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Sandblasting Signs – Best Materials to Make a Sandblast Sign

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Most of you reading this article probably will never make sandblasting signs, but if you want to know about the process of making them, this article will be very informative in that regard.

In about 1870, Benjamin C. Tilghman invented and patented a method that used high-pressured air to powerfully drive an abrasive substance against wood or other surfaces to remove paint, moss, dirt, or, in the case of sandblasting, wood particles. We’re not precisely sure how long it took makers to adopt this method to create the first wood sandblasted display, but because carved wooden signs had been in existence for thousands of years,

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Label Sticker Printing or Short Run Sticker Label Printing

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As with everything in the print industry, label sticker printing has been affected by the rise of digital label sticker printing.

It used to be that you could have a short run done if you wanted to have a one or two color tag, but if you wanted a full color graphic, you’d need to buy 5000 or 10,000 labels to keep the cost per sticker to a minimum.

Options for Short Run Sticker Label Printing and Label Sticker Printing for the Long Run

With the advent of the digital printing press in the late 20th century,

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Laminate Letters For Displays – Laminated Letters For Logos

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Many companies today are opting for laminated lettering for logos and interior sign displays because laminate letters simply look great without costing an arm and a leg, which in the current economy, you simply won’t have because the IRS already took it!

Creating Laminated Logos with CNC Routers – How This Technology Changed the Sign Business

Laminated logos have been around for over 20 years and really became both popular and affordable with the advent of the CNC router. In case you didn’t know, CNC stands for “Computerized Numeral Controlled”- or basically a router table with a carriage whose X and Y axis are controlled by a computer.

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How To Purchase Business Sign Letters

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If you’re upgrading your facility or moving to a new facility, it is highly likely you’ll also be purchasing some logos and letters or some type of new outdoor signage for your building.

Business signs are often done using 3D lettering, also known as dimensional lettering, and there are several options available for your use.

If You Need to Purchase Logos and Letters for Your Business Signage, Make Sure They Have a Lifetime Warranty

Sign lettering made from cast or cut metal is a great option, but not everyone has the budget to afford them.

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Buying Customized Stickers Labels Online

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In 1998, the company I managed became the first sign and graphics firm to be listed on a new internet search engine called Yahoo! I was immediately impressed by the fact that, with no real effort at all, we were suddenly getting customized stickers labels orders from New York or Miami or Los Angeles, where we’d previous not sold personalized sticker labels or banners or sign before, and without a sales rep in those markets.

By 2000, I knew that this ability to market products was going somewhere and fast! At that time, we printed a lot of corrugated plastic political signs –

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Roll Labels (or Stickers by the Roll) – Label and Sticker Printer

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Quite frankly, there are a bazillion companies online selling sticker products, from shipping on roll labels to service decals to pretty much any sticky thing you might want to purchase.

Pricing often seems to be the name of the game, and if you get stiffed for a few hundred bucks here and there, you just roll with it. It’s a hazard of the online purchasing game.

How To Know From Which Label and Sticker Printer to Purchase Your Company’s Shipping Label

I’m here to say, “No, it isn’t!” First, though, let me say that while these have become a commodity in the North American market,

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Purchasing Auto Dealer Decals for Your Car Dealership

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First, let’s take a look at what car dealerships have available today. Auto dealer decals are available in a few different styles. Chromes are a popular low-priced option, and clear polyesters are also well-liked. Another option that can be made either as die-cut individual letters or die-cut is reflective vinyl.

Another option is the poured polyurethane decal, also known as domed graphics. Domed stickers or labels are covered with a thick, clear-poured, polyurethane coating to create a decal with visual depth. Due to their flexibility they are very popular with electronic product manufacturers as well as with car dealers.

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Metal Wall Letters: How to Purchase Metal Cast Letters Online

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If your company or organization is in the market for metal wall letters of any type, it is highly likely in this decade that you’ll go shopping online for them. Everyone I know has, at some time, been ripped off by an unscrupulous company, either online or offline, or if you’re like me, both!

How to Avoid Getting Ripped Off When You Purchase Metal Cast Letters Online

Avoiding getting shafted when purchasing anything is a good idea, and if you’re purchasing any type of cast metallic signage, there are some ways that I’ve found that enable me to avoid losing money to the bad guys.

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The Bronze Plaque Sign and The Aluminum Plaque Sign

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The dictionary definition of a plaque is “a thin, flat plate or tablet of metal, porcelain, stone, etc., intended for ornament, as on a wall, or set in a piece of furniture” or as “an inscribed commemorative tablet, usually of metal [or polished marble or granite] placed on a building, monument, or the like.”

In this article, we’ll explore the bronze plaque and the aluminum plaque as memorials and signs.

The Bronze Plaque as a Historical Sign and Marker

The bronze plaque is frequently used as memorial plates for various historical or important locations.

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Carved Wood Signs – Why Wooden Carved Signs Are Best

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No one knows exactly when the first caveman/woman carved their initials in a tree as a territorial marker, but we do know that wooden signage, along with cave drawings and papyrus and piles of stones, carved wood signs are one of the oldest types of guide markers.

Of course, they look a little better now than they did back then, we think. Of course, being what they were – wood – they didn’t last quite as long as the cave drawings or the clay tablets that the Mesopotamians used. Or the bronze signs that came later during the Greek and Roman Empire eras.

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