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  1. Gemini Lettering on uneven surface

    I have used masonite and used spray 3M77 glue to attach pattern. Pre drill holes in shop so when you stick the drill bit through you can see where it lands. I hang a small eyebolt on my bit so I go in straight and not at an angle. Also used different lenghts studs so all letters are flat even...
  2. News How to Design Exceptional Signs in 20 Minutes or Less

    printhog: I think your Nancy Pelosi & Gov. Brown from CA will park at this sign.
  3. News How to Design Exceptional Signs in 20 Minutes or Less

    Your like a bad customer Gino.
  4. News How to Design Exceptional Signs in 20 Minutes or Less

    bob, Intellectual disability is the new term for mentally challenged or retard. So we should not call anyone a designer but a layout technician? You can call me nonplus. Every day I am in the Sign business I give it serious thought for a career change, especially when dealing with sign people...
  5. News How to Design Exceptional Signs in 20 Minutes or Less

    Your right Marlene, ha ha, never realized that before, probably takes longer that 20 minutes to design those. "If it is not broken, don't fix it". Lets see how my math is, 3 designs per hour, 8 hours, 24 designs, 40 hour week, 120 designs. I remember when I worked as designer in a sign shop...
  6. Drop "business" phone line?

    If someone calls me and said they got my number from the YellowPages I would worry they would pay me with beaver pelts or barter with corn for a sign. Have not been in those pages in 25 years or so. I just use a cell phone or people can reach me by the pay phone (yes, they still exist) in front...
  7. News How to Design Exceptional Signs in 20 Minutes or Less

    I have a 5 minutes, 15 minutes we get the Suri up and running with type in Photoshop.
  8. I finally listened :) - Gino you were right.

    There is always someone on here saying read this or that. Well it's my turn. Just finished up this paperback an learned a lot from it, if you want to succeed in this business. I got a copy from Amazon Prime.
  9. Staples closed next to me

    Yea you could start selling crack when the drug dealer moves out. Just make a sign and say you do not make copies.
  10. Question Starboard

    You guys are talking out your afts.
  11. Grimco buys Advantage Sign & Graphic Solutions/Advantage Sign Supply

    I do not think Walmart buys out businesses, they put them out of business with their lower pricing on products. Grimco does not have rock bottom pricing.
  12. Question Starboard

    I have used Starboard a lot since I do work on boats on occasion. The only drawback is adhesives. You can use any wood tools to fabricate with it and can stand the elements. You just have to know your joinery methods in fabricating with it. Someone told me there is a two part glue for it but...
  13. Illustrator's Live Corners are bigger than Effects>Round Corners!?!?

    Then make your circles separate and lay them where you need them and join both objects and then you bypass your funky copy of Illustrator.
  14. Illustrator's Live Corners are bigger than Effects>Round Corners!?!?

    And if you want it to fit next time, make your radius a little bigger and trim off excess after applying material.
  15. 42" cut but i only have a 34" mh 871mk2

    Make sure you provide an overlap for tiling the pieces together.
  16. Illustrator's Live Corners are bigger than Effects>Round Corners!?!?

    Of course you will, rectangles have 90 degree angles and triangles vary. Where you sleeping in geometry class. I trace the sign curve on paper, get a compass and match curve, measure for radius and transpose findings into Illustrator. These were done in Illy with same radius and you can see the...
  17. Review New logo and website

    Hows the new latex printer work. BTW, I like your logo, it did get everyone's attention, and that's what you are looking for anyway. Your in MIami, bold colors and hot women, it works for me.
  18. Marketing - Driving Orders Through Websites

    No. I have had a couple over the years, but stopped them after awhile.
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