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Building with a Craft Robo


steammad

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Some time ago I bought a craft robo vinyl cutter, to use to cut out vinyl stickers to sell, but more recently I have been looking at what other uses I could use it for.

 

I have been playing about for some time cutting different things. The first thing I tried was corridor connections for coaches, which I now have down to a tee, the next thing I wanted to create was vinyl coach sides, as I wanted to recreate a blue pullman ( which I'm sorry to say has been selved for the time being, as I lost interest)

 

So this brings me on to what I am now going to use the robo for.......Buildings

 

The craft robo comes with it's own design software, which allows you to create different shapes and sizes, plus allows you to build up a picture. So with that in mind I have set to it.

 

In this blog I want to show you how I get on with creating buildings, as I believe the robo should be a useful tool to allow me or anyone to create beautiful buildings. Cutting down the amount of time it takes to make buildings by hand, plus if I want more than one, I can create them quickly.

 

 

I have made a start today and have done a test building that I could quickly throw together, to see how easy I can do it.

 

 

All buildings will be N Gauge

 

I would also be interested in seeing if any one else out there is using there robo for this purpose and they get on with it, and maybe we could have a section for sharing our creations.

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Interesting. Whats the maximum thickness of material you can put in, and around how much did it cost you?

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a article in the 2mm Magazineb featured this and I used one for my own 2mm Challange layout what did you use to draw the artwork with ?

 

A good plus side is there great for cutting out round top windows

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The art work was draw with the program that came with the cutter Robo Master.The maximum thickness that can be cut is 230gsm,

im useing standard card from hobby craft, which I think is 220gsm.

 

You can now buy the robo I'm useing for around £200 but I'm sure you would be able to buy a second hand one from any of the online auction sites

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I've been using the Craft Robo for a couple of years to produce the Electra range of vinyls and can attest to what a brilliant little machine this is. It's capable of some really fine cutting, as my N Gauge 501 (with window bars) shows.

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Will machine this cut acetate sheet, say for glazing ?

 

It looks like it has great potential for those of us who don't particularly like applying pressure to a scalpel blade.

 

Does the cutting mechanism blunt quickly on paper/card ?

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Sorry for the delay in responding, I have treyd to cut glazing with the machine, but the results are hit and miss, as the glazing sometimes slip when being cut. I have had both machines well over a year and im still useing the same blade. So they last a long time with regular use

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