How to put text on a curved surface of a cylinder?

[who8myrice123]

I have created the 3D text by making drawing and saving as a .dxf file and then copy/pasting that into my model.
I have a pipe that I would like to print text on, possibly using the pocket tool. How can I put the text on to the curved surface of my cylinder?
I tried pasting the text onto a plane, but the plane doesn't make contact with the curved surface.

 

[who8myrice123]

Also when I try pasting, I get a non-connex error. I assume its because of the text I'm using. How can I create an outline for my text so I can close gaps?

 

[ferdo]

Hi,

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Fernando

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