Spice up your Signs

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Chris Baber

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Chris Baber

General Information

This is a cool way to make your signs look like a work of art.

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Stuff you will need

  • 12x12 HDPE black and white
  • plywood the size of wood that you want your sign
  • spray paint back and clear
  • glue

Tools - X-Carve - sander and sandpaper - Easel - razor blade or scraping tool

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Cutting the Logo

Set up your logo in Easel and Cut it out. Simple!

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Set the Home point

Set the home point to make the circle come out where you want ..

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Cutting out the plywood

Set up Easel to cut on the inside of the circle all the way though the plywood.

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Carve out the Text

Lay out the text in Easel and set back and relax. Remember to select all objects in Easel and center them.

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Paint

Paint the plywood black or any color of you choice. Make sure to spray it form all angles. This will ensure maximum coverage.

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Sand and clear

Sand down the paint to the desired look, remove dust and spray a coat of clear to seal in all the goodness.

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Tabs

Use whats left of the HDPE and make tabs for gluing.

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Glue on the tabs

Glue the tabs to the logo and to the plywood.

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Glue it all up.

Glue the logo into the plywood using the tabs. I used super glue/CA glue in my project I would advise to use epoxy not CA clue.

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Your Done

Hang it up and set back and admire all your hard work.