# Letter outline tape

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/letter-outline-tape/80211>\
**Category:** X-Carve\
**Created:** [November 8, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/letter-outline-tape/80211 "2019-11-08T17:37:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![RussellCrawford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/958977/32.png) [@RussellCrawford](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussellCrawford)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/letter-outline-tape/80211/3 "2019-11-08T23:09:09Z")

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Put a sealer on the board before you carve it, I use shellac on the board first, then paint it, then put Oramask 810 on it, some people use Oramsk 813 but I use 810 because it is for solvent based paints.  
Good Luck  
Russell

> [@A few projects that I have made](https://community.inventables.com/t/a-few-projects-that-i-have-made/66552/32):
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> Some signs I made using plywood, Oracal 810 masking, shellac and rustoleum spray paint. I sanded the board and applied shellac Sanded and sprayed a coat of paint Sanded and sprayed 2nd coat Let dry and applied vinyl masking Engrave Apply shellac to engraved wood Spray paint Remove mask I have used the oramask 810 a few times and it has worked good. I used a 90 degree Diablo bit from HD

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