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Post by onequiknova on Feb 13, 2014 22:40:57 GMT -8
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Post by will on Feb 14, 2014 4:48:12 GMT -8
These look real good. Thanks for the information on Inkscape and the etching company. I've been looking to do some etched parts.
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Post by fr8kar on Feb 14, 2014 4:54:15 GMT -8
That looks great on the fret, but even better on the model. What do you do on your drawings to indicate an area is only half etch vs. full etch?
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Post by nightmare0331 on Feb 14, 2014 6:26:03 GMT -8
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Post by calzephyr on Feb 14, 2014 7:11:45 GMT -8
Great detail! Larry
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Post by onequiknova on Feb 14, 2014 7:24:07 GMT -8
That looks great on the fret, but even better on the model. What do you do on your drawings to indicate an area is only half etch vs. full etch? If you check out the website I linked to, it describes how to design your artwork using layers. With that said, although Inkscape is capable of creating layers, it is not compatible with Corel, which is what the etcher prints from. So what I have to do is create artwork for the front and the back and send it as a PDF file. To have something etch half way through the front, you just omit it on the back artwork.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Feb 14, 2014 7:34:33 GMT -8
Interesting and well done.
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Post by rockisland652 on Feb 14, 2014 8:34:37 GMT -8
Rock Island nerd report here... If you're doing the 642, note the E9-style gasket around the door headlight. Sounds like a job for a Highliners door... Those etchings are sick, slick, and will do the trick!
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Post by onequiknova on Feb 14, 2014 8:50:14 GMT -8
Thanks.
This will actually be 639. There is a subtle difference in the grill placement behind the cab door. I would leave the upper intake grills off until it was painted for 642.
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Post by Donnell Wells on Feb 14, 2014 9:04:21 GMT -8
Hey John,
Nice job on the grilles! I've known about PPD for some time, and have been itching to try them out. Their prices seem very reasonable and they do quality work, but what I could never get was a solid on their lead time. How long does it take from initial drawing submission to finished part (in hand)?
Donnell
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Post by onequiknova on Feb 14, 2014 9:11:52 GMT -8
Hey John,
Nice job on the grilles! I've known about PPD for some time, and have been itching to try them out. Their prices seem very reasonable and they do quality work, but what I could never get was a solid on their lead time. How long does it take from initial drawing submission to finished part (in hand)?
Donnell It was under two weeks for these grills and my first etch. Not bad when you consider it's coming from the UK. I submitted three more drawings last Tuesday, but haven't heard anything back yet. I'll give them a couple more days and resend them. The biggest problem is the time difference. getting questions answered can take days since they're already closed by the time you send them an email, and your still in bed when they reply. It can take a few days to get something straightened out.
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Post by fr8kar on Feb 14, 2014 9:14:31 GMT -8
That looks great on the fret, but even better on the model. What do you do on your drawings to indicate an area is only half etch vs. full etch? If you check out the website I linked to, it describes how to design your artwork using layers. With that said, although Inkscape is capable of creating layers, it is not compatible with Corel, which is what the etcher prints from. So what I have to do is create artwork for the front and the back and send it as a PDF file. To have something etch half way through the front, you just omit it on the back artwork. Thanks. I'll be using AutoCAD so no worries about doing things in layers.
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Post by sd80macs on Feb 14, 2014 19:25:37 GMT -8
I have used Autocad and PPD and they do great work. Takes a few times to get the hang of doing the etchings correctly but once you get the hang of it its not bad at all.
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Post by railfan4life on Feb 14, 2014 22:03:19 GMT -8
Great job. Really nice details.
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Post by antoniofp45 on Feb 15, 2014 17:06:20 GMT -8
Onequiknova, Very impressive work that rivals that of expensive brass models! I hope you don't mind this question. I'm currently trying to create a version of the passenger car in the photo link below. Please look at the odd window pattern on the 2nd photo. www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3266281The challenge for me is to create that pattern which is basically 3 rectangles with rounded corners containing two elliptical circles within each one. Can something like that be created with photo etching?
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Post by onequiknova on Feb 15, 2014 19:07:52 GMT -8
Thanks Antonio
Yes, that could most definetly be etched.
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Post by buffalobill on Feb 16, 2014 5:10:45 GMT -8
John, those photo etchings are incredible, they add that unique "Rock" look to the E-7. Bill
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Post by antoniofp45 on Feb 16, 2014 6:08:42 GMT -8
Onequiknova Please check your pm box. Thanks Antonio Yes, that could most definetly be etched.
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Post by Donnell Wells on Feb 16, 2014 13:35:50 GMT -8
I currently use Alibre Design, a 3D solid modeling program with 2D functionality. It works pretty good, but is not a vector drawing program. I downloaded Inkscape a while ago, but haven't worked with it much. I did recently watch several tutorials on working with Inkscape, and it looks like something I could get used to. There are a few things I would like to have etched, mainly parts for my BB F7 builds.
Donnell
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Post by stevef45 on Feb 16, 2014 16:56:32 GMT -8
This give me ideas for my ice fleet. The HEP car would need intake and ventilation vents.
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Post by craigz on Feb 21, 2014 7:08:31 GMT -8
I had PPD etch the radiator grill and herald I used on my NYO&W NW2. They're fast and do really nice work.
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 16, 2014 20:46:03 GMT -8
Bringing this from the dead. How hard is it to use the inkscape to draw a diagram of something to possibly get etched? I want to try and design a radiator fan hatch for my kitbash project. The plano fan hatch is what I had planned on using but to try and cut it up and splice it together with another i think will look horrible. The hatch would basically look like the plano sd45 hatch, but for 3 radiator fans spaced much closer together and then 1 cooling fan for the hep generator.
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Post by onequiknova on Jun 17, 2014 3:43:58 GMT -8
It would be a rather simple design once you know the basics of the program. There is a multi part lesson on YouTube called something like "Inkscape scroll saw patterns" that I watched to figure out the program.
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Post by calzephyr on Jun 17, 2014 5:12:16 GMT -8
Excellent work. Thanks for sharing. Larry
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Post by alcoc430 on Jun 17, 2014 6:16:41 GMT -8
Awesome work
Thanks for providing the link to the etching company. Keep us posted on the project.
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Post by onequiknova on Jun 17, 2014 7:42:06 GMT -8
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Post by alcoc430 on Jun 17, 2014 9:39:32 GMT -8
Thanks for the new link, I thought I saw the project before. What thickness are those etches?
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Post by sd80macs on Jun 17, 2014 12:06:17 GMT -8
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Post by onequiknova on Jun 17, 2014 14:47:16 GMT -8
Thanks for the new link, I thought I saw the project before. What thickness are those etches? They vary depending on the design, but .005-.010" mostly.
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 17, 2014 21:18:21 GMT -8
whats the turnaround time from the time you submit/email the artwork till a package shows up at your house? I might try and start working on a design tonight.
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