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  1. Need Help Laser Cut Back Lit Sign - advice?

    Sorry I don't use this forum much so apologies if I have asked in the wrong department! We have a CO2 50 watt laser. I have been asked to Make an acrylic letter sign to go out the front of a building. (not huge letters only about a3 size each) My boss wanted the letters to be lit or have a...
  2. Font ID Help

    Does anyone know what font this is? I can't quite find an exact match. Thanks.
  3. Font Help Airplane Font

    We are going to replace the letters/numbers however the font that was given to me doesn't quite match. Anybody knows what font this could be?
  4. Question Question on a different note

    How many of you (or your staff) were signwriters in the days before vinyl? Also, if you did do brush lettering for sign work, do any of you still do any lettering using paint and a brush now?
  5. Discussion Where does one draw the line between graphics and a wrap?

    We've got a regular customer, which is a small local cable company, that wants us to do some new print and cut graphics on a couple of new vans. Well, they wanted partial wraps at first and I just threw together a rough wrap concept design (the design with the full-color family image) and gave...
  6. Just for Fun Valentine's Day Sign 1/3

    Just for Fun Valentine's Day Sign 1/3

    Decided to use this kind of random little sign we made for valentine's day this year as my first sign post. Body is laser cut acrylic (1/4" + 3/8") assembled with threaded rods & bolts filled with candy hearts faces are removable so we might fill it with something else now that February is over.
  7. Vinyl lettering on soft side trailer

    I have a client buying one of these (see pic) Looks like they digital print the whole thing, but my client wants us to do the same vinyl lettering we do on their hard side trailers. Years ago I did some that rolled up but these are whole different thing. Anyone ever dealt with one of these...
  8. Font Name

    Any idea of the font name for the script lettering? Thanks!
  9. suggestions for this partial wrap

    This isn't the actual design, but it's close. My question is what makes the most sense. Printing the blue swoosh & lettering and stopping the wrap just behind the front door, or printing only the swoosh & using cut vinyl for the lettering? If you print the swoosh only, what's the best method...
  10. asking for your $.02 on this one

    working on a job for a customer and part of it they want some LED lettering installed on the building. i don't do electrical but they said they would have their electrician hook it up. just looking for recommendations on what to use? i normally get my lettering like this from GEMINI and they do...
  11. Product for cleaning / installing vehicle lettering

    I have an installation today of some vehicle lettering and was wondering what everyone uses to clean the area before applying the vinyl. And when it is a vinyl ontop of another, what product do you reccomend using. I tend to use Rapid Tac, but I am currently out of it. Can anoyone recommend...
  12. How much would you charge for this job

    7 locations. Basic 1 color except for doors and back have small blue wave. 4 doors , back tailgate and top of bed 94" x 9". PS I'm lettering 4 more of there trucks
  13. What font is this?

  14. little bit of everything

    little bit of everything

    I've installed on a lot of elevators in my day.
  15. help! largish job pricing

    Need help pricing a job which entails all the gallery lettering for an art biennial. 14 diverse venues all over the city, each with a 350-word statement and a 300-word donor line plus 58 distinct 150-word artist bios installation included--this is challenging because the venues are all distinct...
  16. Lettering metallic on stained wood

    Hey Guys, I'm going to be lettering metallic gold onto stained wood. I worked a long time mixing the stain to the exact right gray/blue color to match my customer's business identity. The wood is soaking up the paint and I can't get a good coat without priming first. Is there a clear...
  17. Mike Stevens on the Art of Brush Lettering - VHS -1985

    Hey guys, Anybody have a copy or know where I can get a copy? I've read lots about his work. Videos are always great learning. I work in Atlanta, GA and sometimes in Richmond, VA. Thanks
  18. VS-640 not finishing cuts on letters and missing side when "Cut Image Boundaries" set

    Hi all, currently having some issues with our VS-640. Doing some truck lettering and some of the letters aren't fully cut, mostly things like a G or R, letters that are a little more "complex" than say an L or an O. Another issue I'm having is that sometimes when I check off "Cut Image...
  19. Skoda Fabia

    Skoda Fabia

    Lettering and Design work from JR-Folientechnik
  20. Pyramid Framing Trailer Closeup

    Pyramid Framing Trailer Closeup

    Pyramid Framing Trailer. Printed with a Mutoh 1204 on 180 comply cleared with clearshield. Removed rivets and replaced after applying the vinyl.
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