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I have a new to me SC-850D that I have been using for a few weeks. Everything is set up and working great except for the maximum cutting width once the machine measures whatever media is loaded. With 24" vinyl, it will only cut in a 21" area. I lose almost 3" because it will not get closer than...

I am making several signs for a fire department using Real Gold brand 22kt. vinyl, which brought up this question... How do you handle the little air gaps around the letters when you put laminate over top? When I do a job with Real Gold or Sign Gold I always put clear laminate over top that...

I have been so busy lately I haven't been able to get my new used printer up and running. I have a few jobs coming up where I will need some graphics printed, laminated and contour cut on reflective vinyl, either Oracal or 3M 7-10 year. Most of them will be about 12" tall by 24" wide. I will...

I love when I get the opportunity to use real gold/silver leaf, and it has happened quite a bit recently so I figured I would post some pictures. A few helmet shields: Powder coated aluminum sign: Added the "ENGINE" and "RESCUE" to these two trucks as well as the numbers to match the...

I really need help with the first one... I will either have to find the font or trace it. The second one is just something I would like to add to the collection... it is probably not a font but anything close in the same convex style (the GLEN COVE part)would be great!

I have been using several logos over the past couple years for my business. I am working on getting some nice polo shirts embroidered, so I figured now would be a good time to settle on one logo that I can use from now on. The reason I have put this off for so long is I just cannot draw up a...

I love old fire truck fonts, so I am always on the search for new ones to add to the collection. This is most likely either a manufacturer's proprietary font or possibly specific to this fire company, but is there anything close to it out there? I have been looking but everything I have found is...

I can't get a match on this one. I know it's a common one and I've used it before, I just can't put a name to it. It's not Swiss 721 but very close.

I have been looking for a bigger printer to handles things I can't do on my Edge, and I came across a great deal on a Falcon Outdoor Jr and a Mutoh 30" plotter. The plotter works great, and the printer turns on and doesn't show any issues, but it doesn't have any ink in it to see if it prints...

I am working on a fire truck redo and the customer is requesting Sign Gold (I will be using Real Gold brand). I have always done the standard gold leaf striping with black borders that is sold in rolls, and then I go back and add a vinyl pinstripe below. When I went to measure this truck, I...

So I decided to start dressing mine up a little bit last night. The biggest reason was because I needed to unwind after a long day of making wraps for cheerleaders megaphones... but it also gave me a chance to play with a couple of the BD Sign Supply Fills. Between this and a few more panels I...

At first I figured this was not a font, but then I noticed it was done in Sign Gold... so it was either digitized or this font actually exists. Any ideas? ("FIRE COMPANY" is what I'm looking for)

http://letterheadsignsupply.com/hand-lettering-starter-brush-kit-standard I found this set from Letterhead Sign Supply. Is this a decent starter set for the money? It comes with the book and the brush box which I thought was pretty cool.

I was looking through some pictures on the internet of historic American LaFrance fire trucks and there was some talk of the styles of lettering and graphics that were unique to the company. Recently American LaFrance ceased operations and all the assets were auctioned off. I saw where some...

It seems like I am constantly being asked for a more cost effective alternative to hand laid gold or RealGold vinyl. I have always refused to put the imitation gold vinyl on fire trucks because it just doesn't hold up, so that isn't an option. So the only other solution I could think of for this...

I am working on a new logo for my business, but I am drawing it by hand. The last time I scanned hand drawn artwork into the computer it was a major pain. I drew it with a pencil first, then went over the final product with sharpies to darken the lines, scanned it in and went through and cleaned...

I needed a break from the pile of "real" paying jobs. Some may call it wasting time, I call it blowing off steam.

I have had a lot of questions about my fire helmet shields, so I figured I would post up some pictures and info. I started making these for myself and people I work with more or less just as a fun side project. Little did I know the shields would turn out to be a major part of my business. At...

I completed this job last night. RealGold brand 22kt. vinyl over black Oracal 971 with Oracal laminate on top to seal the edges. The shadows and outlines on the RealGold were printed on the Gerber Edge. The guys on this engine paid for the job out of pocket.

I know Eye Candy isn't supported for Corel Draw, but I have seen where others are using it and say it works great. I am running a trial version of the new X7 and downloaded a trial version of Eye Candy. It all works like it should... except the effects are applied to the whole box and not just...