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You can also rotate the mirror line by grabbing an end handle and dragging it around. Holding the shift key while doing this will snap the rotation to 45 degrees.

If the restaurant is for sale again it seems they didn't have money to make the change. And I agree with greglauter, do the right thing by your customer and it will be repaid ten fold (not to say you did anything wrong). I have referred my customers to other sources, including eBay, when they...

If the tag line "You can smell our butts all over town" is something the restaurant has been using for some time and it has recognition then keep it. However, when I first read it I immediately thought of cigarettes, maybe a good tag line for a smokers shop. And I agree with others about the...

Does anyone know of a PE in Ohio (preferably central Ohio) that can do stamped drawings? TIA

Does anybody know of a wholesaler that sells banner stakes to accommodate up to 36"H banners? I saw them on a site awhile back and now that I am searching for them cannot find them anywhere. The ones I am looking for are plastic poles that are stuck in the ground and have 2 tie down ropes off...

I agree that Phil's ideas are great and will be incorporating them into what I show the client. As for the golfers as the target audience, it is actually a different market (and ashamed to say I can't remember off the top of my head) but it is someplace that golf carts are used by everyone...

Gary, I like that font, what is it?

Any suggestions as to the font? I would like to stay with something western but unfortunately don't have many 'western' theme fonts in my collection, maybe something that looks like a branding iron created the text.

I am working on a new logo for a client and would like to get some feedback on what works and what doesn't with what I have so far. I do not usually do this but have tried to absorb as much as possible from this site and looking at other logos for inspiration. The two ideas below are...

IIRC, server class machines require error correcting RAM and this can slow the performance of the machine. For a design machine don't bother about a server-class machine, they cost more and you will probably get less performance. Plus the hassle of getting the processor, RAM and MB for a...

Anyone know this font? Tried WhatTheFont.com but no luck. The first is the original image and the second is one I tried to clean up and run thru WhatTheFont.com. TIA

Posting about and tips or tricks you have is always appreciated, even if it does something similar to what someone is selling here. There are posts about building work tables, panel saws, etc. all of which can be bought from members/advertisers here. I think what put you in a negative light is...

Thanks for the info Fred. I can certainly understand the need for advertisements to help support the site. I just think that telling everyone out there what we pay for a sign a bad idea. It is tough enough as it is to make customers understand the value of a sign and then to have them come in...

Sounds like a perfect opportunity to incorporate rush charges. You might be surprised how UN-important it becomes when they have to start paying for it.

I just saw an ad running for DaVinci signs stating the cost for wholesale HDU signs. It was displayed just below the "Log Out" link to the right of the posts. Sorry I didn't think to get a screen shot (now added to this post). Does this ad show only for premium members or for anyone that...

I have been using glass for as long as I have been making signs so I can't say if glass will dull the blades faster than a cutting mat. However, I know from talking with other sign makers that a cutting mat, even those that claim to be self healing, will eventually hold a scar and can make your...

If the name has brand recognition with what they do then it could be the most important piece of the sign. There was a sign I did once for a karate school and came to realize how important it is to some markets to associate a person's name with the business. In this case, there were half a...

I have done the mystery shopper call on many sign shops over the last 20 years, both franchised and independent, and rarely if ever find a franchise shop undercutting anyone. Most often they are right in the middle. One reason a franchise would be reluctant to undercut others is because the...

Instead of a cutting mat with grid I purchased a thin printed grid and then laid a piece of tempered glass over that. The tempered glass will not get cut up like the mat and is exceptionally easy to clean. As for the grid I use it quite often, mainly when trying to square something up. Rather...

It depends on if you want others to see them via the web or be able to download the original file. For sharing the files, Dropbox is a nice free utility (up to so many MBs of course, then it costs you). You simply install an FTP-like utility on your computer and anyone else that would access...