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Title: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: JimFromSTL on June 15, 2013, 07:02:09 pm So, I bought one of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/SET-OF-USA-LICENSE-PLATES-FROM-ALL-50-STATES-BONUS-PLATE-/251208078129?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7d2b1331
to make one of these : http://www.ebay.com/itm/3D-USA-LICENSE-PLATE-MAP-ART-ALL-50-STATES-Pub-Bar-Art-/281118008571?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4173f064fb What type of tool do you guys think will handle this best? A scroll saw with a metal cutting blade was my guess. Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: sodaworks on June 15, 2013, 07:14:23 pm A good set of tin snips.
Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: kbareit on June 15, 2013, 07:22:40 pm A metal cutting bandsaw would be best IMO but a scroll saw could be used as long as nothing binds when cutting with it.
Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: aspbear on June 15, 2013, 08:34:33 pm Band saw would be quick and make better cuts...
Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: scalebowler on June 15, 2013, 11:09:53 pm That's a really neat project!
Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: davethebirdman on June 16, 2013, 04:59:48 am That looks fantastic. If only I had a little wall space. Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: Smallblock on June 16, 2013, 04:23:46 pm That looks fantastic. If only I had a little wall space. Maybe you don't need so many licenceplates for a UK map :smile:Anyhow i would try to use a very fine-toth blade in the bandsaw for avoid ugly edge on the thin plates. Don't forget to post pictures if you build that cool map and also remember that texas needs two plates (as shown on the picture) Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: BONOVOX on June 16, 2013, 07:40:30 pm Cool project!
But when did Hawaii move next to Florida and Alaska next to Cali? :oops: :happydrinkers: Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: scalebowler on June 16, 2013, 08:07:05 pm Cool project! But when did Hawaii move next to Florida and Alaska next to Cali? :oops: :happydrinkers: I think they are just posing for their picture for the map of the united states that they use in schools :biggrin: (at least ours always had Alaska and Hawaii next to each other since it was a map to only show the states and they did not want to put canada or mexico on the map) Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: Blind1968 on June 16, 2013, 09:00:04 pm And Pluto was a planet! :biggrin:
Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: oscar on June 17, 2013, 03:45:17 pm You would need a scroll saw to cut out Alaska and Hawaii.
Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: georgescustompaint on June 17, 2013, 04:31:33 pm Great Project!!!!
My buddy had one done a few years back of Canada... I think he still has it at his cottage, I see if I can post a pic Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: flippa on June 17, 2013, 04:38:42 pm That is really cool. The map is awesome but looks like an aweful lot of work.
I found a box of license plates years ago in an antique shop; two sets of plates from 1931 thru 1964 with a pile of miscellaneous non matching ones from 1908 thru 1930. I had no idea what I was going to do with them at the time, but there were over 60 plates that I paid well under $100. The collector in me told me that I just had to buy them. You could take the easy way out & make a border around a room like I did. I use them to cover a wire chase in my garage/office. Title: Re: Advice needed for cutting license plates Post by: flippa on June 17, 2013, 04:45:34 pm I thought I would post a picture of the project before it disappears from Ebay.
It really looks cool! I say go for it!!! |