Free lineman SVG files
Free lineman SVG files: a lineman climbing a pole, working at the crossarm, and as a silhouette on a flat base, with a power pole and transformer, a row of poles and wires, a bucket truck, a hard hat, climbing hooks, a badge, a heart and a monogram frame. No company marks and no lettering.
13 designs. Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with them.
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Lineman climbing a pole Solid · one piece -
Lineman working on a pole top Solid · one piece -
Lineman silhouette on a flat base Solid · one piece -
Lineman power pole with a transformer Solid · one piece -
Lineman power lines on three poles Solid · one piece -
Lineman bucket truck Solid · one piece -
Lineman hard hat with a bolt Solid · one piece -
Lineman climbing hooks Solid · one piece -
Electrical lineman badge Solid · one piece -
Lineman pole in a heart Solid · one piece -
Lineman monogram frame between two poles Solid · one piece -
Lineman outline Outline · one piece -
Layered lineman in seven colours Layered · 18 pieces
Poles, wires and what holds together
A utility pole is tall and thin, and a wire is thinner still, so these are drawn stouter than life. On the lineman climbing a pole at 100 mm tall the pole is about 8 mm wide, the crossarm a little under 5 mm deep and the braces under it about 2.5 mm. Each pin insulator is about 7 mm across on a pin a little under 3 mm wide. Wires are drawn about 2 mm wide and always run from one solid part to another, or off to a pole, so nothing is left hanging loose.
The climber is drawn from the side with heavy limbs: arms about 5 mm wide and legs about 7 mm. The belt that passes round the pole is the thinnest part of the figure at about 2.5 mm. In vinyl the climbing designs cut well from about 80 mm tall. For wood and acrylic, go to 150 mm or use the silhouette, the hard hat or the badge.
Picking a design
The lineman silhouette stands on a straight strip of ground with a second pole behind, so it can be cut from card or plywood and stood up in a shadow box. The heart and the monogram frame are the ones families ask for: the heart for a shirt or a tumbler, the frame for a name sign. The power lines on three poles make a wide strip that suits the top of a sign, and the climbing hooks are a detail that people in the trade will recognise at once.
How to open the files
- Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
- Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
- LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
- Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
- Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.
Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.
Questions
Are the wires thick enough to cut?
Yes, at the right size. The wires are about 2 mm wide when a design is 100 mm across, and each one is joined to a pole or the frame at both ends. Cut the designs with wires at 90 mm or more, weed along each wire and not across it, and peel the transfer tape back slowly in the same direction.
Does the lineman carry any company logo or uniform?
No. The figure wears a plain full-brim hard hat, a belt and a tool pouch, with no emblem, no lettering and no colours of a real company. The bucket truck is a plain utility truck for the same reason, so you can add the name of your own crew.
How big is the ring in the lineman monogram frame?
When the frame is 100 mm wide the opening in the ring is about 46 mm across. Two or three bold initials fit well. Keep the lettering inside the ring, and weld it to the ring if you want the letters and the poles to lift in one piece.
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