I like it, maybe a separate 3? But I really really like the font, very conducive to CNC cutting.
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I agree. And keep it larger like @bitingmidge has his. I don’t want to steal his design but this is shaping up to be different enough that hopefully he wont mind lol
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Maybe a bit heavy…I know the font is different, but I can’t help but think Dale Earnhardt when I look at it lol
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I haven’t got around to it yet, but it will be a simple thing to modify the “O, R, D and E” as I have in the “Fat Albert” Font to make sure the centre parts of the letters are not islands. If anyone wants a version like that give me a shout and I’ll sort it for you.
Yes, that would be a needful step for a design where the letters are cut through instead of pocketed. Fonts with that feature built in a typically referred to as “stencil” fonts. As you mention, it can be manually added to existing letters!
Here are two versions I made in which a separate 3, larger, and based on the D3 Roadsterism font, and set so there is a weight matching the name, is included:
A, with no care for it being a “descender”:
B, no “descending” so it could work for keeping (the name part) under the X belt on a strut:
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That logo just keeps getting better and better!
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Here’s my submission 
. You can change the text and font by editing the SCAD file (derived from Jamie’s work), included a video showing how on Printables
Running lights would be nice…
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That’s what I have now on both machines. Never could get the word part to work. But I know that’s just my inexperience with Scad
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What did you want, I/we might be able to help?
I would like to see the web address “www.v1e.com” visible somewhere. (I plan to put it on my rear strut). When I meet my inevitable demise, it means that someone somewhere will be able to get some info on just what that “ornament” in the back of the shed does. 
More importantly, I think it’s a fairly direct contact point should it ever turn up in an unrelated photo somewhere on the www.
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I am thinking that we need a new topic just to hold LowRider v3 nameplate / logo text variations. [ EDIT: I added that very thing here: LowRider v3 Nameplate / Logo-Text, 8 Variations ]
Here are 8 usable variations I made based on the prior efforts and ongoing improvements here in this thread.
First, here is a Zip file of all of them: LowRider v3 Nameplate, 8 variations.zip (2.4 MB)
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LowRider v3 Nameplate (A-1), normal 3
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LowRider v3 Nameplate (A-2), normal 3, stencilized for through-cuts with no islands
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LowRider v3 Nameplate (B-1), enlarged 3
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LowRider v3 Nameplate (B-2), enlarged 3, stencilized for through-cuts with no islands
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C-1
LowRider v3 Nameplate (C-1), enlarged 3
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LowRider v3 Nameplate (C-2), enlarged 3, stencilized for through-cuts with no islands
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LowRider v3 Nameplate (D-1), enlarged 3
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LowRider v3 Nameplate (D-2), enlarged 3, stencilized for through-cuts with no islands
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I like this one myself…
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I am in awe at your talents! Thanks so much for this. A2 is going on my upcoming build!
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That one would look awesome on a V1E decal!
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Just realized I did the C versions not right and a D version is needed — fixing it.
update: the nameplate post above has been fixed, with 8 variations instead of 6.
Also, I made a new thread just to hold LR3 nameplate variations: LowRider v3 Nameplate, 8 variations
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OK, so this one (v3-A) is updated to have “stencilized” version of LR3 nameplate for supporting through-cuts with no islands, expressly for being lit from behind by LEDs. No pockets, no paint.
In the illustrations, gray represents aluminum, and white represents LED light shining behind a through-cut.
Strut 3-A
First what it would look like with the X belt, and the LR3 core parked at left, or center, or right:
Then the strut plate by itself:
And finally the SVG file for making it:
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Make sure you have both files from Printables downloaded. LR3-strut-front-grill.scad depends on fontWidthProportions.scad to show the text.
If you want the V1 logo also, make sure you download the zip (or full folder from github)
The folder structure with the v1e subfolder has the SVGs required to show the logo.
Side Note: @azab2c Milly McMillFace is very close to staying on my machine somewhere…
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Also, @azab2c, I submitted a pull request to your github this morning. Given the conversation around the necessity of the keyholes, I changed the script for it to have an option for keyholes or not
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