Andy4810

I will be working at a campground in New York this summer. The owner wants to make name signs for campers as they check into the campground. Can anyone direct me to a source of information about sign making. Goes without saying that he will want to do this as cheaply as possible.

All suggestions greatly appreciated. This is a great forum!

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bobj3

Hi Andy4810

Here's link or two that will help you make signs


http://www.routerforums.com/search.php?searchid=188471

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moreorles2000

andy
i also do signs in our park & i have to different ways of doing this with the templates.
i do the indented letters so far but i am going to be trying the raised letters this summer.
the first template set was by vermont american & is 1 letter at a time setup. when doing signs with 2 rows it was ok but if you wanted to do more than the 2 rows on larger boards i didnt like it. i next purchased the milescraft sign lettering kit & i like it a lot better. i did a couple of modifications to their setup & it works ok. the milescraft plastic rail brackets i mounted to approx. 16" boards & i just slide them down the sides of the sign for the different lines on the sq. or rect. boards. this helps to keep the letters sq. on the sign.
if u decide to go with this method i will give you my email addess & send you some pics of the signs i have made. i havent tried posting pictures on this site as it is one of my " round 2 it" projects.
les.

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Andy4810

Ken, Thanks for the welcome.

Bobj3 - thanks for the links.

Les: Your method sounds like it would work for me. Could you send me some pictures of your work? I am not too clear on the size of the router bits and the bearings that go with them. If you're routing a 5/8 board, what would you use to make a V groove letter? Your help is greatly appreciated.

BlackBelt

Looks like you guys are in the same boat as me. I am a Park Ranger, and we needed some signs made for the parks. I didn't know anything about Routers, except that I needed one to make signs. I didn't know that they made templates for the letters, so I just penciled them on the boards and freehand routed them into the wood. I don't know a lot about what I'm doing, but I'm learning.
Thanks for the links.
If I post this right, this is my first sign made last week--

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rmaxa

Looks like a very nice sign for the first time. I like the free hand style. The park is very scenic, it most be great to be a park ranch. Also looks like a good place to fish.

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harrysin

That's a good looking sign blackBelt.

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AxlMyk

Andy;
Are you talking about name badges instead of signs?

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