What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

i

On 8/8/2011 8:25 AM, Ignoramus1471 wrote:
What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

i
If you are thinking of putting the sign up in a residential zoned area,
good luck!

Paul

Ignoramus1471 wrote:

What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

i

CNC mill it of course. A piece of marine plywood, trial V-Carve
software, a suitable cutter and a bit of paint is all that is required.

On 2011-08-08, Paul Drahn wrote:
On 8/8/2011 8:25 AM, Ignoramus1471 wrote:
What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

i
If you are thinking of putting the sign up in a residential zoned area,
good luck!

No, I am not thinking about that.

i

"Ignoramus1471" wrote in message
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What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

i

There is a local company that has occasional promotions for free banners.
It's a professionally made banner, about 2'x4', sewn on the sides,
grommeted. e-mail me the particulars, and I'll get you one next time they
have a promo.

Make obvious changes

Steve

"Ignoramus1471" wrote in message
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What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

i

The cheapest neat-looking way I know is to enlarge a computer-drawn image,
either on a drafting plotter or by tracing around an optical projection of
an acetate print. Toner fused to acetate holds magic-marker ink better than
the clear areas do, so it's easy to blacken the image.

jsw

On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:25:36 -0500, Ignoramus1471 wrote:

What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

Call local sign shops. If you'd been working flipping burgers you may
have been able to earn enough to buy a sign with the time you've spent
asking the question.

--
www.wescottdesign.com

On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:25:36 -0500, Ignoramus1471
wrote:

What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

Damnit all, anyway. I haven't bought/built my CNC router yet. (Funding
coming in roughly 2 weeks.)

'Course, you could do it on your CNC mill with a router bit and Corel
Draw, Ig. Feed it 2' at a time. If not Corel, then maybe Gimp under
Xnix.

--
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
--Duke Ellington

On 2011-08-08, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:25:36 -0500, Ignoramus1471
wrote:

What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

Damnit all, anyway. I haven't bought/built my CNC router yet. (Funding
coming in roughly 2 weeks.)

'Course, you could do it on your CNC mill with a router bit and Corel
Draw, Ig. Feed it 2' at a time. If not Corel, then maybe Gimp under
Xnix.


The sign would need to be larger than my mill can handle.

Let me ask a more direct question.

I have been loking at vinyl signs, and it looks like a typical 2x8
vinyl sign would cost me about $130.

If I buy a vinyl sign with grommets, or a vinyl mesh sign with
grommets, and fasten it to the wall, is that going to survive for a
few years under the hot Illinois sun and winds?

i

"Ignoramus1471" wrote in message
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On 2011-08-08, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:25:36 -0500, Ignoramus1471
wrote:

What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

Damnit all, anyway. I haven't bought/built my CNC router yet. (Funding
coming in roughly 2 weeks.)

'Course, you could do it on your CNC mill with a router bit and Corel
Draw, Ig. Feed it 2' at a time. If not Corel, then maybe Gimp under
Xnix.


The sign would need to be larger than my mill can handle.

Let me ask a more direct question.

I have been loking at vinyl signs, and it looks like a typical 2x8
vinyl sign would cost me about $130.

If I buy a vinyl sign with grommets, or a vinyl mesh sign with
grommets, and fasten it to the wall, is that going to survive for a
few years under the hot Illinois sun and winds?

i

Yes, no, maybe, absolutely, and I don't have a clue. Depends on sun
orientation. How long it stays in the rain/sun/snow. The wind. A good
sign, properly tied down would last about two years, and more if the Sign
Gods were with you. Depends mostly on the makeup of the sign. Materials.
Just like anything else.

Steve

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Ignoramus1471 wrote:

On 2011-08-08, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:25:36 -0500, Ignoramus1471
wrote:

What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

Damnit all, anyway. I haven't bought/built my CNC router yet. (Funding
coming in roughly 2 weeks.)

'Course, you could do it on your CNC mill with a router bit and Corel
Draw, Ig. Feed it 2' at a time. If not Corel, then maybe Gimp under
Xnix.


