Mike Brown
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…Hi Jason!…welcome to the UKSB…
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…crackin’ work Steve – another beautiful pub sign…the folks who ordered it must be over the moon!!!
keep it up mate!
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…welcome back Ed’…keep on stickin’… 😉
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…a real dynamic fun piece Terry…you have a great eye! 😎
…only wish I could paint too! – then I’d be made-up…
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In response to Steve original post:
Paul Rafferty is an extremely gifted maker of signs…I’ve met him and he’s a nice chap too!…these examples are typical of his work and I just wish we could persuade him to do more stuff on the site here…he has so much to teach!
as for Alan’s post: 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
‘made I’ laugh’!…
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…what a beautifully designed and executed example of signwork…
thanks for sharing Terry…
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…great work Gray!…colourful, eye-catching and I really like that font you’ve used for ‘Easter+Special’…
I hope while you were there you popped across and dropped a card into to the Toyota dealer across the road – the one reflected in the window! 😛
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…when you say “clubbing together” – how about we all just get together and ‘club ya’!…
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Happy anniversary ‘ol man! 😛
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…very striking Gray…tyre treads continue to be very popular in certain vehicle designs – we’ve done more than a few! I wonder why? I suppose they are a cross between a ‘footprint’ in one way, and chevrons in another…they do catch yur’ eye – that’s for sure…
nice one Gray 😉
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Ramjam – regarding contact details for Ashby – top of this page – search – type in ‘Ashby’ and ‘hey presto’…. 😛 😛 😛 😆 😉
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…agreed Simon…and maybe 1 or 2mm foamex instead of corex…it would mean folding the stuff would be more involved but…nah!, maybe corex would do – give ‘um a sample and see!
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…if it’s temporary then maybe strips of self-adhesive velcro would do?…or as Simon says perhaps some hooks etc…
If it’s a point upon which the whole order depends then give us all the details (type of sign, weight, location of the table/sign/ durability, etc.) and we’ll all put our heads round it to find the best answer…
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Robert, A BIG THANK YOU for the continued work you do on the site to ensure we are bug, hack and stress free! 😎
There is little doubt that this is simply the best constructed and the most user friendly sign site in the UK.
Thanks once again Robert for all your hard work and dedication to us all.
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…fraid’ not Neil!… 🙁
I’ve been to their site and registered my interest but our small village exchange is about 934th in line to be done – so maybe next year?…
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…good news Lorraine!…
but
I can’t get broadband 😥
I’m stuck in the land of 56k 🙁
one day – one day 😎
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…your help and views are much appreciated Don – as always… 😉
we’d rather you were here too – and not doing the gardening!
cheers!
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…or, buy an aluminium plate, cover the face in vinyl to colour, then cut a stencil on your plotter – apply it, aerosol paint through it, remove it and then (when the paints dry) cover in clear vinyl or frog juice…
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Hi Paul! – a BIG WELCOME to the UKSB…
Glad you’ve come out of the closet – no, let me re-phrase that! 😛 😆 😕 – glad to see you gettin’ stuck in and joining in the fun…
look forward to your input here – everyones view is equally valid and there’s no doubt, given your time in the trade, you have knowledge that will add to the rich diversity and fabric of this site…[shut up mike – you sound like some old woman! :roll:]
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…just don’t let it happen again!… 😛 😆
…welcome back!
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…find someone with a gerber edge and TALK TO THEM!…
I don’t mean work out a ‘good price’ either – I mean TALK TO THEM.
Most independant signmakers are in the same boat at one level or another and if they can help they will…
There’s always someone out there thinking; “I’ve just bought this Edge and now I have to make sure it earns its keep…if only someone wanted a regular supply just for a few months til’ I get on my feet…” etc. This isn’t taking advantage either, it’s just the way business works.
