[Ade Ward]

quote John Dorling:

Some really excellent work there – I especially like the noodlebox job. Did you do the design on that one? Were the menus printed or vinyl (weeding would have been fun!). Dibond? How did you fix to the wall they look slightly raised? Questions questions…..

Thanks for posting!

John

Hi John, The menu’s are printed and applied on to 5mm foam.
didnt fancy that weeding job!!!!! ha
the logo was not designed by us.

thanks for comment

Ade

[Ade Ward]

some very nice work there Neil..well done mate

Cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Gareth Lewis:

Ooh, no, don’t look over here, nothing much to see.

More nice work Ade. Can you please post some rubbish soon just so we can see that you are normal?

hmmmm i only post the good stuff, i can give a private viewing of work that never made it to this level…like the dust in crusted letter T
The not so level banner held on with chewing gum!
and my favorite the graphics put on wrong vehicle..never park two transits close together..lol

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Peter Mindham:

Really nice work. I would be proud to show them off.

Peter

cheers Peter

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote -Colin-:

Hi Ade

Like the Bam Beans is that aluminium composite panels?

How did you do the corner looks so sharp and square

Colin

Hi Colin..yes there folded trays.
Corners are just vinyl, was going to spray the lime colour but decided to wrap face and returns with vinyl..i would like to think years of practice Colin but some might say luck..lol

ta for the comment

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Gareth Lewis:

Now look here……

can i look over there instead?

lol

[Ade Ward]

that’s a great first effort indeed.
Repeating what others said about the text etc, standing still it can be read ok but moving might be harder to make out.. still cracking effort.. well done mate.

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Liam Pattison:

I really like the skull thing. Is that on a mirrored background? How is that made (materials), it’s hard to tell from the photos.

What was that used for? I would have it in my house.

Liam

Hi Liam.. i used mirror acrylic, images were printed on to clear and applied dry. customer was displaying the work in a gallery

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Thanks all for the comments

Cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Robert Lambie:

hi ade
some nice work there mate… like the beans one the most, love the colour combination there.

on a side note and purely self preference, ide have dropped the text/graphics on that one by approx 10-15%.

thanks for taking the time to show your work mate, always good to see.

Hi Rob, yeah i did have text alot smaller to start, the customer wanted to fill the space more. can only advise i guess.

cheers for the comments

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Jon Marshall:

I really like that projecting Bambeans sign. Is that an off the shelf box or bespoke?

Hi Jon, The projecting sign is a refurb of the old one.

cheers for the comment

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Top Job that kev. looks the business mate

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

all nice work Mark, well done

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

that is the business..very nice indeed Warren and well done.

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

great work as usual mike..well done

cheers Ade

[Ade Ward]

very nice work Jason

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Very nice work Scott! :appl:

cheers Ade

[Ade Ward]

Awesome!

[Ade Ward]

Top work mate…well done

Ade

[Ade Ward]

looks smart..well done mate

Cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Alistair Richards:

Like that Simon, cheers.

Here’s a good thread on another forum of a great website you probably already know about, http://acapella.harmony-central.com/for … ?t=1174339

nice one Alistair, good forum!

Cheers

[Ade Ward]

quote Hugh Potter:

he looks mashed!

he is mashed!! its woodstock :lol1:

[Ade Ward]

Hi Gareth and welcome!

[Ade Ward]

I didn’t go in the end, yesterdays migraine was still hanging about, woke up at five to get ready and could not even walk to the bathroom so i had day off! first sick day since??? last one. will be in tomorrow, must answer the phone to those happy google search engine people, missed them today…asif!!! 👿

They said it was good, made a few contacts. worth the trip, lots of info and goodies i expect, oh somebody bumped into Rhys car in car park! some dozy sod who dont know his east from his north! (-)

we have a REG!!!! 😉

[Ade Ward]

quote Gareth Lewis:

You back?

This little gem is in Heath, by the park. There is a road that runs round the perimeter of the park, with houses on it that face the park. It is over the far end, near the Allensbank Rd/Heath Pk Rd bit, on one of the little roundybouts. There may be another nearby telling us where West (and South) reside. Wouldn’t that be neat?

How did the show go?

a hidden village maybe?! a leaflet drop ive not found!!! jesus what next! yes! head west and south! ha

Rhys and Sandy went up to show, i stayed back and made some signs in heath by the park!! 😛

[Ade Ward]

quote Gareth Lewis:

This is the best I have seen for aaaaaaaages!

nope! its not one of mine?

where did you see that?? ha

[Ade Ward]

quote Alistair Richards:

Hi Ade,

There’s 2 in there mate, one’s a Boss Tremolo/Pan which was discontinued quite a while ago because it’s noisy, the other is one of these http://www.buildyourownclone.com/

Make them yourself, great fun, I also did the mighty mouse, vibrato and fuzz.

