Hi everybody. I'm new here and new to the business and this board is very special. I need some suggestions on weeding tiny letters. I was going to say "tiny,little letters" but I guess that's redundant.
Hey, Roger Bailey, it's so nice to see the face with the name. Thanks for the free samples and I want you to know that Rapid Tac did pretty much saved my butt this week. My partner's in the hospital and I've been trying to wing it alone which is tough considering that I've only been working in the sign business for three months.
Oh God, talk about getting off the subject! Sorry:-) Anyway, ny weeding suggestions would help. Thank you everybody for being here!
------------------ Sharon Bigler A Good Sign Chambersburg, PA
Posted by John Arnott (Member # 215) on :
Sharon, cut your vinyl with a weed border, then apply without weeding, then weed. The letters stay down this way.
------------------ John Arnott El Cajon CA 619 444-SIGN signgraphics1@aol.com
Posted by Mark Smith (Member # 298) on :
Yes to what John said! Also, put your vinyl in the freezer for a couple of hours and the vinyl will "creep" away from the letters a little.
------------------ Mark Smith Ampersand Signs & Design EstiMate Sign Estimating Software www.ampweb.com/estimate 1-888-304-3300 Hailing from beautiful Asheville, N.C.
Posted by David Fisher (Member # 107) on :
Or cut with no weed border, pick the centres out of letters like O & P etc, then put app tape over the line of lettering you require and pick it up straight off the vinyl. Works for me, David
------------------ David Fisher D.A. & P.M. Fisher Services Brisbane Australia da_pmf@yahoo.com
Posted by Pierre St.Marie (Member # 1462) on :
Dave's method is the one that's the least amount of work. We do this regularly with 1/8" and 1/16" copy.
------------------ St.Marie Graphics & Makin' Tracks Sound Studio Kalispell, Montana stmariegraphics@centurytel.net http://www.stmariegraphics.com 800 735-8026 We're chiseling every day of the week! :^)
Posted by Sharon Bigler (Member # 2203) on :
Thank you all for your quick replies. This is so great to have people who are "right here" for everybody and I am blessing everyone of you. I feel better already! Now, would anybody like to tell me how to cut alumalite? Don't laugh, I'm dangerous with sharp objects. LOL! Do I take it to the aluminum shop down the road and are they able to use the drop shear or should I take it to my contractor buddy and he can saw it? Thanks again and prayer would be appreciated until my partner gets back to work.
------------------ Sharon Bigler A Good Sign Chambersburg, PA
Posted by Steve Shortreed (Member # 436) on :
Welcome to Letterville Sharon. There is a benefit to learning to weed small letters. If all else fails, we could all get jobs in a pepper factory picking the fly poop outta the pepper.
Oh Steve, this place is kind of like coming home. What a great bunch of off-the-wall (normal) people. LOL! Thank God I'm here and the check is in the mail. Woo hoo!
------------------ Sharon Bigler A Good Sign Chambersburg, PA
Posted by Pierre St.Marie (Member # 1462) on :
Cut Alumalite with a carbide tipped radial saw. Cuts very easily.
------------------ St.Marie Graphics & Makin' Tracks Sound Studio Kalispell, Montana stmariegraphics@centurytel.net http://www.stmariegraphics.com 800 735-8026 We're chiseling every day of the week! :^)
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
I gotta ask, what are you and Pierre doing designing layouts with that small of copy? I was under the impression that we were making stuff that people could read.
Tongue in cheek way of saying that alot of that small lettering stuff can be taken care of easiest in the design phase, rather than the cutting and weeding phase of a job.
------------------ Don Coplen aka "SaintPete" Coplen Designs St.Petersburg, FL dcoplen@mindspring.com
Co-Conspirator (with Bill Modzel and Dave Sherby) of the unofficial Letterville Adobe Illustrator Support Group & coffee house.
If any Letterville Adobe Illustrator users need any help, feel free to email any of the three of us and we will help out as best we can.
Posted by Brad Funk (Member # 1351) on :
Sharon, for small weeding i have found that weeding from top to bottom works better than right to left. As far as cutting Alumilite, i generally use a table saw. ALWAYS!! Wear eye protection when cutting this stuff. Goggles if possible. Small bits of sharp metal fly everywhere when cutting.
[This message has been edited by AZBrad (edited July 29, 2001).]
Posted by Pierre St.Marie (Member # 1462) on :
Don, we produce a lot of CRA on 8 1/2x11" 2mm sintra for label and ad repro. Most of our customers of that sort require the actual CRA and not a disc, ergo..........tiny copy, sometimes.
------------------ St.Marie Graphics & Makin' Tracks Sound Studio Kalispell, Montana stmariegraphics@centurytel.net http://www.stmariegraphics.com 800 735-8026 We're chiseling every day of the week! :^)
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Pierre, I was guessing it had to be something like that.
------------------ Don Coplen aka "SaintPete" Coplen Designs St.Petersburg, FL dcoplen@mindspring.com
Co-Conspirator (with Bill Modzel and Dave Sherby) of the unofficial Letterville Adobe Illustrator Support Group & coffee house.
If any Letterville Adobe Illustrator users need any help, feel free to email any of the three of us and we will help out as best we can.
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Thanks Sharon, Glad you are joining up !!
If you need "direct help" with applications You may call(during the week) 800-350-7751 They will put me in contact with you very fast !!
Roger
------------------ Roger Bailey Rapid Tac Incorporated Waikoloa, Hawaii
Posted by Sharon Bigler (Member # 2203) on :
Thanks to all who replied. I can see now that I'll be visiting here everyday if at all possible. Everybody have a great Monday.
------------------ Sharon Bigler A Good Sign Chambersburg, PA
Posted by Rich Stebbing (Member # 368) on :
How bout' a little bit of "speed weeding". Before sending to cutter convert "text to graphics". Then select "round corners" and with a tiny-teenie setting you will be able to weed easier and faster. Happy Weeding!
------------------ Rich Stebbing #945 RichSigns Rohnert Park CA
Posted by david drane (Member # 507) on :
Hi Sharon and welcome. When weeding small letters I use a weed border and after cutting I the pull the centres out. next I pick the lot up with application tape ( weed border and all). Next step I turn the application paper upside down and adhere the appo tape to table with masking tape around 4 sides. then with tweezers it is easy to pull the background away. Good Luck!!
------------------ Drane Signs Sunshine Coast Nambour, Qld. dranesig@dingoblue.net.au Downunder "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life" - Confucius
