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  1. 100,000 year old "Lettering Kit"

    Just ran across this article about the discovery of a 1000,000 year old cave lettering kit! http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Archaeologists+uncover+ancient+paint+containers/5550884/story.html?cid=megadrop_story Not too sure if that would make sign painting the oldest profession in the...
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    Weeding Nightmare!?

    I'm with Sticky Signs on this one. I've weeded way worse.

  4. Best employee gripe so far...

    Slight inferiority complex wouldn't you say? I'ld be scared if his eyes started to glaze over!

  5. 55" Laminators

    We have a Royal Sovereign where I work and it's a Royal PITA! First off the media handling requires feeding a big long heavy awkward rod through the laminate or masking tape core. Big negative score on that "feature" alone. There's a big gap between the primary rollers and the secondary...

  6. Layering Multiple Decals

    Use weed boxes to your advantage. It may use slightly more vinyl but the production time goes way down. Cut out a sheet of the background material with a weed box around it. Weed it but don't mask it. Take the foreground vinyl with the exact same size weed box around the individual graphics...

  7. The Creepy Customer thread....

    Didn't happen to have "Free Candy" spray painted on the side of that non-descript panel van did he?

  8. Outstanding! Joe Diaz wins Grand Prize

    Congrats! You've totally captured the essence of Steampunk!
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    Newest member of my team!!!

    Lucky thing that cone isn't on the other end or you could end up with hearing impairment.

  10. what chemical removes adhesive from lexan?

    Here's a PDF from Sabic - the maker of Lexan - on the proper cleaning procedure for Lexan sheet products. http://www.fist.si/db/fist/File/Sabic/LEXAN%20Sheet%20Cleaning%20Recomm.pdf Dan

  11. Onyx Rip Issue

    Although I use a Mimaki wide format printer and Onyx for the RIP what I do is work in RGB. Here's my reasoning behind this: RGB is a "Standard" and has wider gamut than than CMYK which is NOT a "Standard". Mimaki's yellow is a completely different formulation than Roland's which is different...

  12. Sign Design Software

    I created a template in CorelDraw for the boilerplate around the proofs I email out as a PDF attachment. I also password protect the PDF so that the graphics can't be extracted by some unscrupulous competitor. I only use "sign design software" as a bridge to get the graphics from CorelDraw to...

  13. Official: Whiskey Thread

    There we go - now fixed - I'ld say that calls for a shot! Dan

  14. Official: Whiskey Thread

    Could you please explain? I'm not too clear on how you're supposed to link pictures on this board. Dan

  15. Official: Whiskey Thread

    As soon as I scare up enough coin for this puppy I'll be making my own! My wife thinks I'm joking but she has no idea how serious I am about this.

  16. hi from alberta

    Welcome neighbour (that's the way we spell it around here). Where in Alberta are you from? Haven't taken Dan Sawatzky's workshop - yet - but it's on the agenda. Hoping to get in on the March 2010 workshop. I did take Larry Wahn's hand carving course at the Banff Sign Shop though and I've done a...

  17. Font Reader???

    I have the latest edition of FontExpert that I bought just last week but I don't seem to see anywhere to have it identify a scanned font. I could use it if it's available somewhere. Dan
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