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  1. The FONT Project

    I am looking for people who either have exceptional computer coding skills, or at least spare money to HIRE such people, in order to successfully create The FONT Project. ALL FONTS are just shapes, regardless of their size or proportions, despite being italicized, or stretched, or otherwise...
  2. Franklin Kentucky

    I love living here. However, living is a rural area means there are limited options for helpers, or even friends who like to hang around a shop and get involved in projects. My good friend, Dave had a massive stroke on New Year's Eve, so he is out of the picture now. I pray for him, but I...
  3. I Guess CNC Plasma Cutting is not 'In The Circle'

    I have the Samson 510 CNC plasma table and a 4x4 PlasmaCam table that both serve me well. I can design almost anything once I put my mind to the task, and I can cut things out of sheet metal, as well as other materials like PVC board, foam, etc. etc. I guess the plasma cutting end of sign...
  4. Finding vs Drawing a Font

    The biggest problem in sign making seems to be trying to identify FONTS. Too often, someone will have a business, and their sign or logo with a specific FONT was created five years ago by their niece, using some obscure graphic design software or some quirky FONT from a $2.00 "World's Greatest...
  5. Surface Textures?

    I am obviously new and green at this, but what is available to put a texture into a surface so it is not absolutely flat? The big orange store pointed me to the wall and ceiling textures, but that seems like a horror story waiting to happen. If I shoot a surface with paint, is there something...
  6. My First HDU Sign

    This is the very first sign I have made. It is for a friend who is opening a used car lot in town. 1" HDU faces bonded to 1/2" plywood on a steel tube welded frame with .040" aluminum caps all around. Hand painted with Ronan white sign enamel and 1-Shot black and blue lettering enamels. We...
  7. Yeah ... but paint PEELS!

    Lots of questions... I am jumping into dimensional sign making. I designed my first sign for a friend who lives in a historic part of town. Her sign is a "Circa ####" plaque with the address and "The (name) family" She saw the proof I designed in V-Carve PRO online and headed out to her...
  8. There is a FARO in my future!

    Today, I jumped in with both feet. :o http://www.faro.com/en-us/products/metrology/measuring-arm-faro-scanarm/overview I rode up on my Gold Wing (hint: BRRRRR!!!!) to meet with a FARO Technologies representative. The NextEngine scanner I purchased a couple of months ago works, but it is...
  9. Nothing Hits You In THe Eye Like ...

    Many years ago, I was living in Oceanside, California, only yards from the ocean, and working for Federal Sign. On my street was a small sign shop run by one guy. He was nice enough, but I could tell that he didn't have a very good education. So I was walking down the street and I happened to...
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