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These days if you were ask by somebody starting out what brand and what 4 size brushes would you recommend
-------------------- Ian Wilson Signmaker Retired 3 Panorama Drive Toowoomba Queensland Australia may all your troubles be little ones. The man that never make a mistake never makes anything. Posts: 656 | From: Toowoomba Queensland Australia | Registered: Nov 1998
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I do mostly vehicle lettering. When I started I was told to get the even numbered brown quills (#2, #4, #8, #10) and a 3/4 inch "truck letterer" brush. I now use Scharff or Langnickel brown quills, and buy just #8, and as it wears down I use it in place of the #4 and #2. That is what I would recommend if it applies to the application.
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-------------------- Mike Clayton M C Grafix Custom Lettering New Jersey (again) Posts: 508 | From: New Jersey | Registered: Apr 1999
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My most used brushes would be #12 long (my fave) #8 long #2 short #4 long
All Rekab, if Oxlades isn't keeping sign brushes any more I dont know what I'll do to replace my #12 when its finally dead. You might want to consider buying some flats too, if you ask nicely Jon has some that he might let you try. I find the round ferrules easier to use unless its a big letter thats being cut in, but I guess thats a matter of being brought up on them. David
-------------------- David Fisher D.A. & P.M. Fisher Services Brisbane Australia da_pmf@yahoo.com Trying out a new tag: "Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth Peter Ustinov Posts: 1450 | From: Brisbane Queensland Australia | Registered: Nov 1998
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Ian, I started with 2,3,5,7,10 Rekabs-5 and 7 are my favs-7 has taken a real beating,more like a 3 now! David, Oxlades aren't stocking any sign stuff now but Graphic Art Mart carry Rekabs.
-------------------- Linda Seymour Bundaberg, Q.L.D Australia
"DARE!" Signage of Distinction Bundaberg freeloner2001@dingoblue.net.au Posts: 94 | From: Q.L.D Australia | Registered: Jan 2001
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Bob Burns posted a list of brushes for most occasions. I printed the list and when I bought brushes to give the paint a try, I followed the list as closely as possible. That was over 4 years ago. I've used all of the brushes except 1. I took the paper of the 1" cutter today. The 1 1/2" is still the cherry.
I lost the list long ago, but what I ended up with was: 2,4,6,8,12 lettering quill, a 3/4 one-stroke, 1/2" & 3/4" hog bristle flat, 1" & 1 1/2" cutters. I bought all Macks, as that was what the distributer handles.
I know that's more than the 4 brushes you asked about, but it wasn't long before I started adding stripers, liners, and such.
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Most signwriters over here that I know use sable rather than squirrel writing pencils.(brushes) I would recommend these to start with anyway as they are a bit stiffer and therefore easier to manage than the more floppy squirrel. I would suggest that they start with the shorter length out too for the same reason; with No's 2,4,6,8. I bought some squirrel quills and truck letterers for myself from the US of A and I wouldn't be without them now, but for starting out I'd still recommend the above.
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-------------------- Goldenmahl Dave Hodge's Traditional Signs. Preston, England. 01772 743352 Posts: 108 | From: Preston, Lancashire, England | Registered: Mar 2000
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Regarding brushes.... for work on slightly rough or contoured surfaces, the Hannukaine/Mack Quill 79 is a series of 5 sizes of brushes... synthetic hair, round metal ferrule, dark green handle w/ gold end tip. They hold edge/shape, lettering on painted cement block... perfect(where a fitch would be overkill, that is) The real small brushes... you can do tip o the brush bullnose down to 3/16" letters.Work equally well in latex, just have 2 sets of brushes. Yes, designed by John Hannukaine and made for him by Mack, they are MAGIC in various situations.
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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Its amazing how many different answers you can get on this subject.
I prefer brown shorthair brushes on anything below a #4 or #6 and long hair browns on anything #6 and up.
My favorites are the long hair metal ferrule red sable brushes I have used for years (incredible for scripts) and recently Timi had some red sable quills (long hair) I snapped them up in a heartbeat.
I used a few synthetics for feather work and curley striping.
But I gotta tell you I'm taking some real money to Ireland next year to buy up as many brushes as I can lay my hands on from the English ...they have some of the best I've everlaid my hands on.
I still buy every Langnickle I can find...(long hair greys) but it's getting tougher to find.
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Our own "pusher", Timi , turned me on to some really nice Autralian flats, Haydn's. They rival anything I've seen in thirty years. Makes me wonder about the Rekabs that keep getting mentioned.
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
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