Method of producing a display item of metalwork
OwnerJohn David Rowleyinventor
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Abstract
A method of producing a display item of metalwork from sheet metal, the method comprising the steps of obtaining a digital image file containing an image of a subject; filtering the digital image file such that the resulting filtered image has increased contrast and enhanced edge definition; deleting unwanted parts of the filtered image; joining adjacent discrete portions of the filtered image together; manipulating the filtered image such that the minimum line width is greater than a predetermined thickness to form a subsequent image; and cutting the sheet metal in the form of the subsequent image.
Claims12
A method of producing a display item of metalwork from sheet metal having a given thickness, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a digital image file containing an image of a subject;
- filtering the digital image file such that the resulting filtered image has increased contrast and enhanced edge definition;
- deleting unwanted parts of the filtered image;
- joining adjacent discrete portions of the filtered image together;
- manipulating the filtered image such that the minimum line width is greater than a predetermined thickness to form a subsequent image;
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- cutting the sheet metal in the form of the subsequent image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.