I would try to find someone sympathetic and eager (new) to help and then, when you’ve done a few thousand of these stickers and made a few dollars each then move on and get your won machine…in this way everyone wins.
good luck – don’t bite off more than you can chew – sorry to say but you must always consider the ‘worst-case scenario’ so in the way I’ve described no-one takes any chances and no-one losses their pants if it all goes belly-up! Some might see this as the ‘little guy’s way of doing it’…but I’m a great believer in the old phrase…”slowly, slowly catchy monkey!” 😉
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Hi Carrie!…and a BIG WARM WELCOME to the UKSB….
from one ‘Brown’ to another 😉 …I hope you get lots from this site and that you post your own views, comments and advice. New or not – everyones opinion is encouraged here. As a relative newcomer you have a unique perspective on things that many of us ‘fossils’ have lost… 😛
look forward to hearing more from you…
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…I totally agree Neil…
I too sometimes browse through photos of work and get a good feeling from the jobs I’ve done – it makes it all worth while.
The work you’ve posted is diverse, beautifully designed and well presented…a collection to be proud of indeed!
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…Hi Mike – and good to hear from you!
well, looks like you managed to find where all us old reprobates are hiding nowadays! 😉
It was indeed the TalkWall all those years ago…I was suddenly taken very ill back then (dicky ticker) and had to forget everything for a year or two before gradually getting back into it…you can’t get rid of me that easily!…[grin]
I look forward to chewing the fat with ya here on-site…I’m always around…cheers.
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not too bad Andrew… 😎
The lower phrase sits nicely over the two doors, the logo on the side-window looks a treat. I’d have liked to have seen the phone number move back onto the door as there seems to be no reason for it to be so ‘out on its own’. Be careful stretching stuff like you have the ‘Furniture Medic’ phrase. If you want text to stand out more then it’d be better to use a heavier typestyle than stretching it. Finally, if you ran a simple pin-line through the fuel cap and door handles from front to back – it would have linked the Furniute Medic/logo group and the phone number nicely together.
These are just casual observations. It’s easy to take someone elses finished work and suggest improvements so don’t take too much notice 😛
You’ve done the hard part, which is coming up with the initial idea and making it all happen! – well done….
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…welcome Andrew – to the UKSignBoards… 😎
We don’t mind how old you are, where you are, what you can and can’t do – as long as you have enthusiasm and a love of signs…you’re very very welcome!
join in, your opinion is just as valid as some of us fossils…cus’ we’ve been at it so long we think we know it all when we don’t…you won’t get shouted down here – only encouraged!
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…most independant signmakers know that the bsga both looks and sees only as far as it wants to…
“…there are none so blind as those who do not wish to see…” 😉
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…from British Steel to printed mugs in just one post!…it’s a wonder you know where you are from one day to the next…[grin]
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…Gordon Bennett!!! – I shouldn’t think anything phases you now regarding fitting eh! 😉
Probably one of those tasks where the sheer management of the work outweighs the actual signwork…but then again, from what you’ve said, the signwork was enormous too!
…you must be able to retire now with a double paycheck from such works! 😎
thanks for sharing this…it really puts into perspective what many of us do on an average day.
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brilliant as usual Terry! 😎 I just love those colours and the shadow work is a real treat…thanks.
can I ask one question – why was the larger sign made in two different sized pieces?…just asking…honest… 😕
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…that’ll do nicely Eddie! 😉 …sweet as a nut.
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…WOW!!!…you sure weald a mean brush my man’…. 😉
I never tire of looking at such work…thanks Terry 😎
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…hi Rebecca! – and welcome to the UKSG…
I hope you enjoy yourself here on site and we look forward to hearing a great deal more from ya’!
thanks for saying hello…
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…can I do you now sir’?….can I?…can I?
I think he wants it now Kenneth…
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…nice one Lorraine – I particularly liked the speed at which everything loaded.
The text is small – but I found it ok to read. I know you siad about the photos being temporary, but I would’ve liked to have seen any used being of a higher quality and maybe a little larger too. The site looks very professional and the content is well presented but the photos don’t yet do it justice…
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…you’re welcome – and thanks! 😉
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..a smart piece of multi-colour work Joe 😉
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too bloomin right Steve – always keep a pair of large sunglasses (sorta industrial ones that will fit over my prescription glasses) to ward off the dreaded snow blindness!
