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Thanks Rob and PBear.

Add them to my Skull collection, Thanks

Sorry I guess I should have said The Stationis the font I'm looking for

I can't figure this one out. Any help would be welcome, maybe a sugestion for a similer font. The trace did not work so well. Thanks Tom.

Thank you dakotagrafx, sorry it took so long to respond. Tom.

I am re-doing anothers work at my local Fire dept. Has anyone worked with the specialty film that is gold leaf or engine turn. Looking for a brand that will not fade or peal like the stuff they used before me. I know most are rated at 6-7 years outdoors, but I was curious if there is not somthing better out there and if you have used it. Thanks Tom

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Has anyone here attended this Expo? And was it worth it. Looking for any old reason to go to Las Vegas (like I need a reason) Thanks Tom.

Your mirror looks a lot better than my first attempt at etching. I did a lot of practicing and last Christmas (2009) I etched a badge into a mug as a example and took it to the local police dept. I thought I would get 10 or so orders, I ended up with 45. I charged $10.00 each and got the mugs at the dollar tree. That was about 200 mugs ago. Since December I have purchased another cabnet and a Rayzist masking system. I use the Rayzist film for the front and vinyl for the backs (personalised). I still charge $10.00 for the mugs (single side) in orders over 10 and $15.00 each if they want something on the back. For less than 10 its $15.00 and $20.00. I still use 651 vinyl for a lot of my projects, however in big orders the Rayzist film cut the time to produce masks from hours to minutes. Its a lot more expensive (about $1.50 per mug depending on the size) but the time saving is worth it for me. Other things I have etched are wine bottles, plates, cups, aluminum water bottles, picture frame glass. Places I have gotten orders from include Police/Fire/EMS, Gun Club (awards), Local wedding and Limo Service, Caterers and gift shops (candle holders). I am currently using a sand to etch but am switching over to Aluminum Oxide soon. With the sand the chip (cut) is large and rough. The 150/220 Aluminum Oxide will give a more frosted finish. There is a lot of good information from others else where on this site about sandblasting/etching. I have read it all and it helped me a lot get started. Hope this helps, I am learning everyday and can really use new ideas. Tom.

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Found this while looking for some sport team logos. Has a lot of everything old and new. not in eps but easy to auto trace. Tom http://www.logoshak.com/~asgsport/

This may help. Looked clean but have not cut it yet. Tom. spy-vs-spy.eps spy-vs-spy.eps

I add $15.00 to $20.00 to the price of the Champagne. Tom.

At a Christmas party my wife and I needed gifts for a gift exchange. The max you could spend was $5.00. I found some Champagne that was on sale, etched a big snow flake on one and a snow man on the other, along with some info about the party and the year. They were the hit of the gift exchange. I explained I could put just about any saying on the bottle, for weddings, anniversary's and such. Got five orders that night. I used a red colored bottle for the Christmas exchange, but have done the green bottles also. Talked with the local limousine company and a wedding planner, all have shown an interest. I asked the Limo Co. about etching their glassware. They loose so much through breakage and theft they were not interested right now. Tom.

I don't know if this will help or not, but I was having a time getting the vinyl off once I was done with the sand blasting. I was using my fingernail or a scraper and it was taking longer to get the vinyl off than put it on. While washing off the dust and sand, I accidentally discovered if you put the mug or what ever under hot water for a couple of seconds the vinyl will almost fall off along with the tape. I use BGS Vinyl mostly (because its thick) but will use whatever scraps I have laying around the shop. Tom.

Well you see I'm a racer myself for over 25 years and remeber when all numbers were painted on. I know first hand who at my local tracks can afford spend money on flash and who can not. Its a fact that many of the Hornet/4cly cars can not afford to spend a lot of money because they don't have it. When they have $300.00 in a race car its hard to justify $150.00 for decals. I know the kids work real hard all winter to build, and I think they deserve to look their best on race day. When I talk to the new guys I encourage them to spend money of safety gear not flash. I sponsor (for free) our local High School team and the kids are very proud of what they do in the shop and I want it to look good on the track for them. You see not everyone is in NASCAR or drives a late model. The upper classes don't want a basic number kit and when they come to me we start to work on a price. And you are right, I am known as the cheap (price) sticker guy to the low buck people, but I am also known as a guy who will do a good job at a fair price to others. I don't make stickers to make a lot of money, I do it to help off set the cost of my hobby (race car) and to help others who share my hobby and love of the sport. Because I'm not a shop owner I guess I should have stayed out of this conversation. But please don't assume when the guy says he needs stickers for a race car he has deep pockets. Tom. Ya know they may be willing to pay more than $50.00 but I offer it to them for that price so I just don't know I never asked.

Don't want to hurt any feelings but I too offer the $50.00 special here in Oregon (numbers, basic colors, driver name and a couple of small sponsor names in basic font). Custom orders go up accordingly. I bought my first cutter 4 years ago because I got tired of the prices charged locally for decals for my own car ($150.00). I now have three cutters and a fairly decent 2nd income. I'm not sure what you folks are using for vinyl but with race cars I use Oracal 651 or 751 as the decals are temporary at best. I figure I'm using about 3 to 4 yards of 24" material at a cost of $10.00 to $15.00, including tape for the kit. The folks who buy the kit usually upgrade which brings in more as the year goes on. I know that if I quoted a $100.00 price to most of my customers the rattle cans would come out and the numbers would be painted on so only Krylon would be making any money. Tom.

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Doing a Bandit theme on a race car, barb wire will be a nice touch. Thank You.

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Thanks Tekcorps. Know someone looking for just this flag for the hood of his racecar.

We have never used Siser but we use a similar brand. We do a second heat cycle after removing the clear backing. We use a Teflon sheet between the transfer and the heat unit on both cycles. I agree with more heat and time in the press. When we first thought about doing t-shirts we asked our supplier for transfer samples. I cut out small designs and strips. The strips and designs were pressed on a white t-shirt. That shirt got placed into every wash and dry for about one month, sort of our science lab. The shirt gave out before the transfer samples did.

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