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Letters

Tips for Letters

Getting clean letters, strong boxes and stencils that hold together.

  • Bold, rounded fonts make the strongest letter boxes; thin serifs are hard to wrap with a hinge.
  • Thicken by 0.3 to 1 mm helps thin fonts survive cutting.
  • In a letter box, cut flat dots and accents and glue them on the lid, or tick Stack to full height.
  • Use two bridges for large stencils so the centres do not twist.