Looking for help with carving letters in a large sign...near Winston-Salem.

[spartyon8]

I work at a small Catholic School and offered to make a sign for our library. We are dedicating the library to a Sister who is leaving our school after 40 years of service. The sign will measure around 16" x 72" and is all text (probably 2 lines). The sign will then be painted in our school colors so nothing too fancy as far as carving goes. I was originally going to rout all the lettering by hand but am terrified of one little hiccup ruining the entire board. Do you have the capabilities or know of someone who might be able to do this around the Winston-Salem area?

Thank you,
Peter

 

[Mike Davis]

Are you looking for a CNC router or would you like it hand carved?
That will help people decide if they can help.

 

[spartyon8]

CNC...otherwise I would rout by hand.

 

[chris_goris]

Im in Lexington with CNC , give me a shout!

 

[mkepke]

Im in Lexington with CNC , give me a shout!

Sounds like Chris has you covered but if you went with applied lettering it would simplify manufacturing and the fear factor of an oops.

albeit at the cost of more material.

-Mark

 

[tri4sale]

Sounds like Chris has you covered but if you went with applied lettering it would simplify manufacturing and the fear factor of an oops.

albeit at the cost of more material.

-Mark

agreed, an inlay with raised letters is very easy to paint and looks really good, and I find easier to read especially at a distance versus engraved letters.

 

[chris_goris]

agreed, an inlay with raised letters is very easy to paint and looks really good, and I find easier to read especially at a distance versus engraved letters.

Engraved letters are actually much easier to paint , you simply spray the entire top surface and then sand the top flat , leaving the paint down in the letters only.

 

[spartyon8]

Thanks, guys. Chris, I replied to your PM. Let me know if you need more information. Thanks again, fellas!

 

[mkepke]

Engraved letters are actually much easier to paint , you simply spray the entire top surface and then sand the top flat , leaving the paint down in the letters only.

Is that easier than painting the overlay, no sanding required? ;-)

-Mark

 

[chris_goris]

Is that easier than painting the overlay, no sanding required? ;-)

-Mark

not sure what you mean by overlay......

 

[spartyon8]

I have to make a huge shout out to Chris for helping me cut the letters for this sign. He has quite the shop and took the time to show me around and answer questions about his cnc. If you ever need some thing cut, he does lots of cabinets, do not hesitate to hit him up!

 

[Martin Roper]

Looks great!

 

[Mike Davis]

Always add a little extra space at the bottom, when it’s equal it looks too low.

 

[spartyon8]

I also raised it a bit as we have some kids who think they have hops like MJ.