Building a 3D dimensional Sign from offcuts
Building a 3D dimensional Sign from offcuts This is a small sign that I made and I thought that I would share how I went…
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Thermal Prints, Inlay Weld/Bleed
The following is one way to compensate for less than desirable colour-to-colour registration that is sometimes experienced with spot colour thermal output. Gerber Edge-based devices…
How to make your Graphics look Weathered or Old, using cut vinyl.
When creating a design based on an eroded or weathered theme, I edit the actual text on screen using freehand shapes and welding. The most…
Vehicle Wrapping, Introduction demo.
Deep recessed vans are always a problem when it comes to applying vinyl.I had to do a van recently that had just that. Infact, this…
Virtual Site Surveying
“Time is money” – Any experienced, self-employed signmaker knows how true this statement is.Anything we can do to minimise the amount of time spent carrying out…
USABLE FONT FILE FROM PDF
USABLE FONT FILE FROM PDF I’m sure it’s not just me who’s been faced with the struggle of trying to match a client font…“just use…
Creating Glass effect blends on text.
Step 1Starting with a basic shape such as the letter “S” as shown here Step 2From this basic shape, create first an outline (middle image)…
One Way Vision Vinyl – How to make your own
Many of us will have heard of “clear view vinyl” or “clear focus” many different names based on the same thing.Basically what it is is…
Cheap budget application tape dispenser
Iain Gordon Following on from another thread here’s a couple of pic’s of my homemade dispenser. I have personally taped up graphics of three metres…
Bad Eyes and trying to weed vinyl.
We have all come across this weeding problem at some point, whether it be bad eyesight or working late straining your eyes while you try…
*** Vinyl “Card tube” inserts
Below is a picture of something I do pretty regularly. Its not anything techy as you can see but works very well and makes use…
Contour Cut prints without an optical eye cutter
Contour Cut Prints without an optical Eye Cutter Most people believe that a plotter with an “optical eye” ( OPUS ) is required to contour…