ok how about paint m/c tanks

[jeffw]

here is my latest project so much fun with the airbrush to play around. this set is going to MD.http://www.airbrush.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=129268

jeff

[hobbytime]

Hi Jeff,

I’m new to the forum and most certainly not up on the latest gadgetry so please excuse my ignorance but what is a “plotter for graphics”? Is this a computer program? Perhaps something for laying out graphics directly onto your work?

Art.

[jeffw]

hey art welcome aboard....

a plotter is a big printer for printing blue prints and drawing. mine is a cutter plotter so it can also cut vinyle lettering or graphics. it hooks to a computer that runs a vector program for cutting. the program i have is called flexi it came with my ebay cutter plotter. alot of fun to play with and since ive been doing alot mor air brush work it comes in handy. this cutter is what your locl sign shop would use for making signs. im sure theirs would be a higher quality machine. they come as smal as 12" and as big as a desk all depending on how deep your pockets are. so for painting it takes a paper called paint mask which is jjust a low tack paper that can be cut by the machine and then placed where you want to paint the graphic. i was cutting by hand before and it works but takes mega time. now with this i cut in about 1 minute depending on the complexity of the graphic.

jeff

[hobbytime]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the reply. I understand better now and can see just how helpful this kind of thing would be. Obviously it’s beyond my means but it’s really interesting to learn about this stuff. The art work on the bike project is really cool and I can see how the technique could easily be used on a wide verity of applications.

Thanks again for explaining,

Art.

[mnydvr]

from a fellow brusher in jersey......................veeeerrryy niiiiiiice!!!!!

[Len]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the reply. I understand better now and can see just how helpful this kind of thing would be. Obviously it’s beyond my means but it’s really interesting to learn about this stuff. The art work on the bike project is really cool and I can see how the technique could easily be used on a wide verity of applications.

Thanks again for explaining,

Art.

If you have the art work you can usually go to a sign shop that has the cutter/plotter and have them cut the mask for you. Since I don't do a lot of this type of work I usually use a local sign shop for this, they are so fast I can usually take it in and wait for it if they're not busy.