JP Auto N Design

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0 Speedstroke DNA for "racecars, phone # and location" Rapier is the closest i found for "Speed" Aachen is the closest i found for "Virginia" Shouldnt be hard to make the last two work if you can't find exact matches *Edit* -- Rapier for the "S" and Brush Script for "peed" will get you even closer i think

I would go with this, hands down. http://www.uscutter.com/Copam-Professional-Vinyl-Cutter-w-Sure-Cuts-A-Lot-Pro-Design-Cut-Software It's on sale too, so that's even a bonus, hundred bucks towards supplies. I've had mine since 2010 and it's cut some things that i didn't even think would be possible. The only problem it had was a tracking issue but a new pinch roller corrected it. It certainly paid for itself and a future Graphtec . Def worth the price IMO.

I always loved dirt track racing (cars). So when i was a senior in high school, a few buddies and i built a car and racing i went. Although driving them was fun, building them and makin them nice was my favorite part. Did that for about 5 years until life happened. I sold all my stuff to buy a house, start a family, etc. but I still wanted to be involved in it without the crazy expense. So, I decided to start doing the lettering. Now i still get to see, smell and touch the cars PLUS get paid. It's a win-win. lol

Brush script really stretched

I've been thinking of purchasing a heat press but didn't want to drop a small mint on something that may not take off. So, i did some research here within the forums and followed the advice given by some of the experts such as Dakota, Banner John and Jaybird. I checked CL for one of the high end used ones but as usual, came up short. I think even if i did come across one there, i would be too skeptical about it anyway if it seemed like a bargain, lol. So, then I checked the Sunie website and was kinda sold on this one: http://sunie.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=28&zenid=5kgmjcegq40kopn5n0nnve58p6 but i wasn't sure if it met some of the criteria that was recommended by the veterans, such as "Center pressure adjustment", "Threadable platen" and anything else that may be plus. Granted, this will only see occasional use (atleast that's what i'm thinking). A couple other things i noticed, the swing away models only carry a 1 year warranty as opposed to the clamshells having a 2 yr. I assumed that was because it had an extra moving point which could break..? lol. Kinda seemed odd to me. And the big thing that had me sold was "This model is our most popular heat press!" ....until i realized every single heat press they sell has that in the description....pretty impressive...lol. Anyway, i was hoping maybe someone can give me some insight. Especially since i found very little reviews on it. Im ok with middle of the road kind of items, i guess which is why i opted for the Copam. So i guess i'm just asking if this is a middle of the road kind of heat press. Thanks for any help.

Thanks everyone. The only reason i didn't really consider the USC model was the 90 warranty, I figured for the extra few dollars, the year warranty on the Sunie (plus relatively good comments on it) was a little extra piece of mind. But now that i see some of you guys are having good luck with the USC model, it might be something to consider as well. I did notice the Sunie only has the swing capability to the right, which isn't a problem for me. I guess it's back to the drawing board. Thanks Again everyone.

Here's an option. Aachen-Bold is the font

Well to be honest, Inkscape is my preference over Signblazer, Adobe, etc. (I guess i'm weird like that) so that's the program i did it in. But i don't really see how you're missing a step. To me, skewing is skewing, regardless of what program you use, tho there are some fonts that don't skew well one way or the other. I don't know the effect you were getting when you tried to slant it to the left so i guess i can't really say for sure. Maybe try and download Inkscape and give it a shot (it's free), unless some of the Signblazer pro's have a better tip that i may not be familiar with.

What about something like this?

What about something like this?

Is it just text? Can you post a pic of it?

Snyder Speed brush may get you a close. Biggest difference is the M from what i can see

Alex brush regular

Lucida Calligraphy

Bodoni MT Poster Compressed with a little kerning may work for the other

Mistral or Minstral for Tours

I had that same skipping issue on a Copam when cutting certain colors in cast (esp. long straight runs). It would make perforated lines instead of a continuous, smooth cut. I tried everything; pressure, depth, oiling blade, new 60 deg blades, old 60 deg blades. Finally, i put a 45 degree blade in and it was fine. Not sure if that was the correct fix or what the actual fix is but it worked. Worth a shot if you have one laying around.

Aachen bold, Impact, Serpentine, Clarendon Bold are all the pretty common styles. But if you wanna set the bar a little higher, you're gonna have to take Mark's advice and get a little creative with them. Learning to Node edit will be your best friend wit this. The number i did in the pic started out as 5 Metal DNA. Good luck.

Looks like Aachen Bold squeezed/stretched.

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2 Raceway DNA

Nothing fancy but since I don't usually post much work, i figured i'd share this Christmas design I did up for our house. Not very often I get to do personal items so it was a nice change of pace. It's based off The Polar Express. All layered vinyl.

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Thanks for the nice words, everyone. @ joey--It is actually a font called..."dotness".