Tips & Tricks
Make CNC letters that are peel-and-stick Instead of liquid acrylic adhesives, I often use 3M 5 mil Adhesive Transfer Tape 3M 468MP to… Read More
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Sell the impact of wall prints
One of the markets created by the advent of digital printing is wall prints or wall wraps—custom designed digital prints that are installed… Read More
Turn HDU board into barn wood backgrounds
You can sandblast HDU board and get an interesting pebble texture, or you can blast through a grain simulator like the GrainFraim grain… Read More
What would you charge for these trailer graphics?
Grab a pencil. Let’s say the owner of a landscape company just stopped by with the new 16-ft. trailer to get a price… Read More
A compact, efficient vinyl sign workspace
A veteran sign maker told me once that there were only three ways a sign shop could be more profitable: raise prices, reduce… Read More
Tips & Tricks
Easy, rugged sign post covers One of the best ways to enhance a sign is with the mounting. When we install a great-looking… Read More
Design & Price: Van wrap
In every issue, SignCraft gives a few sign makers an imaginary project. We ask them to do a sketch of the sign they… Read More
What if what they want isn’t what they need?
We’ve all worked with clients who have a very distinct idea of what they want you to do for them. Sometimes their input… Read More
Playing with plasma fire!
Ten years ago, when we purchased our MutiCam CNC router I was excited to discover how we could use it to create even… Read More
Letters
Wall repaint—99 years later Dear SignCraft, Recently I had the excellent opportunity to restore a Gold Medal Flour wall sign in DeGraff, Ohio…. Read More
The 1-2-3 approach to successful truck door lettering
On many (maybe most) trucks, the lettering is confined to the doors. This is especially true of tractor trailer cabs. The most common… Read More
Profile: Keith Smith
Shop name: Brushworks Signs & Graphics Shop size: 2200 sq. ft. Staff: 3 Age: 37 Graphics equipment: Roland VersaCAMM 540B printer/cutter Graphtec 24-in…. Read More
Profile: Roger Sammel
Shop name: Sammel Sign Company Shop size: 3200 sq. ft. Staff: Three Age: 56 Graphics equipment: Multicam 3000 CNC router Roland VS540 digital… Read More
Shop Trucks
We’d like to see your shop vehicles! Send us a photo of your shop truck today at signcraft@signcraft. com or to SignCraft, P.O…. Read More
A tale of two striping projects
About two years ago, Craig Shornak called to say he had a rat rod that he wanted striped. It was a 1934 Chevy… Read More
Laser at work: Engrave almost anything
Source list: Laser engraving/ cutting equipment Acsys Laser: www.acsyslaser.com Epilog Laser: www.epiloglaser.com Gravograph: www.gravograph.com Trotec Laser: www.troteclaser.com Universal Laser Systems: www.ulsinc.com Vision Engravers:… Read More
Signs We’ve Seen
More creative sign work from SignCraft’s readers Read this article and many more like it with a membership to SignCraft.Already a SignCraft.com Member?… Read More
Make post covers the easy way
In the previous Online Exclusive article we showed some interesting variations on post covers and how they can dramatically improve the impression that… Read More
Four easy ways to make mountings pay off
So you’re working away on a design for a great-looking sign. Naturally, most of the attention goes into the layout of the sign… Read More
Laser at work: Lobby graphics
More and more businesses are realizing that interior graphics can be as effective for building their brand as exterior graphics. When customers enter… Read More
