Interested in engraving?

[richkeller]

For anyone even remotely interested in purchasing a Silver Bullet machine, here's my little testimony as to the capabilities of the SB.

My prior experience with "cutting" machines is pretty limited. Years ago I borrowed a Roland machine to cut some basic designs and text with vinyl. Last year I got the bug again to make some vinyl stickers for our church (kind of like the ones car dealers put on the cars they sell), so I bought a Craftwell eCraft. It did the job okay, but i wanted something better.

I'd cut quite a few mylar stencils for a friend that makes craft signs, and was getting quite a bit of skewed designs with a good bit of elongation due to blade drag and slippage of the material in the rollers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing that machine, but it just didn't have the repeatable accuracy I was looking for.

I'd seen the Silver Bullet, but was a bit shy of spending that much. Boy was I wrong! This thing is AMAZING. Since purchasing the SB (24" Pro) I've cut dozens more stencils in various degrees of intricacy and have yet to have a bad cut (unless the material came loose from the mat).

I've even had success cutting fancy fonts like this
http://www.fonts.com/font/itc/itc-edwardian-script/regular/web-font that end up with very small sections in the curly parts (hairline - as in less than 1mm in most cases), and they come out perfect.

As I reported to Sherri at thatsscrapinc.com:
"This is the BEST cutter for a myriad of applications. I've recently cut several model airplane plans to assemble them using cardstock.
I'm totally satisfied and in love with my new machine!"

If you're in the market for a cutter that you can run via a computer, look no further! The Silver Bullet is the answer to your questions.

One day I was experimenting with the engraving capabilities. I decided to try to engrave the 23rd Psalm in the shape of a cross. Due to the fact that it would be very small text, it would reveal any fallacies in the tracking of the machine. I created my project in Inkscape, reversed it for engraving onto the back side of a 6" x 6" piece of plexiglas, then imported it into Sure Cuts Alot. I apologize for the lack of fine detail as I was trying to hold the piece steady, and taking the picture with a cellphone, all while directing a flashlight with my feet.

Here is the result:

[Gigi]

What a GREAT testimonial - thank you! So glad to hear you are getting so much enjoyment from the machine.

[Angel135612]

It always amazes me what owners will try to do with their SB and be successful at... not that they are successful, but that the machine can do so many different things!!!!! I have barely scratched the surface of what I can do, and have had my machine for over a year... I need to get busy!!!!

[Elizabeth]

What a wonderful project! These machines really are amazing. (LOL at your photo shoot description!)

[mekb55]

Rich,
How beautiful!! I am also very interested in engraving and would enjoy sharing at some point as this is one of the things I plan on doing once I get an SB. Thank you for showing what a great job the SB does with engraving especially when in the hands of someone with such wonderful creativity!!
Happy Holidays!!