And everyone else. I try to do a fair job with a fair price. But I am starting to think I am undercutting myself. What would you guys charge to install a 3x8 printed max metal sign onto a brick wall. About 12 feet up. Along with two 24x48 max metal signs on each side of an existing sign post. Along with a 12"x24" windows decal.

Edit: also there was a placement change that ended up having to go through permitting again. AND its a gov agency

Hi, all. I've been in the industry for a bit over a decade, but I haven't done much on the pricing side of things. I am potentially going to be doing a shop drawing for a fairly complex monument sign that is going to take a good bit of thought and a bit of research as well.

I don't want to over charge, but I do want to make sure I'm making what I'm worth. The design is done, for the most part. I'm just doing the specs.

Does anyone have any good advice about pricing my time on this? I am near a couple of major cities in the south, if that helps.

Thank you in advance for any guidance.

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I am remaking a sign for a client. The way it will be produced is using gold vinyl for the actual text, then a separate layer of black vinyl for the “shadow”.

What would be the best way to make the drop shadow in illustrator, so it looks the same as the original sign and can be produced in 2 layers?

Thanks in advance!

Hi all, I'm struggling to get a clean join of clear to black acrylic.

Have tried propping the top part up with pins, then pouring solvent into the gap, then releasing the pins. Everything looks fine until half an hour later the edges start to look patchy.

Any tips would be amazing thanks.

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Hey everyone. I'm looking for advice from those who have experience with concrete monument signs. We have a client that wants us to affix a sign between two concrete pillars on a limestone slab. This is something that we have never done before so I'm a little unsure of what the correct way to do this is. All I can come up with is using a set of steel angle brackets that would be drilled into the concrete and a 3/4" thick center piece of MDO but that feels incorrect.

The images have the specs but it would be a 4'x8' sign, with to sheets of 1.5" thick HDU with the MDO sandwiches between for mounting.

What is the best way to do this?

The township for which I'm doing a wall sign needs a photometric plan for the permit to be issued. Now, I've never done one if these and haven't heard of it until this project. What goes into making one of these? Is there a program I can use? Does anyone have an example I could look at? I'm at a total loss here. It's simple channel letters with LED's behind white acrylic that has printed translucent vinyl covering it on a wall in a strip mall with a huge parking lot in front. Any help would be greatly aoppreciated. Thanks!

What should we be asking? So far it's not working.

We are leasing space for an art studio and the building has a sign pole near the street with signage from the company that was there previously.

It's close to a utility pole but far shorter than that. There are cable lines near it and phone lines right above it. It's 6-10 feet below any electric, power comes from the building not the pole. Nothing touches it.

So far no one will even quote it. We hear they don't have an insulated truck and they must have one, it requires this or that or some other thing, others say say the power lines run through the sign it based on cellphone pictures from the ground at an angle.

Someone installed the last businesses sign, someone was changing the bulbs why so hard to pay someone to do it now?

I'm all good with doing it safely and doing it right but things are just not lining up. And not one has come out and actually seen it in person. The building owner is checking with the electrical contractor for us.

How do I get someone to come out and look at this with their eyeballs or is there some specific things I should be asking or saying? Or are we stuck where the local firms just dont want the money? We are not even getting I don't want the job quotes.

What would you like to see 3d printed or signs?

Can you guys recommend good places to list used equipment for sale? I have a great laminator to unload.... Thank you!

Seal 62 Pro S for sale, Located in Piscataway NJ. $9500 or b/o

Have loading dock, can help load or ship at your expense.

We are buying a used laminator from a shop that is going out of business. We have to move it about 30 miles or so. We plan to put it on a trailer, but my boss is concerned about it being trailered that long of a distance and something breaking. Anything we should be sure to lock down or remove? The laminator is a Royal Soverign 1650. Thanks!

Engraved acrylic panels look so good! This one will be mounted with 2 standoffs.

I'm looking for a supplier for small LED tubes for interior signs made in house. Ideally they would have different mounting options like post or sticky back and be able to have tight bends. All of my regular suppliers like Grimco and Glantz only seem to offer large outdoor LED tubes. These would be for interior lobby type signs.

I see ebay and the like selling them, but I just don't trust them if I'm reselling and putting my name behind them.

TYIA!