You could go to Blocklayer dot com and have a bit of a play with his text Templates and fonts.
Just go to > printable templates > large text templates and play with the web fonts.
A very cool site.

 

Welcome to the forum...

 

Fonts

Welcome Rick. I've used this site dafont.com quite a bit. Hundreds of fonts to pick from. Best of all... they're free. :dance3:

 

Thanks loads for the treasure trove in the font site! Just what I needed.

 

They have some cool fonts that I've used with my Shark CNC.
The 'L' is called 'Romantique'. Lots of detail and about 10mins to cut.
Halloween fonts came from there also.

 

How did you get the black text on the Signs?

That is something that I would be extremely interested in doing. I have seen it being used in several signs to great affect but have never know how to do it.

 

I used Gerber Paint Mask. Painted the sign white/orange first, Apply the mask. V-carve through the paint mask. Paint the lettering, usually latex and by hand. Remove paint mask. Job complete.

Others have used other means for masking material, I found Gerber worked best for me. Excellent holding and easy removal with no residue left behind.

 

Thanks very much for the paint mask idea. Problem solved.

 

- me too. Only problem is the Gerber site has a pile of choices.

Iceman567 -> which Gerber product did you decide on ?

- ebill

 

There doesn't seem to be any suitable fonts online that are joined with thick lines, as shown in the sign attached below.

I think I will buy a decent font creator and create a suitable font of my own unless anyone here has any better ideas.

Thanks for all your help.

 

Have you tried brush script and or Brody script?

 

What software are you using I can join script type fonts in Aspire to look like that.

 

If your font handler will do kerning then you should be able to bring script lettering closer together to get the look you are talking about.

As far as coloring lettering on signs, if you have already cut your sign then you can spray a clear finish to seal the entire sign so you won't get bleed over then paint the lettering by hand. I like using gel stain to paint the lettering because it will not run like regular stains and most paint but this is just my preference. After you fill in the lettering add a seal coat of clear finish and you are done.

See the pictures below to see the difference having the lettering colored makes.

This is a link to the post I made for the sign if you are interested: http://www.routerforums.com/show-n-tell/42499-latest-custom-sign.html

 

For my actual routing of the sign, I was going straight to Biesse Works and doing it from there.

Aspire looks very interesting and I think I check it out.

 

Google Steve Goode's scroll saw site and he has a couple of free fonts that are attached like you describe for cutting names.