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Just thought I'd get more suggestions on my Rapid Tac post yesterday. This place seems more like a chat room lately and not a place to go for helpful info on signage and everyday sign shop dilemmas. I like Letterville especially for the q & a but lately.........Idunno.
------------------ Corey Wine signCONCEPTS Airdrie, Alberta, Canada The ex-Californian Canadian signconcepts1@home.com
Anyway.........I'm sorry I didn't see your post. Please ask again and I'll do my best to answer what I might know.
------------------ 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! :^)
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Corey..I read your post about RapidTac and the subsequent replies. I figgured you got some reasonable answers.
Since you asked again..here is my thought. If you folks are going through 3 gallons of soap and water a day to apply vinyl then you must be making a LOT of trips to the bank to deposit money. In that case $150 (Cdn.)a day for RapidTac is still a bargain.
Either that or the people that are doing the applications are using the soap and water to wash their hands!
------------------ Dave Grundy AKA "applicator" on mIRC "stickin' sticky stuff to valuable vessels and vehicles!" in Granton, Ontario, Canada 1-519-225-2634 dave.grundy@quadro.net www.quadro.net/~shirley
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I don't get it, Corey? You've gotten 6 replies since yesterday. When I read your complaint, I scrolled down expecting a big goose egg on your response counter from the post you were referring to.
Reading over the replies that you've received, it sure looks to me like you have gotten some pretty good answers, particularly for just being posted for a day. What's the problem? Once your question had been answered, did you expect another 50 replies reiterating what you've already been told?
As far as this bb not containing many sign related posts...the total list of posts for today contains 60 posts, 41 of which are directly sign related. The 19 that aren't sign related are clearly titled so as not to waste your time if you're not interested in reading them. The Shortreeds allow us to post off topic subjects on this board because he knows that we like to have our diversions. I don't know how much time you spend online, but I would think that 41 sign related posts should be more than enough to keep the average sign person busy for longer than he/she has time to spend reading and replying to.
Also, if you haven't tried the archive search function at the top of this bb, you're really missing out! There's a wealth of info there also, on most any sign related subject under the sun (including all of the soap and water vs. rapid tac discussions). I would think between your answers here and what you can find in the archives, you will be able to make an educated decision on what way to go with application fluid....and wasn't that why you posted your question in the first place?
------------------ Don Coplen aka "SaintPete" Coplen Designs St.Petersburg, FL dcoplen@mindspring.com
[This message has been edited by Don Coplen (edited March 08, 2001).]
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Just conducting an experiment. When there's controversy, as in Henry's post, it's a hit!
"Oh, another boring question about Rapid Tac or how to quote a 18" x 24" parking sign...I think I'll pass"
Being controversial &/or ruffleing feathers gets responses. I posted this as an experiment. I was happy with the replies I got but I was also being honest about my observation of the ratio of sign talk to just small talk.
I think those wannabes over at SignChat.com have really left some of you guys here a bit edgy and quick to take opinions/observations the wrong way.
Like I mentioned...I like Letterville and there are alot of posts people ask assistance of that get no replies whatsoever.
By the way...has anyone read all 85+ replies on Henrys non-sign-related post? If so, work must be really slow.
------------------ Corey Wine signCONCEPTS Airdrie, Alberta, Canada The ex-Californian Canadian signconcepts1@home.com
It's simple really. When someone asks a point blank sign type question, ... usually there really are only a marginal amount of answers. Most often there is only a handful of ways to accomplish a result.
Now ... when you are asking for opinions or closer analysis of something that has a multitude of sides, personal emotions attached, and angles to it ... it's only natural that it gets alot of reponses.
It also opens up the door to discussion. This can be a wonderful thing, and keeps this board other than monotonous. It's where we have the chance to really let our personalities shine. Granted .... not always productive discussion, but the opportunity for learning is always there. That is, if you are open to it, and can recognize it as such.
As for work. I'm swamped over here, yet still managed to read most of Odd's reactions. Quite the attention getter wasn't he? Nettie
------------------ "When Love and Skill Work Together ... Expect a Masterpiece"
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Just an experiment! I disagree slightly Janette. Like Stephen mentioned, learn to work with all the tools of the trade. I believe there is a multitude of ways to accomplish the same result and am often curious how others would approach it. I am now curious on how people are approaching my experiment. Most everyone in my shop think like you...that there is only one or two ways to get the job done and that I am an oddity for doing jobs different on a daily basis. Well, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
------------------ Corey Wine signCONCEPTS Airdrie, Alberta, Canada The ex-Californian Canadian signconcepts1@home.com
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Corey ... I do think we are on the same wavelength here. I surely don't think there is only one or two ways to approach things. Not really knowing me as you do your fellow employees, it's possible that you may reconsider your assumption about "how I think" once you do. I realize that I was not making myself very clear.
There is most definately room for discussion on sign techniques. I have been involved in many of them myself. More at length in person than on here. Usually at a "real time" Letterhead meet or in my shop with a fellow signperson. Even at that, I find them short lived when compared to discussions of a more emotional nature.
The point I was attempting to make was with regards to controversial posts, and how it's only natural that they would elicit more engagement. It's human nature. Not to mention, sign talk is more focused than topics that tend to wander with each added opinion.
Still, I usually enjoy both kinds of interaction. I certainly appreciate that both are permitted here.
Please don't misinterpret this post as an argument, for I understand the points you were making. I'm just adding some of my thoughts. cheers! Nettie
------------------ "When Love and Skill Work Together ... Expect a Masterpiece"
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Corey, the Rapid Tac posts have been flogged more times than that poor horse in Gone With the Wind ........"Missy Scarlet, he dead!!!" Whenever a lot of us see somebody complaining about the cost.........well, we just let it be. I don't do a lot of vinyl so I don't go through much of it. I use it on most applications for the safety factor though, I work mobile and it cuts down the risk of a return trip back to the shop. The fact remains that the cost of Rapid Tac is a SMALL percentage of the job. If I was in a situation where I was going through a gallon a day it still wouldn't matter as the percentage of the cost of the Rapid Tac wouldn't change in relation to the cost of the job. Application tape falls in the same catagory, yet I never see anybody fretting over the cost of that stuff. And yes, speaking of skinning cats, you can do away with application tape by flooding the surface and the vinyl with Rapid Tac and just tossing it on the surface. I use that method on stripes on large trucks all the time. I could get more long winded here but Topsy is begging me to quit
------------------ George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@ionictech.com
"I started out with nothing and still have most of it left"
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We're all friends and, hey, like I said...It's just an experiment. I have got more replies by stirring things up than I did with my boring Rapid Tac question. Happy trails!
------------------ Corey Wine signCONCEPTS Airdrie, Alberta, Canada The ex-Californian Canadian signconcepts1@home.com
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No more bazookas available, Roger.......................RPGs!
------------------ 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! :^)
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I have to say, Corey is right. The more controversial posts do get more attention. Look how many my post over at the other board got. Quite a bit more than any on there right now. But, although sometimes my posts only get one or two answers, they almost always get answered, and some have even called me. I met one of my best friends that way, Sam Sanfilippio. I posted a question quite a time back, and he called me and proceeded to tell me how to do it. We have been friends ever since. That's only one. I have developed many friendships on this board that I cherish and always will. They are there when you need them and even when you don't. You might think at times they are snubbing you or overlooking, but eventually the replies and advice will come. Glad to see you here too, Corey.
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------------------ John Deaton III Deaton Signs&Grafix 109 N. Cumberland Ave.,Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101
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