Hi Gravers,
I am one frugal engraver in the use of materials at the bench.
I'm sure the old gravers know this but the beginner would like a good tip.
Transparencies are expensive and can raise your prices without you
wanting it to. I don't usually have enough engraving to do at any one time
to fill up a full sheet. I find it annoying to throw out useable material.
With a little thought I came up with this. Put your designs at the
bottom of the sheet. Save the art work to files for next job. Use the
previous job to tell you where you have printed and cut off the designs.
Put your new work above the old work, delete the old work, and
print the short sheet. Do the same for the next job.
Your printer doesn't care how short the sheet is, and you can use the
same sheet multiple times. Cutting the prices over all of your cost
of your engraving. I think a good term for this is short sheeting.
Jim
Jim Zimmerman
Alpine Custom Jewellers & Repair
http://www.handengravingcanada.com
I am one frugal engraver in the use of materials at the bench.
I'm sure the old gravers know this but the beginner would like a good tip.
Transparencies are expensive and can raise your prices without you
wanting it to. I don't usually have enough engraving to do at any one time
to fill up a full sheet. I find it annoying to throw out useable material.
With a little thought I came up with this. Put your designs at the
bottom of the sheet. Save the art work to files for next job. Use the
previous job to tell you where you have printed and cut off the designs.
Put your new work above the old work, delete the old work, and
print the short sheet. Do the same for the next job.
Your printer doesn't care how short the sheet is, and you can use the
same sheet multiple times. Cutting the prices over all of your cost
of your engraving. I think a good term for this is short sheeting.
Jim
Jim Zimmerman
Alpine Custom Jewellers & Repair
http://www.handengravingcanada.com
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