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…aye! – you were lucky, there were sixteen of us living in just one dustbin…me’ dad used to thrash us every morning and again at night…we used to have to lick the road clean outside our bin and then work 23 hours a day……..etc……etc….. 😆
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…sometimes Stuart – you can simply open both packages and the ‘copy’ the item to clipboard whilst the Corel window is selected and then ‘paste’ from the clipboard once the Signlab window is selected…sometimes it works – it depends how complex the image is….
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…so sorry to read your post Phil 🙁
it must make you sick to the stomach to have such a thing happen, but rest assured that you are not alone. Everyone here is with you in understanding the determination and resolve it takes to stand alone as a small business and the reward that hard work and integrity bring – whilst such scum could never know or possibly understand the fulfillment of achieving anything worthwhile – whatsoever!
Alone, any one of us will achieve more in one day than any one of them will in their entire lifetime – whilst together, we have a strength that binds not only this community but also the one in which we live and work…
…business as usual on Monday!…
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Hi Colin!…sorry don’t have any info on a used plotter right now 🙁
Welcome to the site though – I do hope you decide to join us on a regular basis.
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…two to three weeks for sure…
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what beautifully fine brushwork and free-flowing composition – again, inspiration to us all.
whenever you get the urge to post more images or even a demo or three…don’t hesitate! 😉
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you certainly have a flair for the colourful Terry…I like it!!!
do you have any close-ups? – that’d be nice.
Is that you des-res behind with the fancy railings, en-suite with a large frontage (oohh matron!)…lol
thanks for sharin’ Terry
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…beautiful example of hand-finished plates Terry!…real beauts!
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Yep! I can vouch for that…works a treat…we’ve been doing this on certain vinyl applications for the last fourteen years now and it’s certainly one way to overcome the problem of vinyl lifting out of recesses…
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…no probs John – but I still need your personal email address! 🙄 …
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Hi Martin…
I’ve done a few bits and pieces in my time. I always found it a LOT cheaper buying the paint from the builders merchants (cus it’s used on site to mark the ground etc) than from the specialist sign/trade suppliers.
I’ve marked out things in various ways before – including using the wheelie machines. I’ve used duck tape and large cardboard sheets with slots cut into them too!
If there is no wind, the stuff doesn’t acutally drift too far and if you marked out parking bays with tape (maybe 2″-3″ wide) and then as you spray between these lines of tape just move some card along with you to protect the tarmac either side of where your spraying – it’ll be fine.
Be warned – to cover rough tarmac takes 2 or 4 or 5 passes sometimes, maybe 2 or 3 passes on smooth stuff. It’s this that uses up the tins. It’s only a very very rough guess but if I was doing lines between parking bays then I might get 3 full car-length lines per tin?…it doesn’t go that far?
The wheelie machine was ok – but gets gummed up a lot – I found tape and/or card guides a lot faster, easier and gave a far better ‘edge’ to the work too!…no cleaning, just dispose of them. Don’t forget to advise the customer that, unlike road painting machines, the edge will be slightly ‘broken’ too but it’d look fine from a couple of feet away…
One other thing, the nozzles of these tins gum up quick too – some makes are supplied with a second free nozzle inside the lid for this reason….so, once you start using the can then carry on till it’s empty…
All said and done – I would certainly do the job – it’s a doddle, but pick a calm day, sweep the area well and I would be inclined to price it as ‘your time’ + materials + consumables (card/tape/etc) and warn them that the costs of the paint can be high!!!
Excuse the rambling on – hope it helps a little…
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Your initial post seems spot on Phill…even the price I can’t argue with (too much 😉 ).
It makes no sense for the text to site across the panels as it does and if they try to tell you it was designed that way then tell them they should get rid of the designer!…drop the whole lot a few inches as others have said and bob’s ur’ uncle 😉
Should be pretty sweet then – just a few in-and-out gulleys and away!
