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the simplest way to construct the face in my opinion is just like a channel letter. cut the lexan face, apply trim cap and slap that baby onto the cabinet. i know not too long ago there was a thread that relates a little about how ppl attach trim cap. myself i have always done it with a wood...

what i meant was that you come up with some pretty amazing projects so when you said odd shape i was thinking it was going to be something very difficult. i know ppl who fabricate channel letters with nothing more than hand tools. yes it is possible. is there going to be some challenges along...

when i was cranking out work and filling a dumpster with backing and scrap literally every other day..what i wouldnt have given for this would have been worth it's weight ..well not that exciting but it sure would have saved everyone from having to throw a pallet on top of the dumpster and...

neon to illuminate it. lexan face...to add to my above post, if you have the budget neon is how i would go, the only reason i wouldnt go that direction would be if the cost was an issue.

agree with above because of the shape now that that i think about it i'd probably lamp it depending on how the measurements worked out..i wouldnt use led/s myself and if the math just doesnt work out neon..just like i would a channel letter...easy, when i saw your name and odd shape i was...

i'm sorry i'm speachless. obviously you know it doens't look right. make a pattern there are multiple ways to do this. many who are comfortable with layout will take a piece of masking tape apply it straight to a table and place your letters approx. an inch over the tape and then mark the...

Gino as you know (better than most) because you have just made the transition...the new technology is frightening. What you can do today versus just a few months ago is amazing with direct to substrate technology. You are in a great window of opportunity that not very many people are in...

the cheapest i have EVER done a pair of doors for was $150 and that was for company name in 3" helvetica and the DOT number all in black vinyl and that is the least expensive door lettering i have ever done...there are people out there commanding and getting good prices for the work they...

If they are doing truck doors for $75 they are leaving money on the table and a WHOLE lot of it at that. I can't buy the work from home argument. The reality is that NO BUSINESS can bill for every hour of every day for every person...so he MIGHT be making $60 an hour some hours he has many...

the consumable sign market is going to become more saturated as more traditional print companies, photo businesses, office supply/support companies, etc enter the market. as flatbed technology becomes more common you simply will not be able to compete on price without investing heavily in...

lol i've seen spills where ink literally has to be shovelled into containers (55 gallons (black) of the stuff) or another bad one where a bulk ink system sprouted a very big leak onto very light colored carpet...messy. so don't worry and thankfully you are on a solid surface. get the bulk up...

i remember my first project after opening my own shop ... was a matching set of ranch signs cut to shape with the swirly ornament on all of them that i STILL see people using that was on graphix advantage in about 1995... had a sign for the entry to the ranch, entry to the stables, a changeable...

i second calling Sonny, if it needs to be painted he's the guy...a heck of a good guy and artist. there are a few heat set material for awnings but we need to know what it is...my guess is sunbrella. if it is easily removeable from the building, unbolt that bad boy bring it to an...

Jill Jill Jill...you're slacking on us. you forgot to list the quarter :)

some interesting comments. BigFish...i love you man but (Behold the Underlying Truth) we are all in DEEP DOO-DOO if we are relying on the advice of most of the sales reps in our industry...I wish I could say something other than that and I wish that wasn't reality...but reality is that the...

i've always been fortunate enough to be able to find brushed or bright aluminum or gold at most supply houses. personally i prefer to laminate it to acrylic than pvc using a 3m sheet adhesive as mentioned below (there are a few options and I can not remember the product number off the top of my...

i think your only shot at saving this short of repainting with an appropriate paint would be to try a layer of tycoat or possibly frog juice(spit) as mentioned above, but either way i would do a test on a small piece before investing a lot of time into either. the positive is that i guarantee...

i know a few ppl that are living their dreams doing nothing but hand painting. one does murals, lettering on brick walls..has no office no set hours, travels the country and is currently putting two children through college and still has beer money for himself. the other lives on a 42'...

sjm i know many people that are forced to handcut vinyl when they need an object outside of the size of their machine (say a 40" circle when you only have a 30" plotter) instead of paneling when it is such a simple task. but i don't know of anyone that is regularly handcutting vinyl letters...

fiskars or olfa you can't go wrong imo