Custom QR Code Stencil: Polycarbonate
Let’s make a custom QR code stencil using bullet proof polycarbonate at CNCROi.com.
When it comes to making a custom QR code stencil, the most important aspect of it is to make sure that the details are sharp as this needs to be read by a phone on-site in order to give the viewer the information they are interested in.
CNCROi.com‘s laser is up to the task, and has been for years, our favorite tool when it comes to making custom stencils using a variety of materials for various applications our customers come-up with.
This custom QR code stencil is a very decent size as far as stencils are involved, we can of course cut bigger and smaller, but for this application, the customer optimized their design for this size and I think it works perfectly as such.
When it comes to the options possible with custom QR code stencil, just about anything works, it doesn’t need to be squares as shown, there are a bunch of different QR code formats and CNCROi.com can make as many stencils as you want as long as you send us a vector image of the code itself.
If you want a custom stencil, contact us and we’ll make it out of any material, size or shape you want… and ship it right to your door!
When it comes to making custom QR code stencil, there are a few things you have to keep in mind, but the most important is to make sure you generate a QR code that doesn’t have all the inside parts fall out, or put another way, remains as whole as possible.
CNCROi.com is cutting out these custom QR code stencil from the plastic, if there are no support bridges, then it’s possible important inside parts fall out!
You can see that in this custom QR code stencil, the three large squares on the corners have support material for instance, added to the coding to make sure they don’t fall out.
The bright light you see in the video and photos is the reaction of the laser with the polycarbonate during the cutting process, it isn’t the laser itself, as that is completely invisible to the naked eye.
Multiple-layered stencils can be made by CNCROi.com, it saves you money if you can stack them rather than having entire stencils made for every aspect of a branding process.
This custom QR code stencil was optimized for cutting, although you do see the head of the laser moving quite a bit during the cutting process, there is still some heat generated, which the polycarbonate keeps and can cause warping, so spreading out the cutting is the best way to assure everything stays flat.
Whether you require one or a thousand custom QR code stencils, CNCROi.com can make them for you, as you see, we essentially make one at a time, so each can be same or different, there is no difference… and this includes different sizing as you see fit.
If you wanted stencils to incorporate other elements, such as this with some writing, that’s not a problem for CNCROi.com but keep in mind, that the same rules apply regarding holding inside parts with support bridges.
Of course, if you want a stencil made out of stainless steel, CNCROi.com can help you out with that too!
The major advantage of having a custom QR code stencil is that you can literally brand anything however many times you wish, you aren’t paying per print, but one time for the stencil which can be used almost infinitely.
The nice thing about thin polycarbonate is that it can be rolled-up when not in use and it weighs practically nothing, so it’s very easy to carry on-site or put in a backpack.
CNCROi.com is cutting out all the inside parts first, then the outside, this assures absolute precision when it comes to manufacturing this custom QR code stencil at the shop.
Polycarbonate is a favorite when it comes to custom stencils, it’s strong, it’s durable and it weighs nothing.
You do have to keep in mind that CNCROi.com is basically cutting a petroleum based product, as such, there is fire and smoke… if left to it’s own devices, we’d probably have combustion in the laser itself but the fumes and heat are never allowed to get high enough to create the perfect firestorm in our laser.
For this specific custom QR code stencil, not all of the stencil has to be visible for it to work, that’s the nice thing about QR codes, there are generally multiple points of reference when it comes to having it activated and working.
For this specific and highly detailed custom QR code stencil, there are no problems with production quality because CNCROi.com‘s laser is accurate within 20 nano meters, so even very small aspects of this design are dead-on.
You aren’t limited to just QR codes when it comes to stencils, literally anything works fine with us!
As this custom QR code stencil comes to an end, production wise, at CNCROi.com, you can start to gain an appreciation of just how complex it would have been do try to do this job with anything but a CNC machine.
All the inner corners are sharp, everything is precisely cut and the machine didn’t even break a sweat making this custom QR code stencil.
Once the cutting is finished, you can see a film of yellow smoke over the stencil, this is on the masking, if that masking is removed, then the entire custom QR code stencil would be transparent until the first coat of paint was applied by the customer over it.
Once the waste material is removed, you can see how great this custom QR code stencil looks, notice the font also has support material, not just the QR aspect of this stencil.
Looking for custom QR code stencils? Contact CNCROi.com right now!