Don’t forget – get some up front and good luck…
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Jonnny – I think Adrian @Signrite can help you…click on the link below and then scroll right down to the last but one entry…
https://www.uksignboards.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2045&highlight=
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OK…I’ve now managed to insert the image of Martin’s banner into his original post above…now let’s help him out! 😉
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…well it made me laugh… 😉
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blimey you Scots are a fussy lot eh!
ok – then here’s one without the highlight – ok! 😛
have you never heard of ‘artistic licence’ luvvies… 😎
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Couldn’t find one either – just put this together…bit basic, more of an icon sort a’ thing…any good?
if you want this as an .AI or Corel file just say and give your personal email address and I’ll bang it down the line…
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nice work Steve 😉 – luv those effects, the ‘Micks’ is particularly sweet 😎
good mix of digital and cut vinyl with effects and reflective to boot! – he’s got a bit of everything there and it all works pretty well together too – big van…never easy…looks fine! 😉
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Hi kevin! (hot) (hot) (hot) a BIG WELCOME to you…
Glad to see you got stuck in – and helping someone else out straight away too!…brill! 😉
Anytime you wanna post something about yourself and what yur’ at we’d all love to know…we’re nosey like that 😛 …and post a photo of yourself up (either in your profile? – or email to Rob Lambie) so we know what ya look like too! 😉
thanks for joining in and I look forward to chewin’ the fat with ya in future.
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…that last little quip made me laugh! 😉
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…you need an agent John 😎 …
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Yeah – a BIG UKSG WELCOME (hot) (hot) (hot)
Look forward to hearing from ya’….
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…I suddenly feel sick…with envy! 😛
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Hi Joe!…yes I do still have your book [oops!]
…but I’ve looked through the font listings three times now – and I can’t see it…there are some like it, that is they are made up of lines etc. but nothing that looks the same…sorry!
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…more likely just back from the rehab centre… 😉
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…now I remember where I saw it 😉 …
You’re always such a help with fonts and logos Adrian – to me as well as many others…a big thanks while we’re on the subject! 😀
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…sorry – no luck here John…
I even recognise it, I’m sure I’ve come across it before – but alas, can’t find it now…good luck in your search
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Tim…
can’t help with an exact calculation of the windload? 😕 bit too techy for me…but…
I was always told to bury one third of the post below ground leaving two-thirds above.
furthermore, a trick I’ve used over the years to strengthen posts was to take a large plastic funnel and, removing the post caps, fill the posts with fine sand. if you’ve ever tried to bend a pipe filled with something like sand you’ll appreciate it’s virtually impossible!
With posts filled in this way, damage from high winds or kids swingin on ’em is more likely to result in a gentle bending of the posts – not a catastrophic failure! – an important safety feature.
You can buy the sand in easy to carry bags from DIY sheds or builders yards.
hope it helps.
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P.S. don’t forget – only pour sand into posts already set into the ground…otherwise it’ll all come straight out the bottom! 😛 [raspberry] 😉 😆 😆 😆
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…Lorraine,
though I don’t do much in Corex (fluted plastic board), when I need to fix other pieces to the main board I use the little white plastic nuts and bolts use to fix car number plates!
they’re available in white and yellow (obviously 😛 ) are easy to tighten by hand and, as they’re nylon, they don’t work loose either…
from memory I pay about 50p per set? (1 nut and 1 bolt)…
hope that helps
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…beautiful Steve…as always, thanks for sharing this. 😉
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…here you go Johnny… 😉
https://www.uksignboards.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=612
this is quite an ornate banner/scroll but you could always leave some bits out or, from the instructions given, make your own to suit. 😎
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…nice one Stuart…you deserve the better prices for sticking to your guns! 😉 😎
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…[wolf whistle]… 😉
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…if it was Toluene I can understand it being removed…in chemistry we were taught that Toluene is nasty stuff and just inhaling it causes immediate damage to the lining of the windpipe and the lungs!!!