Have fun.

Ta for the link mate, build your own!! sounds interesting.
yeah seen the boss pedal. boss make quality gear. pricey mind!!

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Alistair Richards:

Nice work Ade.

Yeah, I’ve been playing a while, in and out of bands. I’m a big fan of Tom Morello’s work, and Matt Bellamy from Muse. Therefore I’m well into my FX, here’s some of my toys.

I also play accordion, anyone else?

Alistair, whats that tremolo pedal in your setup like? what make is it??
been looking at a few makes, danelectro or boss maybe.

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Yep, looks likely.

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Gareth Lewis:

Woweee! Not just a pretty face then.

There you go Ade, if it all gets too much in the sign trade, you can make a living busking in Queen St.

I can play the block if that’s any use. I can get all of the first couple of seconds spot on from the ‘cricket’ theme from Booker T and the MGs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvsCjJtz4fs

Cheers!

Gareth

Gareth your in! get that block down the unit!! 😎

[Ade Ward]

quote Alistair Richards:

Nice work Ade.

Yeah, I’ve been playing a while, in and out of bands. I’m a big fan of Tom Morello’s work, and Matt Bellamy from Muse. Therefore I’m well into my FX, here’s some of my toys.

I also play accordion, anyone else?

Jesus thats some collection mate!! im plug in and play into a marshall amp but yeah for the muse stuff a few effects needed, you would give the Edge a run for his money with that set up!! :lol1:
fancy a old decent tube screamer to spice things up thou soon.
Mostly a blues player so prefer the less is more option with the sound
bit of crunch thats about it.

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

[quote="Steve Underhill"]I have played electric and acoustic guitar for the past 24 years.
So another guitarist here
P.S I can send you a plectrum up if you need one. :lol

Nice one Steve, i dont use them much to be honest, its all out attack with the bare hands. ends of fingers are like leather mate! 😉

[Ade Ward]

quote Phill:

(splat) I noticed in the first piece that at 2.32 seconds you played an E# instead of an E. And in the second piece, at 1.31 and again at 1.42 you played a Bb instead of a B :baby:

Not the note n scale Police :police3: 😀
Even the wrong notes are correct ones Phil, maybe there not in order, that kinda thing!!!! 😛

[Ade Ward]

very nice work…well done

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Great work Jill..well done indeed!!

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Jillbeans:

I thought our Ade was the only one who did fruit!
😉
I like the one with the colors.
Love….Jill

Me to Jill !! lol

Nice work Stephen

Ade

[Ade Ward]

cracking stuff Graeme, nice work.

Ade

[Ade Ward]

thats looks very nice.
well done

cheers Ade

[Ade Ward]

King are also Refine, is there Refine in the listing in artcut?

[Ade Ward]

jobs to be really proud of there!!!
well done indeed

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Scott Evans_21:

heres a twist to it

that looks better, think the tel number could be bigger.

Give us a ring sometime!!

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Scott Evans_21:

hi ade,

yes not posted nothing recently, will have to post some of the work we been doing.

its not been to bad to be fair, hows you???
i so pics of that rugby club you done looks grate mate.

you sorted that cutting problem yet?

iam hijacking my own thread her 😕

yep, versacamm is cutting better those lovely roland people sorted it, ive put hammer away for time being!! its in reach thou..lol

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Hi Scott
You been hiding?? Hows things?
That looks eye catching mate, think your company name needs to be different colour, design wise its nice.
You will need to drive slowly thou so it dont blow off..lol
Just remembering our rally back from Roland!!
Think Sandy was in a rush to get back.. lol

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Hi
Try Blackburns metals ltd.

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Yep, very cool!

Ade

[Ade Ward]

thats very smart! well done.
Bet now having the printer has made a massive difference.
We have had ours awhile now, taking us to another level and cut out the middle man.

Nice work!

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Thats fantastic work!

Ade

[Ade Ward]

top job that, well done indeed

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Gareth Lewis:

Martin.

Follow these instruction very carefully.

Type in FOISON into the ‘search the boards’ facility above.
Read the results and absorb.
Delete all reference from your memory of such a machine.
Buy a Graphtec.

Gareth

Once a chinese plotter user forever a chinese plotter user????
Your poor plotter would turn in its grave if it heard you saying that!!!
LOL

[Ade Ward]

Hi
try a company called

Lettercraft topsigns
tel 0191 512 0096

there pretty good.

