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Nice post Joe Diaz. I think overhead has a lot to do with it also. The kitchen sign shop that has no mortgage,employees,payroll tax,insurance and knowledge of what something is worth is always going to be cheaper.

print em on clear and forget about weeding.

Awning over the door made out of sign off cuts. Windows made out of sign extrusion and polycarb. Rest of facade made out of off cuts also. The door bell is our way of going green. It's a rope and pulley attached to a clapper inside that strikes a big aluminum letter suspended from the...

time + materials + profit is what you charge.

I am in the same boat.Got an old jv3 and now it needs a printhead. Not sure what I going to do with it. Probably going to just junk it and get a new one that I don't have to worry about. I disagree with the "it's cheaper to maintain old equipment theory" I am a firm believer in "newer...

We route corian as well but I would be afraid to do this also.Unless we were getting big bucks. To many things that can go wrong. As soon as something does go wrong you'll have to make a whole new sign for them. Yes it can be done and corian routes nicely but there is the pia factor of...

rolco will give you a matte finish.Gelatin water size will give you a mirror finish.Also your going to want to use loose leaf instead of patent

After 20 years of making signs I finally decided to make a sign for my own shop. Never wanted one because our business does not come from walk ins. We moved into an old industrial part of the city and wanted to have a sign that went with the era of the building. And oh yeah after twenty...

It's amazing how the younger generation will always amuse the older.

Our shop minimum on really small jobs is $1000. Hope this helps

Gorgeous signs.Your work is unparalleled.Thanks for the eye candy.

It's called a squiggle.

Love the sound of old stepper motors.Kinda sounds like r2d2 from star wars

Why not just buy the full sheet ? You will have it in your stock for the next job.

Want to know how deep the cabinet should be ? You can educate yourself and look at the many available cabinet extrusion profiles out there. Here is one example http://www.signcomp.com/

You really can't hide a seam in plexi panels.The best you can do is use any of the above methods with the addition of having a large portion of the graphic cover the seam.

When you die they will bury you in a toxic waste dump.

Hire some good old wall dogs and be done with it

+1 It's all about what you are willing to pay

I prefer matte on everything. That includes prints and paint finishes.Flat finishes can hide a lot of sins.When things are shiny you see each and every imperfection.