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Someone in another post referenced this book. It is great and also has info on gilding which has been very helpful to me. https://archive.org/details/howtopaintsignss00matt

I am in the same boat as you. Just picked up the same set of mack brushes. Good luck. I think it is a great talent to have in your bag of skills. Everyone can appreciate a hand lettered sign or window. Old timers used to not give out advice, trade secrets. I think now they see less and less...

Running an old Graphtec FC5100 It is my bread and butter. I recently saw the usb cord breaking down. There was a cover I took off the cable and there is a small chip in there the wire broke from the solder point. I think the chip is to extend the signal. IDK I looked up the serial number and...

I use wix. I started with a template and gradually altered it to the point where it is completely custom design. wix makes it super easy you just add photos, separators, text, bounding box, & hyperlinks wherever you want. always offering new feature like hover over images etc. I used wix to...

Hey guys, I have been doing a lot of print and cut decals. I usually farm out my printing but have been looking at some used vp-540 or mutoh 1304. I have experience with solvent and latex printers. I have one concern. The downtime on the machine. Sometime I don't print for two weeks. I know the...

rossmosh thank you for the reference to ColorCore. I see Harbor is a supplier. I checked the specs of ColorCore and the only downside is that the material can not be painted. But I will defiantly give the customer this option. I assume if the carved lettering needs to be different colors I...

Hey guys I am looking for Trex style material used to make outdoor trail and park signs. I cant seem to find sheets or 4x4 post. Also I have heard stories of trex not accepting paint very well or that once the inside is exposed after carving the material is not waterproof. Any suggestions? I...

I am using windows 7. I mostly use flexi for design. Photoshop for raster and Corel for some vector functions. So the adobe and corel specific font managers may not work best. I decided to try out nexus font now I have the daunting task of trying to organize 5000 fonts. I began making...

I have accumulated well over 2000 fonts. When I am designing it is hard to figure out which font to use. I resort to just downloading new fonts because it is easier to see what I need. I have been looking at font manager software. Something I can type a phrase is and see the type options. Most...

someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I think what I linked will be the "cheapest" If you need full adhesive use "paint mask vinyl" which comes in rolls. I use an Avery material that is yellow, also sold in white. It has a very mild adhesive that does not leave any residue when removed...

Brown Paper https://www.homedepot.com/p/Trimaco-3-ft-x-144-ft-Brown-Rosin-Paper-L3536144/203613783 Clear Masking film https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Hand-Masker-48-in-x-180-ft-x-0-4-mil-Advanced-Masking-Film-AMF48-8C/203072663

I second having plenty of receptacles! Also cat5 to key locations for printer to computer etc. and that rx7 is sick! do you follow tj hunt? looks similar minus all the crazy aero pieces he has. Good luck with the new shop has to be really exciting. I plan on making the same move soon from extra...

In my experience with large volume card suppliers the finish cut will always be slightly off You can see from the beginning of the batch to the end the cut sometimes changes just a little. Try to give the text some breathing room so if the cut is slightly off it is not as noticeable. Also a...

I use my Cricuit that I purchased from Joanne fabrics using some coupons to shape cut aluminum letters. Just bolted a torch to it, turn on the oxygen tank and let her rip potato chip!

Birds of Paradise https://creativemarket.com/Script-house/25019-Birds-of-Paradise-%C2%A9?u=whatfontis

I just got finished a job where I was in the same situation. I looked at turned gold vinyl options but they are expensive and customer didn't want to spend that much. Job was a antique firetruck that had turned gold decals on it, they were looking to save some but rename the truck. I ended up...

wrong material for the job. You could possibly get away with that type of installation interior on drywall. as others have stated they need to be stud mounted. If you have a CNC why not use HDU or Acrylic? Last time I checked gatorfoam is not for exterior use. You better plan on sealing those...

You would need to remove the sealer. You could sand all the sealer off the wall then try to stain and re-seal. The issue with real wood and stain is that the stain seeps into the wood which would probably bleed out from the stencil. I agree with the metal stencil and blowtorch idea! You could...

My neighbor has had a faulty LED spot light outside his house for almost a year now. It flickers constantly, almost like a night club rave party outside my windows. So I share in your dis-content with neighbors! HAHA I have a call in 3M to try to speak with someone there that may be able to...

Can not recommend drapes or blinds as these are rather large windows in a commercial building so I don't think suzy home makers curtains are going to be very professional. There is the option of the retractable mesh style roll up style window shades. BUT the customer is inquiring about window...