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  1. just finished this lighted CNC project last night... thanks in no small part to S101

    That looks like it was a lot of fun to work on.Very inspiring to someone like myself who wants to to more with the cnc besides cutting channel letter backs.You have used your tools and resources any created something very unique.Thanks for inspiration.Hats off to you sir for sharing this cool...
  2. Sign I did today

    I just don't understand this "the customer did not want to pay for new faces" So you end up doing more work playing sticky picky and you charge less money for that.We tell these kind of customers it cost more to use the old material because it does.Here is the end result you worked harder got...
  3. Attaching HDU to Dibond

    I just discovered that if you put gorilla glue in the microwave for twenty seconds it flows out the bottle like water
  4. How to back-spray large translucent face?

    6x14 yellow background I would do a flex face and retro fit the cabinet
  5. How to back-spray large translucent face?

    cut and spray technique and use this paint http://www.spraylat.com/products/signcoatings/signoverview/Plastic_Sign/Plastic_Sign_Lacryl_400.aspx
  6. new cordless rotary drill

    Who doesn't love a new toy.I do I'm a new tool junkie.When the ups man delivers a new toy like that it's like Christmas.I share your joy. Happy drilling
  7. Any idea...

    looks like sikaflex http://usa.sika.com/en/solutions_products/02/02a016/02a016102.html.html
  8. Supplier Help

    Building channel letters is fun. Traditionally you needed a neon plant in your shop or a good relationship with one but now with the led's it's different and an opportunity for all. Here's a checklist that might help you.You will need. A sign designer experienced in strip mall signage An...
  9. Marking Up Dimensional Lettering?..

    We don't pay too much attention to what the supplier is charging us for the letters.We mostly look at how much advertising value the product is going to give and how much time is involved to make it happen.We come up with a number for that then we add the marked up cost of letters on top of that.
  10. dealing with customers....

    I would be leary of anyone I was doing business with that was afraid to introduce themselves properly.What happens when your sitting in front of some big client proposing a 100k job. Do you keep your name a mystery? No one has ever asked me my last name because when we first meet I introduce...
  11. Cutting down a Roll of vinyl to fit cutter.

    Chop saw works perfect
  12. Calculating Remnant Vinyl with an Excel Template

    Used to be snappers no we got sqinners.
  13. Gold leaf Mirrored?

    What Jill said.There is no vinyl that looks anything like real gilded glass.
  14. Calculating Remnant Vinyl with an Excel Template

    I guess if you are selling your signs by the "sqin" its a good idea. Did you ever hear the phrase "penny wise and dollar foolish"Good luck "sqining"
  15. Calculating Remnant Vinyl with an Excel Template

    Not kidding.By the time you get done tripping over the scraps and hunting down that piece of vinyl that is going to save you 85 cents on the material cost you could have already made the next job.
  16. Calculating Remnant Vinyl with an Excel Template

    Nice spreadsheet.We just pitch our leftover vinyl in the trash.
  17. Too many sign shops!!

    I wonder if the fine expensive restaurants care if a Burger King opens up across the street from them.Sharpen your skills and rise above the cricket owners and you will always have work.Position yourself in the market so you say to a customer with confidence"I'm not the cheapest I'm the best"If...
  18. Dust under prints problem..

    Lay down your vinyl in your clean room.Hose down the floor with water also your bench and yourself.
  19. A Video of us Wrapping an RV!

    All videos look better with techno music in the background.Nice work
  20. LED Edge lights

    These folks have a nice extrusion for an edge lit http://www.signcomp.com/
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