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These are some signs I made recently.They are both memorial signs! The actually sign is stainless steel with brass screws and the backing is mild steel. Attached Images
Reply:No doubt they look good, but they look like metal graffiti to  me  How did these  people get killed, bombing trains? I work in NYC so not a stranger to hearing about this. Nonetheless you did nice work! I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeNo doubt they look good, but they look like metal graffiti to  me  How did these  people get killed, bombing trains? I work in NYC so not a stranger to hearing about this. Nonetheless you did nice work!
Reply:CNC plasma table will do this very quickly, cleanly and precisely.JasonLincoln Idealarc 250 stick/tigThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52Miller Bobcat 250Torchmate CNC tableThermal Arc Hefty 2Ironworkers Local 720
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749That takes all the sweat, frustration & risk for mistakes out of it tho
Reply:Nice work The Skipper one looks real good, I can never get the letters spaced and even.If you cant fix it with a hammer, it must be an electrical problem."Boy, everyone starts with a full bag of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before the bag of luck is empty."-Grandad circa 1990ish
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749You do some nice work man.All freehand I take it?I can't hold my hands still enough barely to take a leak without pissing all over myself.
Reply:Originally Posted by larpheadNice work The Skipper one looks real good, I can never get the letters spaced and even.
Reply:Originally Posted by snoeproeCNC plasma table will do this very quickly, cleanly and precisely.
Reply:Those look good. I would try to line up the slots on the screws. Either all in the same direction or parallel to whatever line they are in. Hard to do sometimes if they are tapped into the steel but easy if nutted on the back. Not everyone notices that kind of stuff but people will and they will appreciate the effort.
Reply:Originally Posted by villageboatshopThose look good. I would try to line up the slots on the screws. Either all in the same direction or parallel to whatever line they are in. Hard to do sometimes if they are tapped into the steel but easy if nutted on the back. Not everyone notices that kind of stuff but people will and they will appreciate the effort.
Reply:Originally Posted by villageboatshopThose look good. I would try to line up the slots on the screws. Either all in the same direction or parallel to whatever line they are in. Hard to do sometimes if they are tapped into the steel but easy if nutted on the back. Not everyone notices that kind of stuff but people will and they will appreciate the effort.
Reply:Originally Posted by Mick120Not bad for freehand.Sometimes (not often) I even go to the trouble of making my CNC stuff look like freehand....I have a job coming up for some heavy gate hinges, that I'm faking to look like hand forged, it'll be one job that gets the treatment........
Reply:i really appreciate the input guys!
Reply:Nice look and nice idea, IMHO they would look far better without the screws at all,Plug weld thro' from the rear or similar instead.Lincoln SP-170 MigHypertherm powermax 45Lorch T220 AC/DC TigButters FM 215 synergic MigKemppi 180 adaptive mig RULES ARE FOR THE OBEDIENCE OF FOOLS AND THE  GUIDANCE OF WISE MEN.
Reply:Originally Posted by Virginia I am also nearly computer illiterate.
Reply:Originally Posted by pepiDo not  let that hold you up, software is your friend. Todays computer controlled machines are for the most part easy to get along with. The key is how to use the software and the learning curve for that is not steep.  I'll bet you could scan a design one off, save it to a file, import the file into the  CNC application. Set the layout & size of the part and hit start. Not much more complicated than loading photos into a picture application & printing. CNC is a metal printer think of it in those terms ....... pretty easy, down side the cost, but hey it is only money. Might be away to rent to own something like that, or buy used.
Reply:Originally Posted by gordon stephensonNice look and nice idea, IMHO they would look far better without the screws at all,Plug weld thro' from the rear or similar instead.
Reply:Cool signs! Very nice graffiti look, great and evenly cut letters. The brass screws make great accents. Great work!
Reply:Originally Posted by Ironman50Cool signs! Very nice graffiti look, great and evenly cut letters. The brass screws make great accents. Great work!