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Roadkill_321 Tue 22 December 2009 21:38

Big 3 Dimensional Sign for own business
 
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Finally got around to making myself a sign....

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John

Gerald D Tue 22 December 2009 22:00

That is a fine sign!

lumberjack_jeff Tue 22 December 2009 22:00

That is really spectacular John! I really love your choice of fonts.

Kobus_Joubert Tue 22 December 2009 23:12

Very nice, do I see some Vectric TEXTURE for the background ?

What is the size and did you POCKET the whole thing or made loose letters and stuck them on later.

domino11 Wed 23 December 2009 10:10

John,
Nice to see you still around! Love the sign. Do tell a little more, like software, cutters used, cut time etc if you have the info. How did you finish it? Sign mask and paint, or freehand? Looks great!

Roadkill_321 Wed 23 December 2009 12:49

Thanks for the comments guys.

Software used was Aspire, Cutters were 52-285 Onsrud for the roughing and profile cutouts, used a 60 deg V-bit for the outline where the letters would be attached, 1/2" Ball cutter for the relief.

Total cutting time was around 10 hrs. The material was 3/4" MDF undercoated twice and top coated three times with Benjamin Moore paint applied by air. Letters and border were attached with PL200 cement and brad nails.

Is a bit of an experiment to see if it will stand up to the elements.

John:)

Roadkill_321 Wed 23 December 2009 12:58

Kobus,

The texture was a photo I got off the net, and the sign is 4' X 8'. Thanks for your comments.

sailfl Wed 23 December 2009 13:10

John,

Very nice job. Nice and big so people will be able to see it and call with lots of business.

MetalHead Thu 24 December 2009 06:30

Did you cut the letters also? Do you have pics of the whole process? Which Vetric Software did you use?

Great sign!!!

Mike

MetalHead Thu 24 December 2009 06:34

On the durability subject... Any body cut HDU on their MM ??

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Roadkill_321 Fri 25 December 2009 09:24

Hi Mike,

I don't have pics of the whole process but I can tell you what I did. I Cut the relief using a 1/2" Ball end bit into a sheet of 3/4" MDF leaving islands for where the letters were going to go, I then used a 60 degree V-Bit to cut guides for aligning the letters.

I then cut out the backdrop with a 1/4" upcut spiral.

I cut the letters and the border out of another sheet of 3/4" MDF using a 1/4" upcut bit.

After spraying the pieces with their individual colors I reattached them using PL200 and brad nails.

Thanks, John

Higginto Sun 16 May 2010 14:50

Great work.

keithstanley Sat 24 December 2011 14:41

your sign
 
hello John, I like your sign and that you made it from MDF. Can you tell me how it has stood up to outdoor life? I am thinking of making my own sign for outdoors and I was hoping to use MDF.
Thanks,
Keith

Roadkill_321 Mon 26 March 2012 20:34

Hi Keith,

The sign has stood up pretty well so far, we had a big wind here some time ago and it ended up on it's face and cracked the border, but it's not that noticable.
It has lots of paint on it which has helped a lot I would guess.

dakmonf Sat 07 April 2012 11:56

John;

I really like the style of that sign.
Any chance you could share the file.

Thanks

Greg


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