…unless, like Rob, you’re used to swiggin’ the meths! *drink*
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welcome John – welcome indeed…
if there’s one thing this site has plenty of – it’s folks of different disciplines! Vinyl, digital, airbrush, brush, screen, engraving, gilding – you name it, we have it here at UKSG!
…though many of us create signs in only one or two formats, we’re always very interested to read and learn about all aspects of signmaking, and it doesn’t matter how long the person making the post has been in the trade either…young or old, novice or expert – all are equally welcome and invited to join in.
Thanks for joining in…enjoy! 😉
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Tim…not my field this (though I’ve done a few painted curtains with the help of a signwriter friend of mine over the years)…but if memory serves, Gray in Tasmania said recently that with the modern curtain sider vinyls you can’t overlay them at all! – so if there are multicolour elements to the design then these parts may have to be welded back from each other a few mm’s and applied like ‘crazy-paving’?
On the curtains we did – for the small text we used a computer mask straight onto the curtains and painted in the solution (keeps curtainsider paints and thinners) and for the larger we pounced in the traditional way and handpainted – my mate did the edge work and I filled in behind. The only thing to watch was that it dries very quickly and you can not work the paint it has to go on in virtually two strokes. Some of the inks/paints are a little translucent too – so may need more than one coat…you have to wait for the first to completely dry or the solvents re-dissolve the first coat – maybe 4-6 hours (guessing, can’t remember).
Can I suggest you buy a cheap banner first and try a miniature of the design on it – in that way you can give the customer a sample to see whilst you get to try out the process…
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P.S. I have used both vinyls and paint of curtains and the paint/ink method is (IMHO) far superior. The curtains I did are 3-4 years old now and, though scared form trees and bushes, look great! – There is no peeling, fade or feathering and evdn where they are scared the decoration has not shown through – it’s as if this stuff really does ‘eat-in’ to the curtain and become one with the surface…
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…what some fabulous lookin’ hardware!…
Terry – your van is superb! – with so much colour and energy it’s a real winner for me! 😉
Gray…what a marvelous battle-wagon you have – we all know how much work it’s seen with you and even doubles up as a mobile platform! – personally I think it’s modelled on Thunderbord 2! 😛
Henry…LET’S ROCK!!!…now that’s a real piece of eye-candy and no mistake.
Eddie…Sweet and to the point 😉 – white vans are like the canvas of life to a signmaker eh!…you wait and see – you’ll be changing it and adding to it for ever!!! 😆
and me…I just drive a Vauxhall (Opel) Astra family hatchback 😕 …no graphics – no roof rack – no nuthin’!!! 🙁 but it has got a CD player! 😆
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P.S. Oops! – sorry Phill, I didn’t forget you…but I’ve admired your van before! 😛 😎 😆
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A GREAT BIG WELCOME SEAN!!! – we’re pleased to see you here on the UKSG site and hope you’ll get stuck in with all sorts of stuff!
Feel free to join in, comment and advise – just keep it courteous to others at all times and have a great time!
There are a few here who have done/are doing window film work and now, like yourself general graphics and signwork too…have fun!
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gorgeous Steve – bloomin gorgeous…a classic set of inn signs!
I’ve chatted to yu about these over the phone and that gable end sign was a real tease eh!
great stuff mate – so don’t let that florists get ya’ down …. 😉
get in ther my son’…!
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Well done Tim! – on this being the post of the week… 😎
I’ve not contributed so far – but would point out that I was so intrigues by your post that I’ve actually said to Clare about getting me one for me’ birthday – (17th Feb – that is! :wink:) and have started lookin’ around – though from what’s been said it would seem sensible to get one that gan be ‘tipped’ from the horizontal – I can see a lot of use for such an item…
thanks again Tim – and…nice post 😉
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is it just me – or does Tony look a little like Des O’Connor? 😉
…only a bit of fun Tony 😎 😛
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Hi John,
my average vehicle turnaround would be 3 weeks…
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Fabulous!!! 😎
…now that’s different.
great piece of work Paul – I’m presuming you created it on PhotoS’ or something…your study with that software is really paying off eh!
