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So what if you owned the machine and paid two "robots" to man it. You design the sign and then pass it on to your laborers for production. You sell a 100 of those 2-color, 4' x 8' signs, even sell them a very competitive price and end up end up with more money in your pocket at the end of the...

I received my first Big Squeegees this week (26" yard sign model and the 54" laminator model) and used the 54" for the first time yesterday. I was mounting non-laminated Oracal 3951RA to 4' x 8' sheets of coroplast. The Big Squeegee worked wonders and took no time to learn but I had one...

I was recently viewing this YouTube Video which show a large, automatic Thieme screen press. They are producing 4' x 8', two-color, coro political signs and I was amazed with this process and mainly the fact that each color is applied in less than 10 seconds. On top of the speed, these signs...

round man - If I read your last post correctly, I totally agree. Letter forms spacing, kerning layout, etc are important fundamentals that should be learned by everyone and will make each of us a better sign maker. Being able to hand letter/paint signs is not a fundamental requirement to being...

We make signs with electric operated equipment. I know my boss well enough to know that if we were without power for a long period of time and still had requests for signs, we would find a way to make them. We would find a way to put paint/ink on substrate...by generator, by hand, by stencil...

Mr. Parkes I think you are on the wrong site. This is Signs101 I think you are looking for the 400 level Sign forum. Allen

A friend sent me the to this video. Very impressive. Photoshop CS5 Content-Aware Fill Allen

If you own about any Adobe program or suite, you can upgrade but the cost will vary depending on how big the jump. We upgraded from CS Design Standard to CS4 Design Premium. The cost was greater than if we'd upgraded from CS2 or CS3 but it was still cheaper than buying a new version. Adobe's...

Thanks. I thought I went through all my fonts but don't think I made it to the top of my list. Agency is second on my list and I just overlooked it. Thanks again. Allen

Thought this one would be easy enough but I haven't found an exact match. Any help is appreciated. Allen

I think the problem is in the title of your post. You didn't say, "Homemade Squeegee for $20" you said "Big Squeegee for $20." Allen

I liked the flowers in the first post as well but the second bouquet has more color and in my planning meeting with the client, he mentioned different color flowers. I also think the phone number looks a bit orphaned on the fender but I'm concerned about placing it on the bottom side, with...

And again..... Thanks for all the input and Signmeup, thanks for your version. I took away the flower wreath on the shop name. The customer likes that but I think I might put it on the hood and back window if he insists. I have to keep the "Serving BG.....1972" on there as well, although it...

Another revision If you are following the progress, here is #3. I changed or attempted to: - Make the logo bigger - Add something to the front fender to balance out the design. You can't tell from this view but the plan is for the bouquet on the fender extend to the hood to help connect...

To everyone, thank you for the help. I was able to get my graphic, cut line, and bleed just as I need it. Thanks again. Allen

iSign - That's a good work around. Didn't think of that. Thanks.

Eric, thanks. I did convert the text to outline (actually the submitted file was that way). To make my contour cut path, I created an offset path. My options at this point, from my limited knowledge, are: 1. Reduce the offset path to more inside the stroke. It gives me room for error on...

Good morning. I have an AI text file that was sent to me by my client. It is their text logo w/ a gradient fill and a stroke (first pic, blue path). I am supposed to print/cut the logo. Being new to Illy, I have a question about lining up my contour cut line and the stroke bleed of the text...

I would like to make the logo larger too but I'm not sure how to do that and keep it within the parameters of the vehicle layout. I can put it on the back area but that seem to be the best place to put the bouquet. I don't want to run the logo over door creases and make it look disjointed. I...

That looks really nice and it's good to see the process. What material did you use? Allen