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A CNC plasma table cuts the detailed shapes that take hours with a grinder: lettering, silhouettes, trees, and logos. Load a design, clamp a sheet, and cut it in minutes.
Many CrossFire owners sell signs and art online, at craft fairs, and to local businesses. Browse ready-to-cut designs on FireShare to get started.
Every idea below links to a ready-to-cut design on FireShare.
House numbers, family names, ranch signs, and welcome signs are some of the most popular plasma projects.
American flags, world maps, and wildlife scenes in 14 to 11 gauge steel look sharp indoors and out.
Cut flat-pack panels with decorative cutouts, then bolt or weld them into a square or round pit.
Tree of life designs, fish, birds, and mountain scenes are popular gifts and easy first projects.
Personalized split-letter monograms are quick to cut and easy to customize for weddings and gifts.
Silhouette address plaques combine a scene with house numbers for a custom piece every time.
Ornaments, holiday scenes, and seasonal yard art sell well in the months before each holiday.
Bottle openers, keychains, and garden hangers use scrap pieces and make great add-on sales.
CrossFire
ArcFlat
Vulcan 16
Thinner steel holds finer detail. Thicker steel lasts longer outdoors. Pick the thickness that fits where the piece will hang.
Best for indoor wall art, ornaments, and intricate lettering. It's light, cuts fast, and shows the most detail.
The sweet spot for welcome signs, address plaques, and yard art. Stiff enough to hang outside without bending.
Use it for fire pits, freestanding sculptures, and signs that need to survive weather and wear for years.
A good rule of thumb: keep holes and thin bridges at least as wide as the material is thick. Smaller details can melt away or warp.
For thin sheet, a fine-cut nozzle or Hypertherm SYNC FineCut cartridge gives a narrower kerf and sharper detail.
A fiber laser cuts smaller holes and cleaner edges than plasma, with little or no cleanup.
The CrossFire cuts a 2' x 2' sheet, which fits most welcome signs, wall art, and ornaments. Need bigger pieces? The CrossFire XL cuts 2' x 3' and the CrossFire PRO cuts 4' x 3'. All run free FireControl software. Starting at $1,995.
Here's how most makers go from an idea to a piece that's ready to hang.
Download a design from FireShare, or draw your own in a vector program and export it as a DXF or SVG file.
Turn your design into cut paths in CAM software, with lead-ins placed on scrap areas so they don't mark the finished piece.
Load the file in FireControl, clamp your sheet, and cut. Run a test piece on scrap to dial in speed and amperage.
Knock off dross, deburr the edges, and sand or blast the surface so the finish sticks.
Powder coat for a tough, colorful finish that lasts outdoors, or use a patina or clear coat for a natural look.
Add standoffs, keyhole slots, or stakes so the piece mounts cleanly on a wall, post, or lawn.
Square up fire pit panels, sign frames, and layered sculptures on a precision cast iron surface. Each 2' x 3' ArcFlat block has 336 fixture holes for clamping parts exactly where you want them. Starting at $775.
336 holes on the top and sides hold fire pit panels, sign frames, and layered pieces square while you tack them.
Surfaces machined flat to ±0.0075" help layered signs and frames come off the table flat, not twisted.
Start with one 2' x 3' block, then bolt on more blocks when you take on large signs and gates.
Powder coat gives signs and yard art a tough, even finish in almost any color, and it holds up to sun and rain far better than spray paint. Vulcan 16 cures signs and wall art in-house, starting at $1,499.
Even heat across the oven cures every sign in a batch to the same color and gloss.
CureControl holds the cure temperature and time, so every batch comes out the same.
Add accessories to your Vulcan 16 as your sign business grows.
Many CrossFire owners pay off their machine by selling signs and art. These tips help you get started.
Personalized family name, address, and ranch signs sell for more than stock designs, and every order is a referral.
Count steel, consumables, powder, and your hours. Powder-coated outdoor signs usually earn more than raw steel.
Online marketplaces, craft fairs, farmers markets, and local businesses are all proven channels for metal signs.
Free FireShare designs are a great start. Check the license on each file, or draw your own designs to sell.
Enter your sign price and costs below to see how many pieces a month cover your equipment payment.
For most signs and wall art, a CrossFire is the best place to start. It cuts 2' x 2', runs on a standard 120V outlet, and starts at $1,995. For bigger pieces, the CrossFire XL cuts 2' x 3' and the CrossFire PRO cuts 4' x 3'.
Use 16 to 14 gauge for detailed indoor art, 11 gauge to 3/16" for outdoor signs, and 1/4" or thicker for fire pits and freestanding pieces.
A good rule of thumb is to keep holes and thin bridges at least as wide as the material is thick. A fine-cut nozzle helps on thin sheet, and a fiber laser holds much finer detail.
FireShare has a large library of free, ready-to-cut designs, including signs, flags, fire pits, and wildlife. You can also draw your own designs and export them as DXF or SVG files.
Yes. Many owners sell signs and art online and at local markets. If you use a design from FireShare or anywhere else, check its license before you sell it.
Powder coating gives the toughest, longest-lasting finish for outdoor signs. Clean and blast or sand the steel first, then coat and cure it in an oven like the Vulcan 16.
Pick your CrossFire, download your first design, and cut your first sign this week. Building in your home garage? See Weekend Warrior. Running a fab shop? See Metal Fabrication.