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Tony…it’s always easier if you can post a piccie of the design/sign in question – cus there are so many variables…but…
A 4′ x 3′ in three colours using yellow board, maybe £150-£200? and each of the other two maybe £45-£65…it’s very hard to say. Are they fitted?, how long did it take to design? etc. 😕
Anyway – hope that helps – and maybe others will chip in…but post an image if you want.
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great work Steve – thanks for helping out a fellow member… 😉
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…Hi Tony! 😉 and welcome to the UKSG site…
Have a great time here and just get stuck in!
Ask what you like, say what you like – just remember to be courteous and don’t say anything nasty about the Scots – there’s a lot of um’ here 😕
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…Steve – it may be something to do with ‘permissions’ here on the site – not sure? 🙄
Rob Lambie (the owner / administrator) here on the site may well see this message and respond anyway – but you could always send him a ‘PM’ (personal message) the link for which appears under any of his posts and ask him to check it out.
Certain functions are restricted until we know that a new visitor is not here simply to ‘fly-post’ etc. and it is sometimes only after a dozen or two ‘normal’ posts that certain functions are switched ‘on’…please don’t take offence – it’s done to stop ‘fly-posters’ etc doing their thing in the middle of the night etc. 😉
I hope it’s that anyway – or I’ve been typing all this for nothing! 😛 😆
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…very true Martin…
despite what I said before – this is still me stance regarding debts that are not large and seem inpossible to get – I’ve often heard Clare, my wife, say “usually, it’s not that people don’t wanna pay – it’s simply that they can’t!”
It certainly doesn’t hurt to try and remain ‘human’ about it all…
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…now that’s a nice piece of work Rob!… 😉
I love the shapes and colours – brill!
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Kev…theres’ an old saying:
“fool me once – shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!”
…so don’t let anyone fool you twice eh! 😉
I’m on your side – £100 isn’t gunna break the bank – so long as it’s a ‘one-off’ So, may I dare to suggest taking a different course of action and rather than waste more money chasing after something you seem unlikely to get 🙁 put your time and energy into making sure it doesn’t happen again 😎 .
How about asking for payment with order on all items under £100 and maybe a 50% deposit on those over this amount – and then only start the work when the cheque has cleared. I know the last thing you need at a time like this is ‘nagging’ but I’m just saying what I believe to be the best course of action…sorry 🙁
Anyway – you could always just stick £5 onto the next twenty orders to cover it!…after all – that’s how the high-street stores compensate for shoplifters! 😛
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Oi Lambie! – you ‘wogged’ my image!
(is it politically correct to say ‘wogged’ anymore? :-?)
what’s it all comin’ too eh! 😉
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…sorry, should have posted the details rather than just mention them. 😕
here they are:
Sign Update.
Allens Orchard
Chipping Norton
Banbury OX17 1LXEditor: Roger Hinchcliffe
Tel: 01295 660666
_____________________________Sign Directions.
Address: (Some marketing company or other – Bury St. Edmunds!)
Owned by: (Whoever bought them out last!)
Subscription: £49 per year (don’t pay a penny – no one does!)Editor: (Depends on who’s been paid recently!…)
Tel: 01623 882398
_____________________________Sign World
A.E.Morgan Publications Ltd.
Stanley House
9 West Street
Epsom
Surrey KT18 7RLEditor: Mike Connolly
Tel: 01372 741411
_____________________________Hope that helps… 😉
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strikes me that must be a nice little earner of a job Steve – what with all those panels… 😉 😛 😎
It should be too with all the work that’s obviously gone into each one – I like the colours too, very rich and traditional.
thanks for the photo…
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mikethesign
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Just a thought Gav…
As you’re new to the trade, make sure you contact the two main trade magazines here in the UK – namely ‘Sign Directions’ and ‘SignUpdate’ – to ask them to put you on their mailing lists…it’s FREE 😆
This isn’t to say you shouldn’t ask here, it’s very important that you do. Others then get a real feel of products and suppliers from the replies…
…it just occured to me that, being new to the trade, you may not be getting the mags mentioned – that’s all! 😉
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Nice work Gav! 😉
This design is ‘different’ – but in a good way! That is, it’s maybe not what you’d expect outside a vehicle repair shop where the signage is often somewhat masculin, aggresive and angular. This design offers a softer approach and in doing so offers something rewarding and almost ‘decorative’ to look at.
