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How to determine the size of your stencil |
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Remember to take into consideration any upper or lower case letters
that drop below the other letters in the word or phrase. The height
of both the upper and lower case letters will determine the overall
height of your stencil. |
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For
example, the image below shows an upper case K and R with a lower
case p and g that will be a part of the overall height of your
stencil. |
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If you
are making a sign on a 1" x 6" board, the real height of the board
will be 5¼", therefore you'll want the total height of the stencil
to be no larger than 5". This will give you a small amount of space
between the lettering and the edge of the board. In our
opinion, a stencil no higher than 4½" would look the best on a 1" x
6" board. |
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Now if you choose an
all upper case stencil, it would look like this: |
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There aren't any
dropped letters to have to take into consideration when choosing the
size of your stencil. |
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When choosing the font
style for your stencil, remember a detailed font in a very small
size will not give you the details you may hope to have with your
finished work.|
For example, the fancy font shown here will
be very difficult to stencil and even more difficult to read.
If we receive an order with a font style and size that we believe
will not work well in a stencil, we will contact the customer and
inform them of their options. We don't want to accept orders
for designs we know our customers won't be happy with. |
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Our Custom
Stencil Designer allows you the option for a 2 line saying.
Please remember that the overall dimensions for the stencil will
include both lines. For instance, if you choose a stencil that
is 4" tall, that will include both lines, meaning that each line
will be less than 2" tall including any dropped letters.
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