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It sounds like there have been some spirited polycarbonate discussions here in the past. Here's my two cents worth. The bubbles that develop later are from trapped moisture Polycarbonate does not outgas solvent fumes as do some other plastics as they cure, as Techman mentioned in his post...

Some pros and cons I have operated a number of different lifts down through the years, both truck-mounted and self-propelled. Each has its advantages. A truck-mounted lift is very useful and allows you to do many jobs quickly and safely without ladders. I especially like the articulated type...

Tikiboyz—Excellent. Brad

I like signmaker's original design. The one with the saw blade and the complete hammer. It may not be perfect, but few designs are. Graphic images can help a design Graphic images are a big plus in a design, since they can convey a message instantly. True, a hammer graphic is used a lot for...

This is especially a problem on a narrower cabinet. Pan faces serve another function as well. They add rigity to the face. A 4x8 pan has greater blowout resistance than a flat face. Unless, of course, you use hanging bars. Embossed pan faces have even greater resistance to blowout. Also, when...

Keep the signs as simple as possible The odd/even date parking restriction is very common in many municipalities and in other countries. It is often used to make snow removal and street cleaning easier. The sign wording needs to be as simple as possible. The idea is to not make people think...

You are correct. Most bold stroked letterstyles are no longer compliant. Stroke width must be 15% or less of the letter height based on a capital "I". Also, letter spacing must be a minimum of 1/8-inch. This following site shows the changes made in the 2010 standards. Sign information begins on...

Easy-Off oven cleaner will usually remove lettering enamels. It may take some scrubbing. It will also dull the factory paint on the vehicle. Easy-Off is basically sodium hydroxide—lye. I've had the most success using Easy-Off to remove lettering from white vehicles and the least success on red...

I like using Inkscape for flourishes I am still getting used to it, but Inkscape has a feature called spiro spline for making smooth curves. Though I'm not good (fast) at it yet, the examples below did not take too long. I would have spent a lot longer tweaking nodes and Bezier curve handles in...