Gendarmee,
The printer is reluctant because they typically make a screen/s (the fixed cost as i mentioned) and then recover the cost / make their margins on the multiple prints they produce, which isnt happening in this case. However im sure you can reach some sort of $ agreement.
Alternatively! - just thought of this - you could find someone with a digital vinyl cutter (i dont know exactly what its called), but its like a big printer which has a blade and can cut the vinyl in shapes. Most sticker makers have these.
This way, you could just cut the dial out of black vinyl and stick it on a white background. The only thing that is questionable is the resolution of these machines - depening on how small the cuts/print on the dial need to be.
Do you need the dial to be visible at night? ie. will it be backlit? Quote:
Originally Posted by gendarmee ...I had one more question regarding fabrication. I have a design(2 cm X 7 cm) which i need to get cut on a 0.8mm metal sheet.
...there is this process that i've seen, where a water jet is used to cut through the metal. |
You're talking about water-jet cutting. Which is one option. Another option is laser cutting. Both processes are CAM / CNC.
These are one-off processes, and if you have a decently done CAD/vector/.dwg etc path for your design it should be doable provided you find someone willing (a small enough shop).
Economies of scale dont really apply for lasercutting/water-jetting, other than the time taken to put the CNC path into the machine - as there really isn't too much of a setup required. If youre doing 70 peices (depending on the bed size of the machine) it should be ideal.
Also, i guess you can consider some sort of CNC milling machine -- but i think laser/waterjetting are the better bets for a more intricate design and 70 peices.
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Last edited by Rehaan : 17th March 2009 at 11:12.
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