Roderick, nice to know where it went. The shaft on the floor is a drive shaft and is used for running multiple machines. When Rick installed it he either planned on setting up the other two or didn't want to cut it down. If it was ceiling mounted, you'll probably have to have a transition pulley for...

Looking for information, ran across this: http://www.buildingconservation.com/art ... lass98.htm

Thought others would find it interesting too.

After completing a set of glass doors for a local brewery, I realized the masking had lifted in a section that was supposed to remain clear. Not having time to remake one piece to meet the opening, I opted to take it to a local shop that bevels glass where they could polish the slight frost out. Bef...

That's something you don't see in the California suburbs....at least not in the Bay Area.

How was the Memorial Conclave? Great, thanks to John and Kathi Studden, and for the great design work by David Butler. There was the meet project, glass to go around, gold in the air (literally), inspiration from those sitting next to you as well as on the walls, entertainment, and a very cool surpr...

No as in don't use steel wool.

If you have paint or varnish on the glass, use Jasco paint stripper.

Bon Ami or whiting and ammonia diluted with water. If you have residual adhesive, try a adhesive remover first. Your scratches are probably coming from the razor blade. I was always told not to use a razor blade unless absolutely necessary, and then only with a new blade. Bon Ami in bar form has bee...

Take some of your mixed silver strip and start with a 1-20 ratio with water. and lightly spray or splatter the edges. If that doesn't work or work fast enough, lower the dilution rate. You want a dilution that attacks the silver slowly in a way you can control. When you get the effect you want, rins...

Hey Raymond,

Where are the photos? .... of the pile of glass, and the finished product.

Danny

The strongest option would be to drill a through hole through the panel, countersink the face, insert a carriage bolt and affix to the board with a nut on the back, leaving a stud hanging out the back to fasten to the ship, fill the front countersunk hole - assuming it was painted. Otherwise ..... N...

Taking a break the other day, I grabbed an old magazine off the shelf that hasn't been touched for a long time - SignCraft, Sept/Oct 1996. Not one to reflect on the past year or guess at what the new year will bring, none the less, I found it interesting to see the articles within this issue to see ...

Jeff, the light source was most likely led's. I have samples of led's that are less than 1/4" wide, 1" high and 6" long, which could easily be concealed in a small base. If a plain piece of glass was inserted into the stand, the only thing you'd notice would be a slight glow around th...

Jeff, have you looked here?: http://www.theletterheads.com/lhparts/gluechip.html This has been discussed before, and the link above has more info regarding glass chipping in one area than any other I'm aware of. You should also look through the old letterhead forum: http://www.theletterheads.com/www...

Roderick, 3M probably has a product that will work for your needs. Try R.S Hughes, they should have a store in so cal. Short of that, try a wholesale fastener supplier, contractor supply or look in the yellow pages for adhesives (better yet use google). In addition to fasteners, they usually carry a...

Hi Bruce, Here is a picture of the nipper and a glass sampler with the edges chipped. The circular dots at the top were brass clips with a brass chain attached from the back to hang. The back was finished with flocking. The nipper can be hand held, but for smaller pieces, it was generally bench moun...

Raymond, as in Larry's post, from Mike's link, tempered glass can be glue chipped but the results are not as good as annealed glass. If you want to include glue chipping, do so after beveling prior to tempering. When checking with companies that temper glass, ask about their failure rate in the even...

Len, you ask: "What, if any problems I may incounter could you bring to my attention." Problems with what? With the blanks they supply, with the precut mask, with the painting method you plan on using ? Are you certain of the quality of the products they supply? Are the blanks kd / vg / ch...

It's great to see the interest and comments regarding hand painted and hand crafted signage, but somethings missing............

Who's going to be the first to post pictures of their latest work?

Instructions for posting photos are here -
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Some more Eye Candy: Acid etched and finished as Rick's glass tray, Rick Glawson; building is 14" wide http://www.baronian.com/Photos/bldg.jpg Sample, Rick Glawson, 8" high http://www.baronian.com/Photos/e.jpg Rawson/Evans reproduction, 11 x 28" http://www.baronian.com/Photos/chpm_smi...

Carefully, and it never hurts to overpack. I never measured the tray, but it was approximately 12" x 14", 1/4" thick plate glass. I made a box of 3/4" plywood, accounting for 2" of foam for the top, bottom and all edges. Wrapped the glass in visqueen, packed it between the f...

More here: http://www.goldenstudios.com/indexglass.htm

Too many unknowns here so I tried calling Tom, phones busy. Called Extira help line and talked to Liah who was very helpful. According to her, the company is aware of the sign market, and is actively promoting the product to our industry. There is a tech sheet available, with information provided in...

Joe, Someone at Extira knows their product is being advertised as an exterior sign product since full page ads in Sign Business and possibly Sign of the Times have been run for the last several months. I have several panels that have been primed and painted, but exhibit none of the failures you ment...

Here are two more. http://www.baronian.com/Photos/lyon_tray1.jpg http://www.baronian.com/Photos/lyon_tray3.jpg While the tray was a work or art, Rick would frequently show it off by tossing his keys on it to show it's durability. Not something most of us would do, but it was something Rick made to s...

Bruce, nice post and an interesting link. Another book along similar lines is Designage - The Art of the Decorative Sign by Arnold Schwartzman. If you don't already own the book, it's definitely one to add to your collection. The Paris shop you posted are similar to these, also in Paris: http://www....

Darryl,

Do you have any photos of work you've done with the mica? They'd be nice to see posted.

Danny

Kelly, looks good. Will you be adding any color to the banner, or does it remain white? As it is, the banner seems too dominant. A texture or slight tint would tone it down some. What is the size of the finished piece, and how will the shield be executed? Some may cringe, but I would consider a high...

Mica powders and mica flakes are both mica, but are different in that the mica flakes are in a a natural state, i.e. ground into flakes and are whitish in color and used for acid embossing. Mica powders are ground into powder the consistency of powdered sugar and colored. Rick carried both, but are ...

Jill, Make a pen plot in reverse on white paper, position over your sign image down, tape in position , lightly spritz with windex and wipe over your lines. The lines will transfer to the substrate. SignIt used this method on their project panels at the Walldog meet in Canada and it worked quite wel...

Ok, here's an easy way to make a post: share an interesting or favorite web site. A friend passed this one on, is only an hour and a half away and on my places to see list: http://www.catoga.com/villa.html And a couple of sign shops: http://www.avilasigndesign.com/ http://www.shanedurnford.com/ Danny