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Kinda silly logic Pricing by the hour for router work is foolish. Estimating time and materials is ONLY a way to make sure of your costs - NOT to set the final price. The goal in our shop is not to increase our volume but rather do the most creative work possible for a good dollar. The rest I...

I'll be there showing how to create 3D routing files out at the MultiCam booth. I hope to see as many folks as possible! -grampa dan

An iPad is also on my wish list. I'll be using it as my portfolio and for presentations and the lectures I give. The price points depending on memory and connectivity were something of a mystery initially but I've decided to go with lots of memory but only with a wifi connection. It is all I...

I use the intuos by Wacom. http://www.wacom.com/intuos/large.php It's big enough to use easily but not big enough to tire out your arm. The key to learning to use one of these is to give your mouse to someone you trust. Then tell them that no matter how frustrated you become and no matter...

I was dragged kicking and screaming into the computer age. I thought they were cool but the last thing I thought I needed was a computer. Bak in the early 90's I witnessed my kids working on computers often. And Janis did our books on our company computer too. The odd time I pecked out a letter...

The tool changer on my MultiCam picks up the collets in holders. The holders (probably not the right term) accept collets of different sizes from 1/8" all the way up to 1" I believe. So I can switch out the collets and tool bits depending on what I need. The bit goes into the collets and tool...

I use the Onsrud bits... 1/4 shank tapered to 1/8" ballnose tip. They have a 1.5" cutting edge. They have other sizes too. I get them through my MultiCam dealer who keeps them in stock for me. I also keep two or three on hand but don't break them very often... in fact I can't remember the...

There are some great programs out there that while not child's play are not that hard to learn. We use EnRoute Pro in our shop with wonderful success. Each program has things it does best and a few things some of the others do not do. Simply do your homework. Purchase a program and router that...

I have a MultiCam 3000 series router and recommend them based on my experience and top notch service from my local dealer. I did extensive research before buying and now five years later am still very happy with my choice. There are multiCam dealers relatively close to you. If you want to kick...

It can be so intimidating to start in this business. There is so much to learn. Design, layout, materials, colors, construction techniques, business skills, pricing, customer relations and thousand more things. Back when I started (more than 40 years ago) I was young and very green. The sign...

One of our part time helpers is studying kenesiology (sports medicine) in university. For one of her classes Sarah has to spend 12 hours in a wheelchair. I insisted she do part of that time in our shop, but on the condition she not cheat if at all possible. My request was for two reasons. First...

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Great effort! Try the squint test and think priority of copy.. I would suggest perhaps making 'FENCING' a little bigger. You may want to knock back the color of the pickets, but keeping them in the picture. Just my two cents. -grampa dan

Good information. We all ned reminding from time to time. Thanks. -grampa dan

Sadly there are many in this industry that are not capable of designing a professional looking logo. It may be that this is a skill that can be learned, although I believe it takes a certainly amount of talent and a whole lot more passion to get good at. With the proliferation of modern...

Doug from iSign has been to our workshop twice- once before he bought his router and once afterwards. We've had a bunch of folks who use ArtCam come to the workshops and they all got a lot out of it. Our next workshop is scheduled for March 4-6. the link for info is here...

I have a friend in Sweden who bought a commercial bread dough mixer to mix the sculpt. I looked into it seriously but decided against the idea for a couple of reasons. First is it takes as long to clean the equipment as it does to mix by hand. Secondly is that I can only apply it at my speed. If...

It is a dream come true each time some of our work appears in SignCraft. To have my articles appear there is one better. But all that pales when a picture of my grand daughter Phoebe appears on those pages. It's just about enough to make me bust my buttons. Each time I submit an article...

The flat board of the sign is double sided and was routed in two pieces, then laminated together (back to back) with a steel frame in the middle. Before I laminated the two halves together I fastened the bull's heads to each piece. The heads had a core of Precision Board over which I sculpted...