[balto]

Does anyone have suggestions on the best places to get clip art for torchmate, particularly western stuff?

[Mike@Torchmate]

We typically refer our customers to a website www.ironshadows.com for themed dxf files. Although with the Torchmate CAD just about any black and white images can be scanned into the cad, resized, and cut.

[balto]

Thanks, Mike. I'll visit that sight.

[balto]

Thanks again, Mike. That's a good sight. Does the Torchmate software come with clip art, mainly western?

[slinghang]

Not much western stuff, but a good site I have found is http://www.plasmaspider.com

It's specific to plasma cutting and they have a clip art file sharing forum where you can download other members DXF files. You can also share your own files with others.

slinghang

[lowpull]

do a web search for signtorch.

[Switcher]

Try Google Images


1) Silhouette Western

2) Cowboy

3) Horse

4) Buffalo

5) Indian
.

[custom dxf file]

Balto,

I offer a custom DXF file design service that can help with converting any image you find into a clean cutting DXF file you can import directly into your CNC cutting systems software. www.customdxffiles.com
If you would like I can send you a free download of my Forest Images CNC DXF file art disk. (you can preview the images on my website) Thanks!

Sincerely,
Jason

[Shapenfab]

I have also found plasmaspider and downloaded some of the dxf files that people have uploaded and am happy so far with what I've found.
Last week I stumbled onto Gary's E-bay site here, http://www.signtorch.com/store/home.php
I called and talked with Gary for probably an hour, and then I downloaded some of his free samples and burned out the Steer head yesterday and was very pleased with how it came out. I only sized it to a 12" x 12" dimension and burned it out of 10 guage (apx 1/8" material, 40amps, 84 ipm, 75 psi. air.) for a trial and it burned out great, so I went ahead and ordered his Super Bundle. They said it shipped today so should get hear next week. Will be fun to have a few thousand images to play with I think.
The Eagle is from the free download that Jason emailed me last week from his website here. http://www.customdxffiles.com/ It also burned out very nicely.
I am really new to this art stuff but so far it looks like it's gona be a lot of fun.

[tuf045]

We typically refer our customers to a website www.ironshadows.com for themed dxf files. Although with the Torchmate CAD just about any black and white images can be scanned into the cad, resized, and cut.

can torchmate cad be purchased with out purchasing a machine as in already have a machine of diffrent brand?

[civoki]

Click images, advanced search, then choose black and white, enter search term, save it.

Then use http://www.irfanview.com -> IT IS FREE
Adjust contrast ..

Open in MS PAINT, save it as 16 bit BMP and trace in
this free software:
http://www.plasma777.com (export to DXF or GCODE)

or go to

http://www.plasmaspider.com and download free art

[biomed]

I see that people are replying to balto's request. The date of the request was in 2007
balto passed away in March 2008 from cancer. He was a good brother. Thanks to
everyone who help him with his plasma cutter project.
Mike C.
Louisville, Ky

[Mike@Torchmate]

can torchmate cad be purchased with out purchasing a machine as in already have a machine of diffrent brand?

Yes it can be, as long as your machine can accept DXF files it would work with our Torchmate CAD software.

I see that people are replying to balto's request. The date of the request was in 2007
balto passed away in March 2008 from cancer. He was a good brother. Thanks to
everyone who help him with his plasma cutter project.
Mike C.
Louisville, Ky

Mike,

I am sorry to hear this, my condolences to his family.

-Mike

[tuf045]

very sorry no disrespect meant.

[biomed]

None Taken, Just wanted to let everyone know and to say Thanks
Mike

[Silhouettes]

Cut metal art and craft business for sale - has thousands of art files, did Costco road shows for many years, grossing millions of dollars. http://steelsilhouettes.com .