The wife and I decided to buy ourselves an early joint Christmas present, and got a Silhouette Cameo, which is a computer controlled cutting tool. The vector file driven tool can cut 12"x12" paper (or smaller) into as intricate a shape as you desire. The idea is to use it for crafty stuff, as well as wargaming purposes.
The image above is our first test cut, consisting of the obligatory "Hello World", and a complicated sled/pine branch image. This was cut on ordinary printer paper, and took less than two minutes to complete, the blade leaping back and forth faster than you would imagine for the tiny cuts in the pine branch. There are some tears from moving too quickly, but you can see the potential.
Ideas I have had for this:
- Game Templates
- Counters
- Spray Paint Masking
- Card stock kits
- Terrain
- Labels
- Prototyping
- Geomorphic maps
I am also keen to try it on thicker material suck as cereal packet cardboard, chipboard, and styrene. Some other users have had some good success with those, and once you move from 100lb card stock to thicker materials there is real potential for building completed models that can withstand the rigors of the table top.
So lots of fun experimentation to come with this one, and if you have any ideas, let me know.
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