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Just saying hello
Hello to every body on the group, thought i would introduce myself . My name is Ken and i run a small company in Wrexham North Wales using a CNC router and saw mill machinery. I work with a lot of sign manufacturers and the craft industries within the UK. I have only been running for the last eight months so any advice from me might be limited. If i can be of any help to any one then i will do my best.
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hi ken & welcome to the boards mate.. 😀
there are lots of new comers to the trade on here so dont feel alone.
feel free to ask or help whenever you feel you want to…we have a great bunch on the boards so kick back and enjoy 😉
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Thanks Rob
I am sure i will be asking a lot of question as time goes by. I never intended to start a business providing to the sign or craft trade i was going to make guitars but i got hijacked and had to start learning fast.Cheers 😉
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a BIG BIG WELCOME Ken! 😎
it doesn’t matter what you wanted to do – you’re here now 😛 …
most of us started out intenDing to do (or be) something else. Rob Lambie use to be an exotic dancer called Beryl and Steve Broughton started out his career as a cocker-spaniel!
just go with the flow!…
look forward to talking to you more
mikethesign
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Hello Mikethesign
Thanks for the wellcome i hope to get to know everyone in time i think this is the best resource for advice i have come across in long while. Mind you i never expected to meet ex-exotic dancers here 😉
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I wanted to be a Zookeeper……this is the closest I’ve got……..welcome aboard Ken! (:) (:) (:) (:) (:) (:) (:) (hot)
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Good morning Martin
You should come and visit this place is surrounded by animals. My unit is near a river and it’s like a nature reserve down here there are Peacoks, ducks, geese, chickens, horses, squirrels and so on. A great place to work but the dawn chorous can be a little noisy. Cheers for the welcome 😀
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Hi Ken and welcome to the boards, lots of useful info on here, if you need an answer to a question try the search as someone might have asked the question before, if you can’t find what you are looking for just post a new topic. Don’t be afraid to ask no matter how silly you think the questions are, I’ve asked loads of silly questions.!!
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Thanks Martin
I will be asking many silly questions i bet but i must admit everyone makes you feel at easy on this site so i am looking forward to getting to know everyone. And hopefully i might be able to be of some assistance myself. -
Hello Ken and welcome to the UK signboards – a wonderful resource for all of us signmakers. 😀
Are you still making Guitars at all? and what sorts of products do you use the CNC router for (Presumably flat cut lettering and so on)?
I was sent a sample from a company called “Delcam” that produce router software. This sample was a small piece of almost clear plastic that had been routed to produce a carving that when held up to the light showed a photgraphic quality image – amazing!!
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Hello Rightsigns
I am playing about with the guitars mainly electric but i had to suspend most of the work because the business led me in this direction. But i am not complaining. I have a more variety now, working with sign manufacturers and craft companies. I make flat cut lettering with the cnc in loads of different materials. I also make house signs , plaques, frames , shapes what ever you can imagine really. I have even made a bait rolling machine for a fisherman.I also have a saw mill which is great for cutting cast acrylics and so on. I let people ask me then i see if i can make it basically.I use 3-d software and i have worked with Delcam software and it is very good but the price for it is in the thousands. 😥 Thanks for the welcome 🙂
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Sorry for putting hello Rightsigns i missed your name. So Hello Phill 😳
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Ah! Nice to have another Welsh signmaker register. We haven’t had any for at least 10 minutes 😛
Welcome Ken
Rob can we have a new poll 1. Are you Welsh? or 2. Are you Welsh? 😆
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tell me about it mate… everytime i check the detail of a new regitration i think “hey hows at it here?” 😆 😆
biggest community are:-
1, english
2, welsh
3, scottish
4 irish eeeekkk joe & eddies not gonna be happy 😮 😉 -
Thanks for the welcome Pioneer
That’s the problem with us Welsh we keep multiplying 😉 I never knew there were so many and i tried to research how many sign makers there were in Wales. I think they were all SAS trained 😛
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