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  1. How do you store your scraps...

    in the garbage. i spent years storing scraps . then i had so many scraps i couldnt find what i needed when i needed it, then i thought about how much space was spent storing scraps. just throw it away.
  2. Vinyl knife tool for CNC router

    hi Janey pulling see you pulling multiple older cnc posts. i can not think of any good reason to cut vinyl on a cnc router...knowing many people that have tried for one reason or another. if you need to make patterns use your plotter if you want to make a paper pattern make a pounce pattern...
  3. Anyway out of jury duty due to our business?

    i must be a weirdo. i actually enjoyed jury duty..just wish i could have bought a bag of pop corn and a soda.
  4. Looking for some input on signs...

    if you want a non dimensional absolutely lo maintenance sign...dibond or similar material. if you want a dimensional sign (which it doesn;t sound like what you are after). hdu
  5. Coro-Plane lift off Sunday

    i wish i was there to witness this ... too cool for school have fun don't get caught can't wait to see your coro plane kit for sale.
  6. Thinking outside the "sign box"

    yes it can work and work well. i built a very successful business on this philosophy. however i have also seen the otherside of the spectrum where sign shops try to become advertising agencies, design firms, one stop advertising marketing in a box shops when they dont understand the needs of...
  7. can one buy these cubes?

    not too long ago (within the year) i saw an article either online (maybe on this forum) or in print regarding a company outside of the US that made giant milk cartons out of dibond on a aluminum frame (these cartons appeared to be about 10' tall, maybe even taller) does anyone else remember...
  8. How do you approach business?

    there is a thread out there ... somewhere ... a few weeks ago regarding advertising that has a few ideas and thoughts you might want to consider. personally i believe that there are much more effective ways to sell your services than cold calling. if you do not have a referal system in...
  9. my day rots so far...

    hang in there ... keep your chin up ... all that other positive stuff ... anyone who's been at this long enough has done something similar at some point in their career it will be behind you before you know it.
  10. can one buy these cubes?

    i have built many of these from 1' cubed to 4' cubed. and then wrapped them with imagery for a large high end retail chain store. i always made them out of dibond and have been surprised that more people havent made these. make a few extra for your showroom and a smaller one that you can...
  11. What tool do you recommend to contour cut Gatorfoam or/and PVC sheets?

    for what you have described below reproducing the same shapes in a variety of substrates with the budget you have the way to do it is with a router table with a pattern bit as has already been mentioned i believe...you will make a master template and then what i do is using double sided masking...
  12. while Out On A Job

    this morning i was walking to get the newspaper and stepped on an ant hill..fire ants..hold on i;m going to go get my camera and take a picture of the one that bit me...you know..for those that are interested...
  13. A few designs I've cranked out lately.

    nice work like always.
  14. Lowen... Your new local competitor.

    Stan B has hit on something here. for MANY years the majority of the big boy shops wouldn't mess with the 'little jobs' the economy has changed so much that the big shops are forced to take on almost any and every job. Lowen is just another example of this, but take a look on a local level at...
  15. Arlo - aka "Murphy's Law"

    Hang in there Arlo. Keep us posted as to his recovery.
  16. Best way to advertise

    i dont want to be captain obvious here but the goal of all advertising and marketing strategies should be to generate a profit...if it is wasting time and money you need a serious change in your course of direction. Jon and I have had multiple opportunities to talk and he is one of the people...
  17. Wednesday Coro-Plane update. She's In!!

    the signMADMAN...foget signMANIAC. i'm excited just watching on you tube. i'd wish you luck but you don't need no stinking luck.
  18. Channel Letter Cleanup

    maybe the signmaker of the sign will post a photo...
  19. Channel Letter Cleanup

    haha lol i can tell where this thread is going to go now....
  20. Best way to advertise

    with a little thought that could be pulled off in an entertaining and memorable way..i would have window envelopes or better yet the envelopes that have the circle cut for the face of the denomination...who couldnt use a little entertainment and opportunity to break up their day? i've got...
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