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Sam Staffan
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We need to add to this wall, Elementary.

Get the new letters and spray the old to match,
without having to replace them all.

I was hoping to buy from Gemini the letters but they do not have the font.

What is the font? and does anybody have a source?


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[ July 31, 2007, 11:36 AM: Message edited by: Sam Staffan ]

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Sam Staffan
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Tom Giampia
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Sam,
The only other cast supplier that I've used is Matthews.

http://www.matthewsbronze.net/techinfo/LET-sizes.htm

I'm not sure about the font, but they have some different ones that Gemini.

Good Luck!

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Tom & Sharon Giampia
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Billie DeBekker
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possibly Scott Signs. www.scottsigns.com

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Billie DeBekker
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You could always get Gemini to waterjet cut flat aluminum.

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Nevman
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I've replaced leters like that with PVC painted to match. Either I didn't let the customer know (and they still haven't figured it out) or gave them two different prices - one for metal and one for the PVC. They have always taken the PVC 'cuz I overprice the metal.

Good luck...

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Try:

http://www.ll-letters.com/

L&L Industries. They have a few fonts that Gemini doesn't have.

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If you take Nevman's advice, you can trace all but the "Y" from the existing copy. Then scan and digitize and cut them from pvc or send them to a lazer cutter for aluminum.

Good luck.

Edited to add the "Y" would be easy to create.

[ July 31, 2007, 02:13 PM: Message edited by: Talisman ]

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Joe Abner
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Mis-read the post - thought that you just needed to replace one letter.

I went through all of the fonts on my system and the nearest I could find is called newsgoth lt. It's close but not a true match.

I would also suggest to the client to add an ampersand after MIDDLE SHOOL to help balance the offset on the previous install.

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Sam Staffan
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Thanks for the help all!

I know what I need to do to reproduce if needed.

I was just hoping to do a quick fix and order the few letters we needed.

I did not think this would have been that hard but apparently there is a company out there that uses this font and no one else does.

Go Figure [I Don t Know]

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Sam Staffan
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Sorry, I just saw this but for future reference, Gemini DOES do custom cast. If you can identify the font or send us a letter, we can make it for you.

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Don Nelson
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