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Hi Dave

Yeah its not the greatest, bit messy
Does not do what it says on tin…
can i use real frogs?.lol

Not got the space for a laminating machine so the frog juice was next best.
I could apply clear vinyl by hand if i had to.
Going to give the spray a shot.

cheers for comments

Ade

[Ade Ward]

try using hp-gl or dm-pl standard plotter settings.
is there a setting for king plotters on that software, that might work.
i would use com or serial port if poss, usb and plotters from china dont mix ..been there..lol

hope its up and running soon

Ade

[Ade Ward]

no i dont like any of that..lol

kidding of course…great stuff mate.

Speak soon

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Nick Monir:

Ade, I wouldn’t go past Europoint for media. Orajet stuff handles well and prices are pretty keen too.

Nick.

Hi Nick…
Even the reps from europoint say metamark is made for the job…
Orajet seems bit cheaper, not used any yet, waiting for a nice sample from them…
just ordered big order off metamark for media..got plenty on so need to get some stock in.
will give orajet a go when i receive sample then decide.
not much between them i expect, price like you say is better with europoint..

thank for the info Nick

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Scott Evans_21:

ade

if you re ever up pontypridd way feel free to pop in.

07976510237

Thanks Scott…when im up that way i will..cheers mate
Hope the versa is doing its stuff..printing money!! lol

Ade

[Ade Ward]

thanks

as i thought, md3 and 5 are my choice to.

thanks again

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Yep, glastonbury looked great show.. and on tv to!!
didnt make it to that one..pity!

cheers for the comments

Ade

[Ade Ward]

lol

[Ade Ward]

hmmm. well i dont look like a chicago blues legend, i try but just cant pull it off so im on the left, buddy guy on right…lol

as for me making it up well i guess you will have to research the web or you tube!

cheers Phil

Ade

[Ade Ward]

looks great to me Karl

Ade

[Ade Ward]

very good mate..well done indeed.

[Ade Ward]

really nice work… well done

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Thats great..
Thanks Andrew

Ade

[Ade Ward]

very nice!!

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Very nice work

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Fantastic!! well done indeed, they look great :2thumbs:

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Hi Peter, thanks for the reply.
Yeah ive heard x3 is good..im on 12 at the mo, does the job, been wondering if it would benefit me upgrading to x3??
Been also thinking about upgrading the membership to uksb.
Have you found it worth while?
Not used Signlab much to be honest but if the trace program is good it might be worth a look

cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

I agree with Rich but still a great effort Matt .. :appl:

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Tidy as we say here in Wales..
that looks great mate, all spelling looks correct!!! 😉
‘Cymru am byth’

like the font, looks the part

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Gareth Lewis:

Don’t forget that space above your office! A neat set of wooden stairs and you’re away.

Cracking idea Gareth…?!?!
might well try that (-)

[Ade Ward]

Well after a few weeks i have decided its the Versacamm vp540.
went up to roland in bristol on thursday for a demo and was very impressed by the machine, not yet seen the Value Jet and to be honest im not going to either..Im sure its a good machine but in the end the versacamm ticked all the boxes for me..
Print wise its great and it cuts at a good pace.
The rip was simple and easy to use.
Was going to get the 300 but price wise it better to get the 540.
Just need to get bigger unit to make it fit! 😉 😀

cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

Hi and Welcome

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Hi and welcome

Ade

[Ade Ward]

looks top job to me Rich
A looks fine to me? 😉
nice one

Ade

[Ade Ward]

nice saturday afternoon job that..
looks nice n tidy. 😀

Ade

[Ade Ward]

that’s a nice job Rich..
like the colours..very smart
nice one mate

Ade

[Ade Ward]

yep that’s pretty cool..
well done Neill 😀

Ade

[Ade Ward]

well ive been speaking to a few people..
Apart from the awful name Value jet!! seems crazy to think a company would use such a name, sounds like something tesco’s make.
The samples i received from spandex seemed good and so did Roland’s.
gonna need to see both working..
I have heard reports of the v jet stopping when ink runs out, once a new
one is installed it was supposed to carry on but the guy said it just gave a error reading and ruined a banner?
maybe a one off problem but interested to find out..
is the vjet old technology reboxed, maybe thats the reason for the price..
think we need v jet and versacamm users to speak and put us at rest..
im not sure which one to buy..
Im not a huge spandex fan to be honest so im leaning towards rolands
versacamm for the print, cut and its rip looks user friendly at the mo
The vjet maybe has a slight edge on print quality but that i need to see first hand before i decide which one.
tricky indeed (?)

Ade

[Ade Ward]

yep Graeme thats the one..
just need to find a vector of or a jpeg image..
thanks for posting.

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Hi Lynn

I have that one thanks, it’s similar but not the same.

