James Baldwin Stencil

American writer and social critic, explored racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western society. Works include "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Giovanni's Room," and "The Fire Next Time". Powerful perspective on the civil rights movement and the human Categories: artists

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with margin inches

Stencils smaller than 5 inches on either side are not recommended.

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Final image dimensions of your painted image.

Margin in inches.
Bridges smaller than 0.01 inches or larger than a half-inch will probably not result in a usable stencil.

Stable bridges

Fewer bridges, pretty stable

One bridge per island

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Bridge Width (in)

Bridge width is usually set from 0.04 (for laser cutter) to 0.06 or larger (for blade cutters).
Cut media at least x inches

Media width (in)

Media height (in)

Media dimensions (what you cut your stencil panels from). Smaller dimensions cause your stencil layers to be divided up into panels.

3 layers x panel(s) per layer = panels total.

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James Baldwin Stencil

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