Recent content by Owen Signcraft

I may be missing where you buy 1" PVC for that cost?? A 4x8 sheet of 1" PVC (the 3D letter is 1" thick) is about $350 CDN/sheet. That's about $11.00 CDN/sq.ft. which is what you would need to cut a 7" letter on a CNC. Plus now I have spent 5 times as much on CNC than a 3D printer and lets hope I...

ADA is not a Canadian standard. (It really should be but that's another discussion) Unfortunately Canada doesn't have a comprehensive standard, rather, it's left up to each province and municipality right now as to what standards they want to adopt. I don't believe any of our standards call out...

This was done on a Bambu X1 Carbon. If we end up moving forward with more 3D interior wayfinding signs, the cheaper printers will suffice making it more feasible to buy more of them! Also, we are just learning about the different bed setups and glass does sound interesting. It produces some...

This is a matte PLA test for indoor letters. The bosses are for pin-mounts, not screws. For outdoors we understand that an ASA or ABS should be used for both temperature swings and UV stability. Haven't tested those yet but looking forward to it. We are also trying some tactile signage options...

Anyone else printing dimensional letters and signage? Wondering what kind of success you are having. One interesting fact we are noticing is is the final material cost. The attached 7" tall letter at 1" depth used $4.50 CDN worth of filament to produce (add another $1.25 to cover machine costs...

For sure. And there are bigger and more capable 3D printers in North America to be certain. But for those who are just starting and not wanting to take out an equipment loan, the Bambu is a great choice for introduction to the 3D world.

I know this is an old thread but we use this method for "crack and peel" decals. If you have the room just add a kiss-cut tab to the graphic. Bend and peel. Works just like a back-slit but on the face.

On the subject of materials once again, the sign industry uses Polycarbonate and PET quite commonly for outdoor signage. These are also common filaments in 3D printing. Brad147 take a look at the Bambu Labs X1C Carbon. One of the fastest printers on the market right now and is very user...

In a few years when 3D printing has increased speed and quality (and it's getting there quickly) I believe this will be the most popular and cost effective way to make dimensional signage. The material is a non-issue now as printers are able to use ABS and ASA with modifiers such as carbon fiber...

We used a 1/2" overlap. We haven't heard of any more issues since fixing with edge seal so hoping it was just a pressure issue or similar. The product seems great otherwise. We've had issues with low VOC paints and regular digital vinyl in the past so we are nervous with any wallcovering now.

No lamination as it is a textured wall product. Printed with Eco Sol inks. This is the first time we used overlapping seams. I wonder if it's just not great at sticking to itself. We used some 3M edge seal for now to fix the immediate issues. Probably going to try the butt seam, cutting through...

We've just started using this Briteline Multigrip for wall murals recently and until now haven't had any issues. Our latest job has started to lift only a few days after install. It appears to be lifting at an overlap seam. Upon further inspection both overlaps seams (its a 3 panel mural) are...

We use 4950 for acrylic to drywall wayfinding signs. Works very well. Acrylic to acrylic the 4910 works well. Most good VHB tape is expensive. We work into the final costs.

Because the 3 or 4 9x12's that he requires a month could be feeding a sign guy's family! lol.

Our JV33 has been experiencing an issue where the heaters will not rise to the set temperatures, with no orange lights on the heat panel. However, if we come out of remote to bring the settings down within range of what the current temps are and place back into remote, the orange lights turn on...