this thread so I haven't read it all and not sure if this
has been discussed before and I apologise if it has.

I've had good success by printing "mirror image" to a laser printer. Then I
use an old household iron on the back to heat transfer it to the wood. Since
laser printer ink is actually a high temperature wax, any residue that is
left, when I'm finished cutting or carving, washes off the wood easily with
solvent. A Xerox type photo copier uses this same ink (toner), so for those
of you who don't have a laser printer, you can make photo copies of your
inkjet prints and then do the same thing with them.

--
Charley


<BRuce> wrote in message news:1077461909.379781@sj-nntpcache-3...
> any scroll saw plan site will have transfer or tracing paper in large
sheets
>
> BRuce
>
> Dave W wrote:
> > For carving incised letters, I prefer to trace the computer printed
letters
> > using carbon paper (good luck trying to find it!). With a sharp pencil
very
> > clear lines are possible. Curves have to be traced freehand but
straignt
> > elements can be done using a straightedge. With carving, it helps to
> > varnish the board first so that the demarcation between the surface and
the
> > cut letter is sharp. Light sanding of the varnish gives a little tooth
for
> > the carbon to stick to. Good luck,
> > Dave
> > "Montyhp" <montyhp at yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>That is what I have done. Glue with spray on adhesive like "super 77".
> >
> > Cut
> >
> >>with scrollsaw, then sand off the paper.
> >>
> >>Montyhp
> >>"Mike Dalton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>news:[email protected]...
> >>
> >>>I want to try making name plates using my scroll saw. Someone showed me
> >>
> >>some
> >>
> >>>plastic templates they had that were a bit pricey even though they
> >>
> >>worked..
> >>
> >>>I am wondering if there aren't different computer fonts that can be
used
> >>>providing different size and letter types. I am thinking that I would
> >
> > like
> >
> >>>to make 'Mike' in letters 1" high and the name 4" long done in script.
I
> >>>could then print it to paper and then glue it to the wood to be cut.
> >>>Any help will be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>
> >>>Mike, Mike Dalton, Dad, Grandpa, Pop, Uncle, Papa, Popou
> >>>I am no longer young enough to know everything
> >>>AIM Screen Name = trvlnmnjuly14
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
> ---
>
> BRuce

I like Cooper Black.

Here is a link to a big JPG I made of the alphabet in Cooper Black.
Feel free to use this if you like.

http://www.geocities.com/dustys_workshop/cooperblack.html?1077233721230http://www.geocities.com/dustys_workshop/cooperblack.html

Dusty,

"You give a man an inch and he thinks he's a ruler!" Maxwell Smart
(Agent 86)

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[email protected] (J T) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Thu, Feb 19, 2004, 8:13pm [email protected] (Mike Dalton) claims:
> I want to try making name plates <snip> I could then print it to paper
> and then glue it to the wood to be cut. Any help will be appreciated
.
If you use MS Word you can enlarge fonts to 72 points (1")- Just print
it out on plain paper & use either spray adhesive ( kinda pricy for
me) or use the old standby-- rubber cememt. Around $1.50 a bottle at
wal-mart or office supply stores. Coat both the paper & the wood- let
it dry & stick down. It only covers the surface & doesnt hamper
finishes if you snad/rub it off before finishing. I use the same
method on some of my jig-saw marquetry to stick the wood pieces
together before sawing.

Yes.

Lightly sand the wood, use the printout immediately after printing and use a
hot iron to transfer the design.
Works with photocopies as well as laser printing.
Does not work with ink jets.

"Jeff Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Bob Bagwill" <[email protected]>
>:
>: If you print the letters reversed on a laser printer, you can iron the
>: letters on to the wood.
>
>Has anyone made this work to give a satisfactory print on wood?
>
>Jeff G

"Mike Dalton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I want to try making name plates using my scroll saw. Someone showed me
some
> plastic templates they had that were a bit pricey even though they
worked..
> I am wondering if there aren't different computer fonts that can be used
> providing different size and letter types. I am thinking that I would like
> to make 'Mike' in letters 1" high and the name 4" long done in script. I
> could then print it to paper and then glue it to the wood to be cut.

If you print the letters reversed on a laser printer, you can iron the
letters on to the wood.

For carving incised letters, I prefer to trace the computer printed letters
using carbon paper (good luck trying to find it!). With a sharp pencil very
clear lines are possible. Curves have to be traced freehand but straignt
elements can be done using a straightedge. With carving, it helps to
varnish the board first so that the demarcation between the surface and the
cut letter is sharp. Light sanding of the varnish gives a little tooth for
the carbon to stick to. Good luck,
Dave
"Montyhp" <montyhp at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> That is what I have done. Glue with spray on adhesive like "super 77".
Cut
> with scrollsaw, then sand off the paper.
>
> Montyhp
> "Mike Dalton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I want to try making name plates using my scroll saw. Someone showed me
> some
> > plastic templates they had that were a bit pricey even though they
> worked..
> > I am wondering if there aren't different computer fonts that can be used
> > providing different size and letter types. I am thinking that I would
like
> > to make 'Mike' in letters 1" high and the name 4" long done in script. I
> > could then print it to paper and then glue it to the wood to be cut.
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mike, Mike Dalton, Dad, Grandpa, Pop, Uncle, Papa, Popou
> > I am no longer young enough to know everything
> > AIM Screen Name = trvlnmnjuly14
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>