Vectric Customer

Quick note
Aspire version 11 worked fine on my laptop with xp-pen tablet but version 11.5 does not run at all. I removed the tablet and uninstalled the driver software and version 11.5 now works fine. I can live without the tablet until there is a fix.

I was searching for a 3d stl file and found amazing deals on ebay until I realized that quite a few were identical to ones I bought from vectric. I can’t believe ebay allows counterfeit files to be sold there. I hope they get shut down by the real owners.

A simple plaque made from HDU, hammertone krylon and metallic bronze wax finish for the letters.

I have gotten great results with Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry)
It machined perfectly with no sanding required.

This sounds like a good time, Count me in.
Ernie
Balchsigns.com

Ernie Balch
Malta, NY

I'm located in Malta NY perhaps a little further north than you had in mind.

I have a shopbot prs alpha and a laser system that I use aspire with.

We could get together at my shop if desired

ernie

balchsigns.com

Expecting the software to know how to compensate for wood that moves when pocketing seems like a difficult task. Every piece of wood has different stress and behaves differently. As for script text, I have a stack of sign making software purchased over the past 21 years and none of them work without...

We made the entire sign out of scraps left over from other projects. Precision Board is not stocked by anyone within 100 miles of here. I would guess it was made from 18 lb Sign Foam. I will probably try the new improved Sign Foam sometime soon.

The paint is One Shot reflex blue lettering enamel. The nice gold color is "111 brass". We find that it looks better than most gold color paints. http://www.1shot.com/home.html color chart http://www.1shot.com/colorchart-lettering.html The primer was FSC-88 from coastal. http://precisionboard.com/pr...

I think Aspire cannot do undercut profiles. You might have to make separate pieces and do a glue-up.

This is a sign that we had to build and ship out before christmas. We never heard back from the customer but we like it. http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n564/clancy60/IMG_3942_zps8265f362.jpg The horse is 2" thick, the sign was made from HDU with a MDO back for strength. I carved all the pieces ...

Yes even the Bold font requires substantial editing when scaled up.

James,

I got the discontinued font. It was called LHF Mirage. It appears to be much too thin and pointy, apparently you did a fair amount of node editing to get text suitable for routing.

Thanks for your help,
ernie

James, thanks for your help, glad to see you are doing well, it has been a while. Diane and I are doing great, busier than ever. I believe that the Smith's Stables sign uses the same font and the "e" and the "a" both match the Bear Rock sign. I will try to contact the letterhead fonts people. Thanks...