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Farside
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brewdexta
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Signwriting practice piece in progress.
Layout by hand, no tracing etc. Very time consuming and curves are a bitch to get right. Difficult to see but just pencil onto printboard. Lots of guidelines etc.
Using Joby Carters excellent book, and his Curveside font.
The "C" is well wobbly and needs more work. I'm probably going to wipe it all off and have another go.
Layout by hand, no tracing etc. Very time consuming and curves are a bitch to get right. Difficult to see but just pencil onto printboard. Lots of guidelines etc.
Using Joby Carters excellent book, and his Curveside font.
The "C" is well wobbly and needs more work. I'm probably going to wipe it all off and have another go.
Have you got a set of " French curves " and a bendy rubber stick profile ? they are very useful in making curves .
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Reminds me of the sign in Barmouth of a chippy called the Carousal. The “C” fell off years ago, when they had new signs they kept the “C” on a wonky angle
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Sketching out on paper and chalking the back to transfer makes life a little easier, also white chinagraph pencil is great for darker backgrounds.
I spent a day with Joby a couple of weeks ago, great day. Lots of learning.
Wow, that brings back memories of when I was a teenager…..many years ago.
Great to hear that feedback - I’m doing the 5 day course in May.
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I'm considering the 5 day course, probably after the end of the year.
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Yes to both, but didn't help as the curves change depending whereabouts you are on the letter, and on the outside or inside. Practise is key
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Great fun.
Last year a friend got me to replace some posts, they were wood in concrete
I didnt have a breaker, and they were huge slabs of concrete, so sharpened a bit of steel angle and smashed it down the center, then a trolly jack and a post used as a beam to lift it out.
She sent me a pic this morning of another two fence panels down, atlesst one post, possibly 3 to be replaced !
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I hear its a pretty full on week.
Ive spoken to a few that have done it and loved it.
His open days are good too, with demos from a few different people. Luckily I only live 30mins away.
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One of my brothers borrowed my new engine crane that had been used once, when I got it back it was twisted and bent. When asked what he had been lifting he told me fence posts, he didn’t like it when I made him replace the craneGreat fun.
Last year a friend got me to replace some posts, they were wood in concrete
I didnt have a breaker, and they were huge slabs of concrete, so sharpened a bit of steel angle and smashed it down the center, then a trolly jack and a post used as a beam to lift it out.
She sent me a pic this morning of another two fence panels down, atlesst one post, possibly 3 to be replaced !
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did smashing the angle into what was left of the wood grip that well?! i tried removing old rotten wooden shelves that where held into the block wall with wooden dowels and 9 inch nails,... the wood was absolutely soaking, but what a grip it had!!Great fun.
Last year a friend got me to replace some posts, they were wood in concrete
I didnt have a breaker, and they were huge slabs of concrete, so sharpened a bit of steel angle and smashed it down the center, then a trolly jack and a post used as a beam to lift it out.
She sent me a pic this morning of another two fence panels down, atlesst one post, possibly 3 to be replaced !
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Today I made a 4mm hole in a power hacksaw blade offcut.
It was bloody hard stuff, the grinding sparks were red and a test piece shattered using the usual sharpened masonry drill bit.
What did work was a cheap Lidl diamond ball tool in a Dremel.
It was from a set I got years ago and has had loads of use.
The countersink was formed using a stone from the same kit, shaped using the diamond stone I use to sharpen tungstens.
I'm well pleased with how it turned out.
It was bloody hard stuff, the grinding sparks were red and a test piece shattered using the usual sharpened masonry drill bit.
What did work was a cheap Lidl diamond ball tool in a Dremel.
It was from a set I got years ago and has had loads of use.
The countersink was formed using a stone from the same kit, shaped using the diamond stone I use to sharpen tungstens.
I'm well pleased with how it turned out.
