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  1. Wanted LOOKING FOR AN ACCU CLINCH USED

    Anyone know where I may find a used one for sale? Keep hitting dead ends - ebay had one but they musta sold cause no reply to our offer. Anyone at all? Thanks in advance. Would also consider one of the bigger Norlocks, but not a LittleLok.
  2. Wanted Looking for a Channel letter maker

    Hey guys! I am looking for a shop that can make channel signs for us. my usual supplier has to close his shop for a few months due to health problems, and my second supplier has a waiting list of over 6 months. The project that we are currently working on has an "if possible" installation...
  3. Varisigns Channel Letter Bender and Welder

    Does anyone have any experience with this company? We are looking into a channel letter bender/welder and I came across this company on YouTube. I'm impressed with the videos I've seen but just a little worried about buying a machine from a company I've never heard of and based out of china...
  4. TX SDS Channel Letter Bender, Stitcher, Sander & Trim Cap **FOR SALE**

    1 Year old fully automated SDS Automation channel letter assembly line equipment for sale! Channel Bender SXP - Bends coils from 1"-8" height / face-lit, halo-lit and Trimless letters, Aluminum, Stainless and Mild steel, letters as small as 3" in height Channel Sander - Pre sands aluminum coil...
  5. Need Help Building a backer panel w acm

    Good day folks. Looking for guidance on building a backer panel for halo lit channel letters. Size is 13x3.5’ I’ve only built 2 of these in my life and last time I used .063 mill finished aluminum supported by aluminum angle all around and uprights. I had the sheets sheered and bent using a...
  6. Help building a backer plate

    Hey folks my first post here hoping I can get some advice on building a backer and a subframe. The backer will be 12x3’ made from 1/16” aluminum it will consist of halo lit channel letters about 13” in height each letter. I am making the sun frame from 1.5” angle all around with 3 up rights. Now...
  7. Chinese channel letter bending machine - help identify

    Good morning everyone. Today's challenge is to identify this piece of equipment. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can't seem to find anything to identify the manufacturer. I was thinking Ving? It is definitely Chinese? I have attached a few pictures and can provide more detailed photos...
  8. how is this signage made?

    Hello! We recently received a request for an electrical sign & wanted to get everyone's opinion on how to best produce it. We saw a few routes to go but more input is always better. Please see photos for construction. We've done LED neon before but this seems different? Thanks for the help!
  9. Aluminum channel VS routed acrylic

    I've come across this a few times, but have never gotten a solid answer on why aluminum VS acrylic. I've got 2 projects going and both customers requested 1" deep aluminum channel letters, stud mounted with pads; I proposed an option B which is 1" thick routed acrylic letters at almost half...
  10. Need Help Reverse lit channel letters

    Hello Im fairly new to the sign world and have recently taken on a job installing 16” tall by 3” thick reverse lit channel letters that are pin mounted into a coral rock wall. My question here is ive never installed something like this and i know adhesive caulking isnt going to hold the weight...
  11. Channel Letter Installation instructions wanted:

    I'm seeing if anyone would be willing to share with me installation instructions for installing channel letters. I would be just using it as a template and pull into into CorelDRAW. Thanks.
  12. Need Help Channel Letters

    Hi everyone, I'm Davide, graphic designer and new to the sign business. I work for a sign company for almost a year and I'm looking to stay with this kind of business, I love it. I'm looking for some detailed drawings of channel letters, channelume where to learn from but online all I found...
  13. Making Small Channel Letter Face Fabrication Easy

    ....With PLASCO trim cap because it's easier to work with than the others and it comes in 165' rolls instead of the 150' rolls. 3/4" ($46.75) & 1" ($54.75) + Shipping Colors are below * Black * White * Gold * Silver (Brushed Silver Appearance) * Bronze * Duranotic Bronze * Orange * Red ( 3M...
  14. Question Channel Letters Elkamet

    Hi I need to get into making channel letters Can anyone tell me what ALS is in the following image. I assume its a roll of aluminium sheet. But does it have an brand name? Does it come pre-snipped? Where might I get some in Europe?
  15. Jewelite Seam

    We are having an argument here on whether the seam for the jewelite should be on top of the letter or on the bottom. I say the bottom so water doesn't sit in it, freeze, expand and break the jewelite apart. Anyone know the answer? Tina
  16. Illuminated Channel Letters Mounted to Glass Conference Room

    Hello everyone, We have a challenge on our hands. A customer of ours likes Illuminated channel letters but wants them mounted to the Glass wall of one of their conference rooms. I have never done this before and am having a hard time figuring out how these would be mounted without having to...
  17. Sign Cabinets and Channel Letter Trends

    Hi guys! Do you see a trend towards shallower sign cabinets and channel letters?
  18. channel and reverse channel letter help- pompano beach -FL

    Looking for channel letter fabricator with or little experience, good reading and writing skills must know how to read blue prints. please call (754) 367-1905 or (954) 509-3791 and ask for production manager on regards this job opening.
  19. Merry Christmas From BC, Canada

    We have been promoting LED products for four years in Vancouver, BC. Now we have expanded into LED signs areas.
  20. Accu-Bend

    Good morning everyone! My wife and I are the proud new owners of a 2005 Accubend Machine Model 410. My question is we need the software to load on a Windows 98 computer? We have a computer to run it but we don't have an install disk or any manuals for the machine. Any help would be greatly...
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