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Ian well i've got more ?'s before i give you an answer...because i've seen a few different 'camps'. there are those that think that all they want to do is cut out custom shapes, dimensional letters and that is it...and then there are those that start that way and then they start building upon...

Blake just curious what is your estimate on the time it took to build your mechmate and costs? one thing i will say about more recent shopbots is that in my experience they hold their value fairly well compared to other tools we all have in our shops but as you experienced they are not a...

it is near and dear to me as well threeputt (and we really need to work on that and make it twoputt) as i encounter so many signshops that have no idea where they are making money and where they are losing money. it is refreshing when i encounter a small shop that is trying to do it the...

onesource i have built many different machines from small machines like i have described out of scrap mdf, to a custom 12' X 18' monster for a client...they all work as they were intended to. regarding the old shopbot and where to find it there are a few forums that cnc enthusiasts frequent...

i dont see any reason this needs to be in the premium section but if that makes everyone feel better than i am ok with that but i don't see what would benefit the general public in this discussion. i understand things are slow and that selling the work is a problem everyone is faced with and...

i have had multiple inquiries in the last month from people who are interested in building a cnc router themselves. so i thought this would be a good topic for those who are interested in exploring this and those who have gone through the process. the first thing i will say is that i have...

In the last few weeks I have had the topic of employee production arise. Specifically, what dollar amount should an employee be able to generate per day or per hour or what multiple of their pay should you be able to bill out. Based on my experiences in the typical non dimensional, non...

i prefer to use kraft dressing as a release agent as it is much more cost effective than designer dressings for the production shop but i can definitely understand using designer dressings in a more custom shop environment.

so what you are saying ces020 is that a laser is NOT the tool for the job since you can not use the material specified. there are many instances where you do not have the ability to switch materials at will and since the OP specified that material that is the answer that has been given, in...

asking the same question in different forums wont do anything beneficial. but have multiple answers to the same question in different areas.

i've done more 1/2 in letters than i care to remember (especially when you take into account lower case letters). i know many people are not big fans of taping their work down like i am but on smaller objects i have had much more success than with a vaccuum and much easier than bridges...

i;ve got to agree..everytime i see this topic i cringe, i have seen some of the best in the industry experiment with this technique and it still looks like doo doo. in my opinion it doesnt look like a gilded cheetoh but a gilded turd and even if you gild a turd, well it's still a turd.

that whole situation just has disfunctional written all over it 31yrs old with his 19yr old girlfriend, police find grow room while there investigating suicide attempt...duh don't call 911 if you are growing weed...common sense is not so common, maybe it should be called uncommon sense.

for the most part the majority of the sign shops that i talk with are slow. the exceptions are the ones who are really hustling and working their plans...if you are waiting for the work to come to you, you're going to be waiting a while unfortunately. the specialized shops that i know (the...

very nice project. great execution.

if you are applying a digital print to the faces i would screw through both layers of pvc countersinking the screwheads so that they are flush...cover with a little putty to make smoooth and then when dry apply your digitally printed faces then use the screws that stick through the backside as...

isign myself i love hdu however i would very rarely use it for flat cut letters...if the letters have a texture to the face or prismatic tooling definitely but for flat cut letters there are many choices that are more cost effective and will still give you great longevity. personally i won't...

a business with no sign is a sign of no business. it's hard to look professional when your sign doesn't. when clients comment about how much money you are being paid for making their sign..."you will make much more money from this sign than i will"

will there be fading? or ghost or discoloration... almost guarantee it, depends on how long it has been up. make sure you explain to them the cost of removing the vinyl and adhesive compared to the cost of a new face. in my experience the savings simply are not there in most instances and...

lunatic it is all valuable dialogue. as luggnut eluded to earlier that is what is great about these discussions...we can all share and develop concepts, strategies, etc versus developing them alone..there is great value in the process.