Been looking on the web to see what it looks like. thanks for replying

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Hi all, to be honest im getting bored of hearing comments from the (££££) Grand plus plotter owners and there suppliers saying how bad these machines are.. at least give them some credit, we all gotta start somewhere.
I would not spend 2 grand on a plotter, ive used them when i was working for companies, they had problems, poor tracking and break downs just like the cheaper brands
some are just not worth that money for what they do..
can understand paying alot for a printer.
Plus some of us dont have cash flying out of every pocket..
These machines for the money are very good and give good starts to small sign companies on a budget, if i could afford a sports car i would buy one but i have a fiat!! it does the job for me.
have a look at Roland, graphtec and summa topics.. penty of problems there being discussed!! end of the day they have got moving parts so there gonna break down at some point just knowing when??…
its a lottery!!
ok sometimes the software takes longer to set up..
but we are not talking days longer really to be honest.
mine set up in about a hour after playing about!!
I had a Refine plotter till last sunday..it broke down after 10 months hard graft, so i returned it and got it replaced with a newer model and while i was there i bought another for the future..
there all similar – pcuts, dings, kings, vector x, refine, aaa cut, dragon cutters and many more..
they do the job at a slower rate and cut well…what more can you ask!
been talking to people who have had there so called cheap machines for years!! there business are doing well.
when i can afford a graphtec i gonna be buying one for sure.. till then my couple of cheap plotters will do more than a great job.

cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

great first job
well done! :thumbsup:

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Think that looks pretty smart
Well done Rich.

cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

great stuff!

[Ade Ward]

have to agree with karl when it comes to doing whatever it takes to get noticed and promote your business.
Im proud of how we have grown but keeping the ship afloat, creating a buzz and not standing still is basically what its all about..tons of competition out there, just gotta do that little bit extra to pull them in..
yes cheesy but it does the job..nice one Karl

cheers

Ade

[Ade Ward]

thanks all for the comments…
gonna look into it, graphtec sounds the one from what ive heard here and chatting with Gareth….(cheers mate, Swansea was a blast :punk: great gig)
Price wise its the best for me i think..
the puma or jag from grafityp are in that price range, they dont look that robust compared to the graphtec.
Used a summa 48inch before..was good machine..££££££!! thou 😮
Happy with the 610max at the mo..

cheers all

Ade

[Ade Ward]

That looks very good Richard
well done indeed :thumbsup:

Ade

[Ade Ward]

Nice and tidy job that 😀

cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

That looks really good Phill..well done indeed!
and a hug to, that cant be bad!!!! :thumbup2:

cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

[quote="KARL WILLIAMS"]

Karl
My thoughts are with you and the family..
My best wishes to you also.

Ade

[Ade Ward]

quote Phill:

I think Karl may have been upset by the other thread that was ongoing concerning a sick child in hospital.

The problem with forums is you never know what the other person is thinking and it is so very easy to inadvertently upset someone with a light hearted comment that may be perceived in the wrong way by someone else reading it.

I’m sure Ade didn’t mean any offense by this – Just as I’m sure Karl would have seen this in a different light had he not been reflecting on some of the sadness that we all sometimes bear in life.

On this occasion I think we have to agree to disagree – but respect each others views and move on.

I know I have offended in the past with comments I have made that were intended to be lighthearted but were unfortunately interpreted at the time as being malicious

Thats a good point Phil..
no harm or offense was intended towards Karl or anyone..
just a bit of light hearted fun and play on words but your right about
other things going on in the forums.

Ade.

[Ade Ward]

quote Peter Mindham:

Ya know, I thought it was amusing but we have no idea why Karl doesn’t.
It’s not right to take the p out of someone for their opinion. Not what we are here for.
Peter

just a bit of fun…
no harm or p taking intended.

[Ade Ward]

quote KARL WILLIAMS:

Straight up mate, I don’t think that’s funny.

MOD-EDIT

[Ade Ward]

quote Mike Grant:

Well it appealed to my half a brain cell 😉

yep mine to.. 😉

[Ade Ward]

Yep
just a bit of fun!!!!

:crazy:

[Ade Ward]

me to!
great first go! well done
think it works well as a business card but would have been better spaced out abit..allow it to breathe..
often customers want the same as there cards..just need to explain they have a entire vehicle to space there logos and tel numbers etc…
still very good effort mate!! 😀

cheers Ade

[Ade Ward]

get loads of junk as it is..
dont need to add to the crap i get each day!!

cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

Thanx Marcella
Thought it might be a case of get passes via the site..
didnt know that you also could just turn up..

cheers for the info

Ade

[Ade Ward]

looks great!
yep..worth the effort and the extra time spent!!

cheers
Ade

[Ade Ward]

yep hinge sounds best i agree
dry for me to.

cheers

Ade