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I'd put a coat of polyurethane over it and make a little frame around it. Don't forget to put the date on it. JB

Our kids sure have a way of helping us get the right perspective.

That that looks like a carbide lamp. Calcium carbide (calcium acetylide CaC2) mixed with water produces acetylene gas...it's what the miners used in their lamps way back in the day....or if you had a toy carbide cannon (typically sold on the last page of comic books...if you remember). Imagine...

Ha....makes me think of the community just up the road from me who shuns the use of electric lights. I visited their sawmill one afternoon and it was almost dark as night inside. But fear not...there were plenty of gents milling about (and with hands deep in the workings of machinery) while...

Speaking of shipping containers.... We bought a really nice 20 foot brand new (one-trip) container 3 years ago for a sandblast booth. A colleague I know is also considering getting one to do the same. Some container companies are only offering 7-day price quotes as the situation in China...

Ours tubes are Sylvania 32W T8 compatible 4100K color temp. You'd be hard pressed to tell that they're not fluorescent, other than the LEDs are much brighter. There are some LED tubes that are nothing more than a clear tube with a string of modules. That style produces an entirely different...

There's nothing like a good contingency plan to help keep your lights on and your door open. JB

Skip fluorescent and use LED tubes. Most fixtures are compatible, and if not, all you need to do is remove the ballast. I just tossed every last fluro tube in my shop. It's much brighter now, and uses 1/2 the electricity...or less. I got tired of flickering fluro tubes after only a few...

Typically happens with plastic signs that accumulate. We call it the "Coro-Nah,I'll pickituplater" virus here. And you thought it was something new.... JB

Why didn't your "friend" give you the entire job to do in the first place? JB

Take it off completely or totally replace it. It's so badly faded that it'll look like a patchwork quilt, unless that flap of material at the top is what used to be in front. But even then, the material is so badly UV damaged that I'd doubt the stitching would hold. JB

I brought in a 20' shipping container four years ago to use as a sandblast booth. When I inquired about purchasing another one two years ago, the prices had gone up considerably...in part because one Chinese manufacturer temporarily going off line for a while, and also because of the new rules...

Another, perhaps more accurate way to measure is this: Take a strip of vinyl, say 36 inches long by 2 inches wide. Starting in the middle of a standing rib, continue to apply the vinyl and try to get it to end atop another standing rib. You may need more or less vinyl to accomplish this, but...

I know this is an old post but I had the same issue while running both SignLab and Gerber Omega at the same time. One or the other will tend to "occupy" the COM port until the program is completely closed out. Once I do that, then the problem ceases to exist. If you still tend to have...

With that said, do this: 1) Sit down and build a business plan 1A) Sit down and build a business plan 1B) Sit down and build a business plan 1C) Sit down and build a business plan 2) Develop a solid relationship with an outsourced print vendor 3) Hustle the bushes and develop business...

Nothing pleases this lefty papa more than to see my little red-haired, blue-eyed grandson using his southpaw (and his tongue sticking out for added dexterity) to color me a picture...gush. To say there's an extra special bond there is an understatement! JB

I can easily and quickly write backwards (mirrored) cursive....and it's absolutely stunning...with the correct slant and flow because I am able to pull the pen, much like a righty. My normal cursive just doesn't have the same sizzle and pop. JB

Ok southpaws, we need to form a our own LGBT (Leftys, Gauchedextual, Bidextual and Transdextual) PAC to fight this.

For extremely rough / uneven surfaces (field stone, cut stone, flagstone, etc...) and adverse weather conditions, Tyvek makes an absolutely bullet proof template. JB

You'll be amazed by what you can do with that much air. I run a 48 X 48 cabinet and it's not over powering with a 3/16" nozzle. JB