The sign would need to be larger than my mill can handle.

Let me ask a more direct question.

I have been loking at vinyl signs, and it looks like a typical 2x8
vinyl sign would cost me about $130.

If I buy a vinyl sign with grommets, or a vinyl mesh sign with
grommets, and fasten it to the wall, is that going to survive for a
few years under the hot Illinois sun and winds?

i

1 yr before they start to look crummy, by mid yr 2 embarrassing.

You have all the tools necessary for a very professional sign, just mill
the letters individually and attach to a backing if you don't want to
index the workpiece in the mill a few times to do it. Mill aluminum
letters, wire brush finish, mount on standoffs with LED lighting behind.

Ignoramus1471 wrote:

What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

Tack together a couple of (used/retired) bedsheets, and recruit your kid and
his classmates to make a sign with Tempera paint or poster paint, and maybe
slip the teacher ten or twenty bucks to call it a "class project."

Or find somebody that's got a big plotter and just print it on some durable
media.

Attachment of grommets, hanging the sign, getting permission to put the damn
thing up in this regulatory regime, and so on are left as an exercise for
the reader. ;-)

Good Luck!
Rich

On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:20:22 -0500, Ignoramus1471
wrote:

On 2011-08-08, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:25:36 -0500, Ignoramus1471
wrote:

What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

Damnit all, anyway. I haven't bought/built my CNC router yet. (Funding
coming in roughly 2 weeks.)

'Course, you could do it on your CNC mill with a router bit and Corel
Draw, Ig. Feed it 2' at a time. If not Corel, then maybe Gimp under
Xnix.


The sign would need to be larger than my mill can handle.

Yabbut you can shift it X-wise and start cutting again. What are the
XYZ params? It looked like a monstrous SOB in your video, IIRC.


Let me ask a more direct question.

I have been loking at vinyl signs, and it looks like a typical 2x8
vinyl sign would cost me about $130.

If I buy a vinyl sign with grommets, or a vinyl mesh sign with
grommets, and fasten it to the wall, is that going to survive for a
few years under the hot Illinois sun and winds?

It'll look great for a year. It'll start looking ratty sometime after
that. Wood/MDO/sign foam (all painted) will look good for 3+ years,
from what info I've gathered so far. Shop around by phone. Some guys
might need jobs right now and might do it for not much more than the
banner guy wants.

--
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
--Duke Ellington

On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:15:35 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:


Ignoramus1471 wrote:
Let me ask a more direct question.

I have been loking at vinyl signs, and it looks like a typical 2x8
vinyl sign would cost me about $130.

If I buy a vinyl sign with grommets, or a vinyl mesh sign with
grommets, and fasten it to the wall, is that going to survive for a
few years under the hot Illinois sun and winds?

1 yr before they start to look crummy, by mid yr 2 embarrassing.

You have all the tools necessary for a very professional sign, just mill
the letters individually and attach to a backing if you don't want to
index the workpiece in the mill a few times to do it. Mill aluminum
letters, wire brush finish, mount on standoffs with LED lighting behind.

Excellent idea, Pete. Anodize for colors.

--
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
--Duke Ellington

I got a nice 2x4' sign from www.buildasign.com as a present when a friend
opened a shop 2 yrs ago, for under $200 shipped. Still looks great after 2
years in the Maryland weather. They keep sending me emails offering 10%
discounts, if you want I'll send you the next one I get.

-----
Regards,
Carl Ijames
"Ignoramus1471" wrote in message
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What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

i

"Ignoramus1471" wrote in message
...
What would be the cheapest way to make a sign (to be hung outside on a
wall) with a corporate name.

I do not want anything fancy, just the name of my corporation on a 2x8
sheet of whatever.

I would prefer it made "professionally", rather than do a DIY job.

i

Have a sign shop use vinyl letters on a decent substrate, like MDO plywood.
Not that expensive and more durable and professional.