Steel Barrel Head Stencil

Custom steel barrel head stencil production at CNCROi.com can be made out of any thickness you want, but in this case, it’s 12 ga or roughly 1/8″.

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We make quite a few custom steel barrel head stencils for customers around the world, both in stainless steel and polycarbonate, it really depends on the end-application of the customer as to which material we use, though we’ve also made custom stencils out of everything from plywood to rubber.

For this specific steel barrel head stencil project, the waterjet was the best tool because of the intricate and highly detailed font that needed to be cut out, unlike our plasma, the waterjet is also a cold cutting process, so there is no issue with possibly warping the metal though at this thickness, that really isn’t much of an issue.

The plasma exceeds in speed but it does have a larger diameter hole that it creates during the cutting process, you really notice this on the sharp inner corners, the waterjet is still not perfectly square inner corner capable, but it’s pretty close by comparison where the plasma has a much more rounded result.

We make custom stencils for a whole range of customers but when it comes to custom barrel head stencils, it’s about half and half regarding the material, it’s either stainless steel or polycarbonate.

Where the plasma maybe vaporizes about 1/16″of material along the cutting path, the waterjet is about half that, depending on the settings used for the material being cut, this is why you see both technologies employed for jobs at CNCROi.com… each has their cost and benefit.

For this custom steel barrel head stencil, the customer has the option of using both fire to brand their barrel heads and spray paint, or interchange between them, as the steel will not melt from a propane fire, unlike polycarbonate, which although incredibly strong, will melt under heat.

When it comes to your font and design options, they are completely endless with CNCROi.com, so not only are we flexible when it comes to producing using any material, but just about any design parameter also works for your own steel barrel head stencil.

The custom barrel head stencil can be as simple or intricate as you want, add all the flare you want or go for the minimalist approach, we are fine either way.

Unlike other technologies that CNCROi.com can employ to produce this steel barrel head stencil, the waterjet is a wet process, meaning water is used, along with garnet, in order to wear out the metal, and thus, cutting it along the path designated by the customer’s design, so there is a bit of clean-up required after the fact.

As I often tell customers, there is no one machine to rule them all, each has their plus and minus, the nice thing about CNCROi.com, is that we aren’t tied to any one given platform, meaning we can choose the best machine for the job, rather than trying to fit one machine to all jobs, this produces the absolute best result possible for our customers.

The bubbles you see and mud coming up and all around the waterjet holes are just what’s at the bottom of the tub coming back up, you may not realize it, but there is some serious power going down onto the metal to cut it and all that is dissipated underneath, it’s the same ideas with the plasma, you just see the top cutting but you don’t realize that there’s a gigantic flame underneath.

Custom barrel head stencils can have any mix of vector images, so they are sharp at any resolution, and fonts, including sizing, but do keep in mind that this is a stencil, so inner parts must be supported with bridging material.

When it comes to your sizing options for your very own custom steel barrel head stencil, they are only limited by your barrel head, so if you have one that’s 25″ or 12″ or whatever, that isn’t an issue, we’ll cut it to size within your design specifications.

CNCROi.com can offer a number of custom services to wineries and distilleries, from custom row markers to stencils, rubber stamps to various gifting widgets, if you need something custom, contact us!

As with many other project we do at CNCROi.com, when it comes to cutting things out, we always to do the inside parts first then the outside, this way, everything is as accurate as possible throughout the entire cutting process, as pieces are most stable when they are part of a larger whole, or in this case, steel sheet.

The steel barrel head stencil we are making here using the waterjet is just about done, working our way from the inside out, you can already see how sharp everything is looking aesthetically, I’m always impressed by the results we are able to achieve on jobs across a wide swath of designs and materials.

Your custom barrel head stencil can also be made-up of multiple parts to save you money and material, although this one is done using polycarbonate, the same design idea applies fully to metals of all types.

I’ve lost count of how many stencils in general I’ve made through the years, but each and every one has it’s own beauty, and our customers love that we can produce, as a physical product, what they designed virtually, from just re-arranging pixels on their screens.

What’s fantastic about stainless steel stencils, whether they are for steel barrel heads or other applications, is that unlike mild steel, it’s incredibly corrosion resistant, we don’t have the flash rusting issue you’d get using regular steel, it’s also incredibly strong for being so thin, compared to wood or even plastics.

The custom steel barrel head stencil is just about done, we are now cutting out the outline, after which, we’ll just clean it up and get it ready to be shipped to the customer after sanding the back to remove the little bit of metal that’s been pushed downwards from the abrasive process.

Custom stencils can be made in any quantity, whether you want many of them or only one, CNCROi.com is more than happy to cut it for you and ship it right to your door.

This custom steel barrel head stencil is looking awesome, just a few pieces of metal are stuck due to their angle, as a result, once the stencil is lifted, most of them just fall right out, the ones that don’t just need a little tender loving push to come out, due to their geometry, they can sometimes be a little stubborn but they all come out eventually.

Other than my fingerprints, a dead giveaway that this is stainless steel like most fridges you see in kitchens, this steel barrel head stencil is looking awesome, although the surface quality is completely irrelevant as fire and paint will quickly take care of any fingerprints.

Looking at the close-up, you can see how sharp everything is, though if you look extra closely, you’ll see how all the inner corners are still rounded slightly, that’s a dead give-away that this is waterjet cut.

Regardless, I’ve very proud of how this came out and can’t wait for the customer to review and use this at their business – another fantastic product produced by CNCROi.com for the customer to enjoy for eons to come.

Need a custom steel barrel head stencil? Contact CNCROi.com right now!