Slate sign

[Lorraine Clinch]

Hi John

I often have people in with expensive tastes and shallow pockets (not saying this is your customer) 🙄 I have made several signs in darkish grey with cream text, on composite, which are OK for house signs….

May not help but 😳

Lorraine

[John Harding]

thanks lorraine done all that, its a management company foe a block of flats on the seafront needs to be nice and bespoke

John

[Lorraine Clinch]

Thought you probably had, being a pro and all that! :lol1:

[Joe Cieslowski]

Slate can be "carved" on a cnc…….gilded letters or numbers look terrific on slate.

Hope this helps.

Joe,

Makin Chip$ and Havin Fun!

[Mike Grant]

Go to your local monumental stone mason, they are usually set up for commercial engraving or sandblasting. Beware of slate if it is in a position where sticky fingers can get to it as you cant clean marks of slate.
I had ours do a few much cheaper in granite than I could do in Corian lookalikey. 😮

[Alistair Richards]

I’ve sand blasted slate berfore with great results, but it’s a horrible job so don’t do it now.

A company down this wasy do slate house signs if that helps http://www.kernowsigns.co.uk/slatesigns.html

[Nicola McIntosh]

nice link Andrew, but I would send in my own artwork for the signage, no disrespect but the guys choice of fonts and layout are not what I would say the best I’ve seen, but that’s just me 😉

nik

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Dammit Nik I just ordered one from their for your birthday!
😉
Love….Jill

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Jillbeans:

Dammit Nik I just ordered one from their for your birthday!

:yikes: 😉

[Graeme Harrold]

Plenty of monumental masons round me, or for a little extra have a look at Inigo Jones

[Russell Pavey]

I have used a local company before for slate house signs for clients http://www.buysigns.co.uk/index.htm

I have always found them to be very helpful doing bespoke stuff and have been more than satisfied with the results.

[Peter Normington]

quote Nicola McIntosh:

nice link Andrew, but I would send in my own artwork for the signage, no disrespect but the guys choice of fonts and layout are not what I would say the best I’ve seen, but that’s just me 😉

nik

Andrew?

Peter

[Graeme Harrold]

Come on, she’s on the red early…………….. 😮 :peek:

[Peter Normington]

bugger. forgot it was Friday again 😀

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Graeme Harrold:

Come on, she’s on the red early…………….. 😮 :peek:

😀 what am I not allowed to be honest? and im on the appletizer tonight :lol1:

[Lynn Normington]

only if you get the name right Nik 😀

Lynn

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Lynn:

only if you get the name right Nik 😀

thats what I count on you for lyyn 😉

[Richard.Smith]

http://www.mastergrave.com do them I believe.

Rick.

[John Harding]

Thanks all for the input (even you nic 😕 ) should be somthing there or alternately I will try the corian route maybe a seperate post needed but if anyone recommends a good corian supplier and engraver maybe you could suggest that also.

Thanks once again guys n gals

John

[Graeme Harrold]

Funny you should mention that, just got a flyer through the door from CD UK Ltd http://www.cdukltd.co.uk and a contact of Geoff Swift on 01132012240 not used them yet, and still got to give Geoff a call…………….

[Dave Bruce]

Hi John, I have done a few stone/slate signs before and just applied vinyl to it after a thorough clean. My own house sign is on a stone with Nikolite and it has been there for 7 years and just starting to show signs of weathering. Also done gold leaf on slate using vinyl as template.

Cheers

Dave