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I do pencil sketches then work up my designs on the computer and do a rendering so the client can see what I am proposing. Then I have full scale patterns that I can cut on the plotter for production of the sign... by hand. I appreciate Corels bevel function for these renderings as I do a lot of...

Illustrator has a bevel function now? (back on topic)

That explains a lot! Funny stuff Gino... Actually, I was addressing this statement from your supplier, "He said there is a certain amount of moisture in the Poly-carbs which most of the time does not escape before laminating with the protective coating. This moisture is in fact, trapped in...

There is virtually no moisture in freshly made and properly stored plastic sheets. Do a search for "manufacturing rigid plastic sheet" and you will see how it is made. Here is a link to one such video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKCLG9l7ek8 The raw plastic resin is heated to the "plastic"...

"Your an idiot." is just totally classic. :thumb:

I like beer. My vote put you up to 64

Various plastics have a moisture content much like wood or concrete. Styrene can be particularly troublesome. My comments were only meant as an interesting aside. There needs to be significant heating for this moisture to become a problem. (the sun won't do it) My observations were in the field...

I like it!

Put the name on an arc and I think we have a winner!

No one is saying you can't. I dispute that the cause is "gas" trapped in the sheet. Moisture sure... if it's heated sufficiently it will produce vapor and this vapor can displace the vinyl. It will even displace the surface of the plastic if heated to the "plastic" state. (OK, technically water...

How's that?

I had a friend who devised a method of drying plastic sheet by standing them on edge with a 1" space between them and blowing a construction heaters' output through them. Did the trick.

Do K K in snapper. She'll go nuts.

Can't wait to see what you do with that cintiq!

BobbyH... what specifically do you do? I do 90% handcrafted stuff. I can assure you that I "design" everything before I start cutting. I don't just grab a plank and start hacking into it at one end and work my way over to the other.

Moisture content in plastic is a fact. I vac formed a lot of parts over the years and if you have moisture in your plastic it will bubble as it's heated. Lexan is bad for moisture as is styrene. ABS is pretty inert. Allowing time for sheets "dry" with the protective sheet removed is just as...

I get my break away knives and blades at Dollarama for (you guessed it) a dollar. That dollar gets me a 10 pack of blades or a knife that has 3 blades hidden in the handle. I buff the edges on a cotton wheel with jewelers rough on it for carving lettering and such. Makes a huge difference in the...

You might be surprised at what can be learned by tinkering on your own. I have a daughter in university right now. She will spend approximately 180 days per year at school. Her "4 years" will encompass about 720 days or slightly less than 2 years. Much of this time being spent on courses...

Wildwest... if the "designers vision" sucks there is no tool or medium that will make it "unsuck".

Thanks. I feel better now. We should start a support group...