I agree with the comments from others above and am pleased to see you’ve re-jigged it accordingly – it’s better still.
A couple of things that came to mind on looking at it for a few moments – I’d still have liked to see the two main elements at the top of the design ‘belong’ to each other a little more as they both need each other to create a meaningful title. So in addition to bringin them closer together, I’ve added a couple of pin lines to tie them in even more.
Finally, I’d have liked to see more space around the margin of the sign so I reduced the content of the sign by about 10% to leave more blue around it. I couldn’t be sure whether the white edge around your design was meant to be part of the sign or just the background. Signs that are colourful, vibrant and energetic sometimes benefit from a strong cleanly defined edge such as the wide white margin shown below?
Good idea to change the font for Kemnay though I’m not sure about allowing the lower case text to share a common top-edge with the capital ‘K’? I think I would keep the latter a little dominant perhaps by raising it or by reducing and lowering the rest – or summut…not sure?
Although you’re still quite new to all this, it should be said that, compared to some of your earliest works, this latest design definately shows the beginnings of an understanding of order, weight and composition and a willingness to experimant with style and colour…keep at it! 😉
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P.S. – reduce your image dimensions a little, or it screws up the page layout for others viewing…the one I posted was about 650 pixels wide – more than enough. 😉
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Hi Jill!
A very happy New Year to you and Steve…
back to the grindstone eh! 😉
nice to see ya’ – to see ya’…
mikethesign
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…nice one Mike! 😉 I luv the curved surface it’s very chic 😎
I won’t ask you about the weight and fixing ‘cus I actually read yur post where you say
quote :and bolted through the cladding and through the steelwork.😛 😎
were the visible allen screws part of the ‘look’ of the sign? did you need them to be easily accessible for maintenance? Would there have been another way to invisibly fix the panel? I just ask because the rest of the sign has such a ‘clean’ and uninterrupted ‘look’ to it…
A beautiful piece of work – great looking materials and a futuristic design – NICE! 😉 😎
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…can I just draw everyones attention away from the signs for a moment and ask you to concentrate on the original image at the top of this post – the one where joe shows the two original designs…
I’m looking in particular at the little icon third from the right at the top of the screen? 😮
Do all versions of ‘Vinyl Master Pro’ come with a special emergency phallus button like this? 😳
What do you suppose happens if you click on it?
Does anything drop down when you hold your mouse over it?
Is it an add-on? or a strap-on?
Is the end meant to be red? – or does this only happen with regular use?
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Neil!…I’de be interested to know more about the trays too please!
Could you see Rob (admin) about getting some images up on here and a few details too? – Price, suppliers, fittings, etc. etc.
would appreciate it! 😉
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I would have charged about £1250…
…then rung Joe up and got him to do it for £460 and pocketed the difference! 😛
nice one Joe – seen this before at your place – very smart!
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and to you too Brian! 😉 *drink*
I’ve always used a Graphtec – that is, I’ve always used the same Graphtec 😆 Had it for more than 11 years now…only two services and one plastic bit broken!
Someone once told me that there was a certain sequence of key presses you could make into the front panels of a graphtec to find out how many metres it had run/cut?…could be a myth, but it’d be great to find out! 😕
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…I prefer the bottom one too!… 😉
can’t wait to see the sample Joe. from what you said to me before it wasn’t too hard to make but had great impact…I imagine it would!
I can’t remember, did you ‘overlay’ (layers) or ‘inlay’ (like a jigsaw puzzle)?
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mikethesign
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sorry Mike – can’t help – don’t know the machines at all… 🙁
Come on – someone else must know something about these machines?
mikethesign