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Depends on the quality of the image. I use Illustrator and Flexi-Sign. Flexi Sign's vector smoothing tools are awesome. Sometimes its easier just start with the pen tool in Illustrator and trace manually without using live-trace.

What material do you find lights up brightest at night, perforated Day/Night vinyl, or Day/Night acrylic? What brands do you recommend? TIA, Nick

We do channel letters all the time, just not often with digital prints. I just want to make sure I'm making these the best way possible.

I think it looks great. The eyes don't bother me.

I have a job that requires a digitally printed logo on channel letters. I'm trying to decide whether to use clear acrylic or Lexan. I'm going to do two second surface prints. One on clear vinyl and one on translucent white vinyl. Most things I read say to use lexan. Is this because it protects...

Very valuable info. Thanks guys. Just to update everyone, I've run 3/16" down cut carbide bits for the last two jobs with great success. Down cut bits make a huge difference. I may pick up a few steel bits to do some comparison.

All of this +1. In my experience most of the time customers don't know, or realize you are giving them a good price, and then they will expect everything to be super cheap from then on. It really only hurts you. Unless they are big time customers of yours I would charge full price to re-do it.

I wouldn't feel shady at all. If its a customer using their own logo. You must have good clients. Most of the people I deal with have no idea what a vector is to begin with, much less the ability to locate their own files and e-mail them to me.

How many are they ordering? I would consider just doing the red in reflective. The black will look white when it reflects light and make it hard to read on the white background.

Do you guys use down-cut or up-cut bits?

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to get some tap magic.

Hey Guys, I am using LMT onstrud bits (https://www.onsrud.com/product/Item/m/itemDetail.html?q=63-618&itemId=63-610) to cut .040 alumium on a Shop Bot. I was initially using 1/8"dia bits but have switched to 3/16"dia because the 1/8" bits kept breaking. Both sizes get clogged with melted...

Can you post a screen shot of the effect you are looking for?

It's pretty cool looking

How did you get duped?

nice work

Thank you sir!

Thought it was Gill Sans but I was mistaken.

Looking good. Did you do this exclusively in Corel?

thank you sirs