Printing templates on blades

[parapilot]

looks great. Even if you make picks that are not shaped correct, still polish them up and you just have a bigger set

Next challange is the Majestic set!!! Im in the process of making a template for you all (looked to complex for me to make so i chose the lazy option - buy a set )

[unjust]

i.e. print onto a wax transfer paper like for printing onto fabric and then ironing on the image?

it'd require etching in a trace of the image, but it'd be by far the most accurate image transfer idea i've heard yet.

doing something akin to a PCB home etch would even allow for -exact- outlines to be started and followed up with grinding.

[Romstar]

i.e. print onto a wax transfer paper like for printing onto fabric and then ironing on the image?

it'd require etching in a trace of the image, but it'd be by far the most accurate image transfer idea i've heard yet.

doing something akin to a PCB home etch would even allow for -exact- outlines to be started and followed up with grinding.

Shush now boy. You be quiet now.

Do you think I want everybody doing this?

There are too many smart people on here with too much time on their hands.

Romstar

[unjust]

(which would explain the metal fragments all over the living room from me and a dremel and some hacksaw blades. fortunately it warmed up a bit over thanksgiving weekend and i moved outdoors. incidentally contact cement makes a great thermal test compound, when the metal gets close to tempering issues it'll delaminate the paper.... which means you need to apply a new stencil.... although starch based glue does transfer heat well so that the paper discoulors at ~425F and accomplishes the same thing, but you cna't quench, so a few strokes on each pick and doing one after another is necessary)

so the next question is obviously the use of photo resist/devoloped silk screen templates to apply a resist and etch or electroplate a pattern on.

of course a transparency plastic stencil with a spread wax resist would generate a comperable resist, but may not render as accurately long term, but would be a stronger resist, possibly capable of partial depth etching to make grinding faster and less hot.

now, who's got a laser cutter for me to play with.... (and some free time for me)