[SEL] RE: Rare Decals

[Dave Otto]

One other method that comes to mind would be to have a sign shop cut them
out on the CNC vinyl cutter. If the letters are solid black this should be a
piece of cake.

They may already have a font that would be close enough. It would also be
pretty easy to generate the art work from scratch in a CAD program using the
digital picture as a template.
I did this for a very old Delta scroll saw that I restored for my dad. I can
put some pictures up on my web shots page if any one wants to see.

I could possibly help with the CAD work if you like.

Dave

Dave Otto
Boise, Idaho
USA


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com [mailto:sel-
> bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Rob Skinner
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:16 PM
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] RE: Rare Decals
> 
> 
> On Nov 9, 2006, at 7:50 PM, Lew Best wrote:
> 
> > Ok; pic of my mast/decal posted at
> > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v707/lewbest/jd/mast01.jpg; click on
> > the thumbnail to enlarge.  Name Henry on the mast; kinda block letters
> > but not exactly.
> 
> 
> Hi Lew,
> It looks like your letters are hand painted.  The shapes look a
> little distorted and the drop shadow isn't quite right.  It looks
> like the N and the R might be seriffed, but I can't tell for sure.
> 
> Dig this.  It's an Arial Bold font, stretched a little, outlined, and
> drop shadowed.
> http://www.rustyiron.com/sisterdisco/lew.jpg
> 
> You can buy assorted sticker stock at any of the office product
> stores.  Of those I've tried, the bumper sticker material seems to
> work best.  I've also found that 1-Shot UV resistant clear coat does
> a nice job as a finish over the stickers once their applied.
> 
> It's not as good as a professional job, but it's something you can
> whip up at home rather inexpensively.
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
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