Plasma cutter logo

For the past few weeks, I've been working on getting better at editing pictures on a software program called Torchmate, which is what we use at South Tech to edit images that we will be cutting out using the plasma cutter. I decided to make my own logo this time for a future art studio that I might open. It was challenging because I kept forgetting to set the feed rate to 90 and close the gaps between islands but I have gotten better.

1. I found paint splatter and paintbrush jpeg images online and downloaded them.

2. I made a rectangle that is approximately 9x7

3. I uploaded the images to Torchmate, put them in the rectangle, and did a basic weld so they would stay connected.

4. I then focused on closing the islands by taking rectangle shapes and doing a basic weld to keep them together.

5. I chose the font that I liked the most and slightly slanted it to the right.

6. To make sure all the letters and details stayed together, I took the rectangle tool and made a long, thin rectangle at the bottom of the letters, and did a basic weld for that as well.

7. Then I took the circle tool and made circles that have a diameter of around 0.2 in the corners as holes for nails. For the holes, I did an XOR weld so there would be an open space where the two parts meet.

8. I then went to Arrange and under that pressed Make Path

9. Then I pressed Machine and under that selected Create Tool Path, selected Male for the type of tool path, then clicked the Basic Cut tab and changed the Feed rate/Feed speed to 90 in/min.

10. I used an air compressor sander to get rid of extra metal bits and cleaned it with M.E.K. Substitute solvent to prime it for paint.

11. Lastly, I used Rust-Oleum Paint + Primer glossy spray paint in Ocean Mist and Coral. In order to get the gradient I sprayed from a longer distance.