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You can also do this now with .usdz files and an AR viewer app. The apple headset does it as well. I guess you'd have to design/build your 3D sign file first, then open it in your AR app to view/show your customer. https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/tools/ https://www.pixar.com/openusd

Others will likely have more robust software suggestions, but Microsoft Planner works for me. It's admittedly basic, but is still lightyears better than Excel. It doesn't do inventory, but has project completion variables - so you could keep track of how many signs you've made for your monthly...

Paper here too. 20lb bond. I get it in 24" rolls and use a felt tip pen in the plotter.

Ha! We have a college campus next to us so we are regularly finding signs have been stolen, swapped places, vandalized, etc. I once had a simple parking sign "reinstalled" for me with 6 lag screws. My foreman has told me stories about signs being returned years after they went missing - the...

Good points - I just found a lockable, exterior snap frame which would also work (plus obviate the need for a separate panel). I could just print on my usual waterproof paper. Hoping to hear from others who may have installed or used something like these before. Do they hold up okay with...

I'm looking for a better replacement for an exterior sign on which I'm currently applying new decals every couple months. I'm hoping to find a low profile display cabinet that has a lockable hinged door. Has anyone worked with Allen Display or used something like this in the past...

Yup, the lighting is all weird. The way I've always done this is similar to Tim - start with creating an inner outline as shown above, but then use an offset duplicate of the shape to clip out the beveled highlights. Kinda like this: My example doesn't match your photo, but you get the idea...

The painted side is considered the "working face", so you would mount to the painted side. Though, if its exterior, you'd still have to seal the edges plus prime and paint the back anyway.

I do re-creation and restoration work on historical signs. What kind of help do you need? Have any pictures of what you're working with?

EB Garamond? On Adobe Fonts and Google Fonts.

If using Illustrator, you can Select>Same>Stroke Color to select all of each color at a time.

I used to experience this at a previous shop and got into the habit of marking the edges of the vinyl (small tick marks) parallel with the printed reg marks. That just helped me easily line up the vinyl by using the grooves on the plotter. I got pretty good at putting the marks right under the...

Plastic razor blades and a 3M eraser wheel have always served me well for things like this. Use a blade to start the removal and after you have a few inches lifted, use a cardboard tube to roll off the rest of the decal. Then you can use the eraser wheel to get off the remaining adhesive. If...

Ditto. It's great to have your knowledge and experience on the forum. Welcome!

Replying so I can keep an eye on this discussion. This question is timely for me. Although I'm running an internal shop where the sales figures aren't applicable - the time factor / focus vs. expansion question sure is. I was the first person with sign experience hired to run this shop and I...

There's also smooth / ultrasmooth coro. Vendors call it different things. It still has flutes, but its smoother. https://www.grimco.com/catalog/products/inteprocorrugatedplasticpanelsultrasmooth

One person internal shop here. Our city almost entirely revolves around tourism as well, and the drop in attendance has shuttered a few local mainstays. Our company did a reorg and made some other cost-saving changes. But the shop workload has steadily increased all year. It's only my second...

Conduit straps:

Looks like you can gain additional cutter support with one of the Flexi upgrades available for HP: https://www.thinksai.com/hplatex/

Is this is a paid training situation? Or more like a suggested reading type thing? I pity the fool that asks for free work from a pre-employee...