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  1. Does PVC Board warp inside a building?

    A customer of mine wants Huge Letters, mounted to the wall inside his warehouse. I'm debating if I should use a 3mm ACP or PVC boards inside. I like the fact that my sign Supply sells colored pvc so I don't need to do any painting, but I have yet to read if a CNC cut PVC Board will warp. Letters...
  2. Need Help font help please

    Need help finding both the main font and the font that says Mexican Food. Thank you in advance
  3. is there a program that can plot the exact measurements of corner to corner of each letter?

    Im trying to get the exact measurements down of a few words but i need them to be in a straight line if that makes sense? below is an example of what i mean.
  4. Need Help another dumb question about letter returns.

    Another dumb question lol. I think this one might involve a trip to my other home aka home Depot lol. Okay so I'm doing channel letters (no lights in them & they will go inside a building.) Since I didn't bend and edge on aluminum returns to apply some pop rivets. What glue or adhesive can I...
  5. Question First Time Cutting PVC Board on CNC...

    So a client of mine wants me to make him some UFC signs (the one the girls hold up in the ring). I'm thinking of using either ACP or PVC Board. (most likely going with pvc because of the edges). Does PVC get like foam after it's been cut and require lots of sanding down time? Or is a PVC Board...
  6. yellotools sasser cut pro worth it?

    Im thinking about getting yellotools sasser cut pro but im unsure if its any good. ive only seen a couple videos online but havent read any reviews. To those who have it, is it any good?
  7. Question Are flanges and notches [needed] for channel letters? also is this video up to code with outdoor sig

    Okay so I'm thinking of pulling the trigger and getting myself an automatic channel letter bender overseas, from the same supplier I got my CNC Router and laminator (which all have worked great). The thing is that their auto channel letter benders do no make flanges and notches in aluminum...
  8. CNC cutter egly edges in ACP

    Just got a new bit and thought it would help but actually made it worse. Anyone what I'm doing wrong? I'm moving at 1200mmps and got my spindle spinning at 1500rps. Any advice on this? Both sides came out ugly :(
  9. Is harbor freights $100 flux welder enough to weld aluminum coil to dibond?

    So I have a few questions, first I'll start off by asking is a 3mm aluminum composite panel weldable? I haven't seen any videos online and I can't find answers anywhere. Second I want to buy a welder to weld aluminum coil but my shop only has a 120 wall outlet, so a cheaper flux welder is all I...
  10. What Equipment is needed to bend aluminum edge?

    So I have a couple questions and I'm confused as to where to start. What material is needed to bend the edge on aluminum or I believe also called aluminum fascia? The aluminum will be thin. Or where can I buy aluminum around my area with the lip already bent? Or large 4*8 aluminum sheets?
  11. HELP: Where can i buy large format banners (8'x8') in Northern California?

    Looking for a sign shop anywhere in northern california that can offer large format banners for Re-Sellers. I called around a few sign shops local but all are asking $5sqft and up. I need to get an 8ftx8ft banner done. any recommendations of places anywhere from bay area to sacramento?
  12. how can i get my cnc to cut leave less jagged edges when cutting foam?

    so i have a .5in thick gator-foam board. I cannot seem to get the setting right for it to not cut the material and leave the edges all jagged. does this problem have to do with the bit or speed and depth on the router?
  13. Channel Letter Bender Recommendation

    I'm looking at 3 channel letter Benders and was wondering if anyone uses anyone of these benders? All can bend a maximum of 3.9 inches. I'm just looking for something that's easy to use.
  14. CNC melting Acrylic

    I got a new CNC and Im trying to cut a 1/8 thick acrylic sheet but I can't seem to cut a piece out without it melting the acrylic. Any tips on spindle and depth speed?
  15. Problems with Flexi 12 on a new computer (Design Editor is Zoomed In)

    I just got a new laptop. I installed flexi 12 to it. When i open the program up it looks as is everything is okay except the deign editor. Its zoomed and i cannot enlarge it. Somes options are completely missing. I called Sai but they couldn't fix it lol, Does anyone how i can fix this?
  16. How would you install a sign this size?

    I have a good customer of mine that wants to put up foam letters across his storefront. The letters are going to be big about 42in tall by 2ft wide and 1in thick. I'm just kind of scared on how I'm going to go at this sign. I've put up foam letters before but the biggest I put up outside where...
  17. Anyone know of an online course that teaches how to design grunge graphics?

    Looking to design something out in patterns similar to this but dont know where to start. It just looks crazy imo. Anyone know where i can learn how to do this?
  18. Cannot connect CNC to mach3 or ncstudio

    I just got a new CNC machine and it came with a PCI slot card which I connected. It also came with a program called Ncstudio but the program seems corrupted because it just gives me a warning as soon as I open it up. Does anyone how I can connect the CNC to my PC and install the correct driver...
  19. font help please

  20. Printing in a cold shop

    Does anyone here print in a cold shop? i have problems every year around this time with printing. Material tends to give me head strikes when i print. I think its because its too cold in my shop. Does anyone have a solution for this?
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