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Not exactly my backyard, but I've been in the area a bit. One other suggestion, if you can tear yourself away from the coast, is to check out one of the lakes or Baxter State Park, home of Mt Katahdin, highest in Maine and the end (or the beginning) of the Appalachian Trail. The thing about...

Nova Scotia may be a bit of a haul unless you are there for a long time. You plan to wing it is great, just tooling along the coast from Portland to Bar Harbor and back could easily fill a vacation. And whale watching or a sailboat cruise around the islands is a great time. If you like hiking be...

You generate 100k in SALES? That may be good, but it's how much you keep in your pocket that will determine the value.

Geez Gino...I'm sure you remember the days of 4x8 3/4 MDO. Now that was something to lug around :eek:. I worked at a shop where we would buy truckloads of it and the storage area was thru a regular size door, around a corner and then up on the racks...

Alumalite is more rigid, but you have to deal with the edges. For some signs it doesn't matter, but for nicer projects it may make a difference. Alumalite is also more prone to dings. We use more ACM but still use alumalite too.

Yes, you may find a free image or use a place like 123RF, where you can buy single images

Agree, it looks like some water images clipped in. Maybe it's a fill, but probably not. Either they get good artwork or let them know you can find the closest images that work and use them.

That is one big sign to try as your first custom fabricated and blasted redwood sign. I worked at a shop that was one of the first around here to do sandblasted back in the early 80s and we did a ton of them. I don't do any of my own blasting anymore, prefer to sub it out. One design note, I...

I would look at what the two posts that discussed the way pro window tinters calculate the amount of stress a glass panel can take. Of course that only works when the information about the glass is available. I have never had a window break from vinyl (or paint) but I haven't really done a lot...

If it's already a vector file and you are having issues it's probably a combination of double cut lines and bad paths. Ungroup and select a few of the problem lines and delete, see if there is still a cut line there when you do that. If there is you will have to check all the problem areas...

He edited it after the guys complained about the lack of info

There are some really nicely made signs out there, subsurface, screened, cleared etc. but they are all pricey and may not even available for a small quantity. You could do paint masks and then clearcoat.

Hey Joe, Good to see you back on the board...as weird as it is now. Hope you'll check in more often and ignore those that need ignoring......

First I would think there would be some kind of idea from the client..I want my logo real big or I want a seascape with sailing ships...some kind of concept. With that I see no problem quoting the project as was done. Though from those numbers it sounds like it would be more of a art project...

Well as ugly as the sign is, it's nice to see truthful follow up.

Yep, Gemini may work. For something more custom there are some merchant members here who may be able to do it.

Yep, there are several varieties of breakaway systems. Traffic sign suppliers have them. .

How big, what type of illumination? Like a channel letter or halo lit? Interior/exterior? Wall mount...steeple mount? Gemini has some stock crosses.

If you need flat routing of component pieces (as oppose to finished signs or 3d carving) you may want to check out some of the plastic local supply houses, here many have routing services. You may also find a local cabinet or kitchen fabricator that may be willing to rout wood & HDU for you.