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If I see the customer's copy that is spelled incorrectly it certainly IS my job to point it out. And get the correction signed off. But maybe that's just me because I'm a spelling freak and don't want anything I put out to be incorrect.

I believe AlishaP's bio says Trenton... not Toronto. Different market if doing work for local customers.

I started a sign business many years ago, with no kids and my now-ex wife. We started from 0. Boy, it's tough. We managed to build a business in a rural area NW of Toronto with little competition around. When competition did begin to appear, so did price-cutting, by one competitor in particular...

Wow, I have to say this thread was a very interesting read. A glimpse into the typical American psyche, I wonder if it's representative of the greater US or more of a glimpse of how people in the US sign & print industries feel? I enjoyed the comments.

Which part of the UK?

On the auto mechanics issue, it is true that in a traditional repair shop there is very little rebuilding of worn or defective parts. However, the systems are far from self-diagnosing as a whole. The real scarcity in the trade are the skills that allow for an understanding of vehicle electronics...

In my home province of Ontario, high school tech programs are alive and well. After many years of weak funding, there has been a greater investment in recent years for tech programs. I retired a year & a half ago from being an automotive teacher (while still doing some signwriting along the...

Tap drill chart used to select correct drill size to match your desired tap & bolt size, metric & imperial.

Not complaining, just making an observation. Give me a break - we've got snow up here already, ok? And Thanksgiving was last month! Lol

Ironic, eh?

Is it just me (because I'm a bit of a spelling Nazi) or does anyone else find it very interesting to see the consistent use of incorrect spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc., present in a forum consisting of people whose job, presumably, is to make zero of these mistakes in their work?

Years ago I used Frog Juice then 1-Shot over top of that - airbrushed or lettering quill - on 3M/Gerber vinyl. You had to be really, really careful when using a medium tack mask if painting first then applying the painted vinyl to a vehicle. Occasionally, removing the mask pulled off some...

You had me at "Don't..."!

Dinosaur years ago, I used to regularly do lettering for a truck body shop on their customers' trucks. The body shop took my cost to them and added a markup on the customer's bill. A textbook win-win. Then one day I finished the job in less time than I had priced out and I gave the bodyshop...

I read a lot of speculation in the posts on this topic ( including my own). If we want to find the real answers to why an employee is leaving, we must ASK them. We have to ask to raise our understanding, not to condemn, judge or criticise them. And that can take some practice and skill in...

It's Iike when you're shopping for equipment. Vendor A quotes $X for the gear and Vendor B's price is higher but agrees to price match. I say "if the only reason you will sell for $X is because the other is offering that, then No Way". I'll go with the one who has a better deal up front. If you...

Try drilling with a small masonary bit or a diamond-tipped one. Carbide-tipped drills are available and diamond Dremel-type bits may do the job of getting through the top layer.

Maybe it's like this: yesterday I bought new running shoes. Last week I went to a local SportChek store but they had nothing in my size and the staff don't know anything more than I do about shoes. Maybe less because I've been wearing shoes a lot longer than they have been drawing breath...

If it takes more than 1/2 a second to understand it, it's no good!

I started a sign business in about 1982ish, with my then girlfriend-laterwife-exwife. Hand-lettered signs, trucks and boats. Pinstriping came later. Then we bought a Gerber GSx plotter and the brushes got used less and less. For a period I operated a small but quickly growing sign business in...