"Plasma cutting metal?" Topic
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| coryfromMissoula | 18 Sep 2007 10:26 a.m. PST |
This morning I was idly watching a plasma cutter punch out sheet metal screen doors and got to wondering … Are the cutters reliable enough to cut out the patterns for 28mm or 1/56th scale metal vehicles, especially the inerwar armored cars and such? Just use a pattern like the ones for the paper vehicles and get something sturdier. They would be a lot lighter than lead/pewter but sturdier than cardstock. |
| Todd Boyce | 18 Sep 2007 10:30 a.m. PST |
There are laser cutters accurate enough that can cut metal sheet upwards of 1/16" I think. Considering the cost of the machine however, you'd never make your money back if that's all you did with it. |
| bsrlee | 18 Sep 2007 11:13 a.m. PST |
And you'd probably have to learn AutoCad or some similar multi-thousand dollar/pound software package just to read the patterns. |
| coryfromMissoula | 18 Sep 2007 11:28 a.m. PST |
I wasn't thinking of doing it myself, more of a just send the pattern to the sheet metal outfit and have it cut out. I already have and use Autocad so that's not much of a hurdle. |
| Rich Bliss | 18 Sep 2007 1:24 p.m. PST |
Laser or Water Jet is the way to go. It's expensive, though. |
| lclapp | 18 Sep 2007 4:31 p.m. PST |
Hey CoryFromMissoula! Sorry to break-in here! How are things? Haven't communicated forever! Come on out for Historicon next year! Lee |
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