Hi Chaps,
I am trying to build the large Webley horseshoe target (to the specs I have already given in an earlier thread here and on the other side) and I'm starting with the main horseshoe part because to my mind, the most difficult bit is cutting the lettering out in relief. I am working with an 8"x3/8" blank steel disc. Got as far as roughing out the horseshoe shape (
pic here) and need to set the lettering out...I've resized the only image we have so that the lettering is near as damn it the actual size (
pic here - you need to print to size DO NOT print to fit page) but it is apparent that the image is an artist impression because the lettering doesn't look right, the angles don't quite work out...(
pic here) and in order for it to look right in the flesh, it seems to me that the orientation of each letter should radiate out from the centre?...it looks like it should do this because the letter E has a longer line at the bottom?...what do you think?
So...what's the easy way to set this out then?...and what's my next move? ...use the mill/rotary table with a scribe in the chuck to mark out the radii on the plate and just freehand the lettering to mark it out with the correct orientation may be? (does that make sense?)
...No quips about finishing the Quacker target first either...