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Just wondering what everyone is working on this week.
I've hired a student whom I'm delighted to say is catching on very quickly. She's coming in today and I'm trying to spent quite a bit of time training so she can be a better help than the last couple I've had.
I'm printing some 4X8 prints for outdoor signs, designing another couple of farm signs, cranking out about 50 safety signs, designing & producing two sets of truck doors. I've got lots more in my pile, but I'm not going to think about that until next week.
Suelynn
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Suelynn Sedor Sedor Signs Carnduff, SK Canada Posts: 2863 | From: Carnduff, SK Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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I'm working on 4-4x8s & a 8x16 Co-op sign as well as starting the Past Times sign I posted a while back, I'm also trying to squeeze in work on an entry monument sign for our town that I have been working on for over a year. It is a donation, so it sits pretty low on the priority list, but with my niece's wedding in August and my daughter's in September it would be nice to have it up. In a town with a population of 27 there isn't a lot that happens here. Then I have a couple of truck decals to crank out and some picture framing to do as well as a couple of designs ..... Optimistic aren't I. But with Jim away for the week I should be able to put in some long hours.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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God, im not even sure i want to think about what all needs to be done this week.. ever so often its like the flood gates open on our shop and we end up with with our work board overflowing.. Usuallly this happens when i mistakenly think im all caught up and in control of things (hehe).. This week i have lettering for the wall of the museum, 2 x 5' by 8' backlite sign for a resturant, 6 digital banners (hemmed and with grommets) 3 x 3' x 20' ft banners with vinyl, and 5- 36" by 36" metal signs for various car dealers. Logo design to tweak and make into various size stickers, a menu board to design.. ..
ok im getting dizzy.. this week does have 10 days right?
-------------------- sue brown american instant signs pasadena, calif Posts: 90 | From: southern california | Registered: Jul 2006
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5000 piece decal order, lettering for 1 van and 2 pickups, a 2x3 sandblasted sign, another 20 piece decal order, 2 license plates, striping and lettering for 1 firetruck, 1- 150 piece t-shirt order (8 color print), and 3 sets of family reunion t-shirts (roughly 600 t-shirts / 1 color prints), and a 24 piece golf shirt order for the local Masons.
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All of a sudden my procrastinating has caught up to me. We're in the process of redesigning all of the membership information for all 3 golf courses for the 2007 year. Shouldn't be a problem at all except somehow a few of the files from last year got either corrupted or lost. Oh well, just have to do them from scratch again.
I stayed up until 10 last night working on some flyers for the Phoenix course and finished one, decided to use that same base to do the next one. Yup, you guessed it, forgot to save the original. There's a reason I don't work at night (oh and chat at the same time - LOL).
I promised myself that I'd get this all done this week and then Sammie and I are headed back to Lodi on Sunday/Monday to give Robin a hand finishing up her roman mural. Really looking forward to that but maybe not the heat up there!
-------------------- Kimberly Zanetti Purcell www.amethystProductivity.com Folsom, CA email: Kimberly@AmethystProductivity.com
“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” AA Milne Posts: 3722 | From: Folsom, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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I am working on 16 coro signs with step stakes, jusr finished 2 small signs for a guy to screw onto his planks on his dump truck plus his vinyl adds that go on a "mudder". He also wants me to start a small sandblasted sign for his farm.
I have 2 banners to do for my girlfriend's church for tomorrow too. She wants us to skip work tomorrow & run up to Erie to sit in the water & I am afraid to go, I have so much other stuff to do!!!!!!!!!!!! But I may just go for it, before I go nuts!
One more thing....... I am learning to set BOUNDARIES with people & to say NO!!!!!!
A guy came in my shop with a molded piece of cement with the Navy seal on it & I agreed to paint it different colors for a stupidly cheap price because the guy said he is on a "fixed income", never mind the huge fancy new truck he drove! Plus, another older friend asked me to help with a layout for her class reuinion! I am NOT a craft or hobby lady & I am not a printer!!!!!!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmmmm, kinda reminds me of Deri's rant not long ago!
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I don't know where to start! Just got 64 sheets of Alumalite, ranging from 4'x8' to 5'x10', for new signs for the Nascar race at Watkins Glen. Signs range fron 4'x8' to 4'x62'. Have 6 logos to paint on the asphalt (300 sq. ft. each) and 2 grass paintings (300 sq. ft each). Also have to letter 3 Pace cars .............. all before August 8!!! I'm out of control!!!
-------------------- Tony Vickio The World Famous Vickio Signs 3364 Rt.329 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 t30v@vickiosigns.com 607-535-6241 http://www.vickiosigns.com Posts: 1063 | From: Watkins Glen, New York | Registered: Sep 2001
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7' tall tequila bottle and 4' tall margarita glass, both carved out of foam. Both are halfrounds. Mounted on a wall and plumbed so that (colored) water will pour out of the bottle and into the glass, kinda like a fountain. Its for a new Mexican joint.
Gotta make a custom label for the bottle also.
Vickio.. you da man!
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I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message... Posts: 1640 | From: Sevierville, TN | Registered: Jul 2005
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4 highway tractors (all repeats) and a 4'x3' double sided MDO for a hairdresser (paid in full, in advance)
Don't have the foggiest idea what next week will bring.
Next month will be a bit more hectic...8 new highway tractors for one company and 12 for another. All with stripes and swooshes and stuff. Plus whatever else comes along. Ah well, at least the money will be handy!!
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I have two, let me say that again, TWO Gerber Sabre routers that broke at the same time ..... I mean seriously at the same time, like 5 minutes after the first one broke, the second one broke.
So, Im' replacing TWO y axis lead screws this week. I feel no love.
-------------------- Jon Androsky Posts: 438 | From: Williamsport, PA | Registered: Mar 2002
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A couple logo designs, my panel, my roland contest wrap, van window lettering (first "sign" job in a year),some illustrations to do for istock, and a heavy metal t-shirt design as well. Nothing major but enough to keep me goin.
Jonathan: You must be running those routers alot to have those lead screws go out on ya like that. OUCH! Hope yer up and running quickly!
Stevo
-------------------- Stevo Design Illustration Logos Sign Design Clip Art www.stevo-design.com Posts: 1680 | From: Edmonton Ab Canada EH! | Registered: May 2001
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My panel, clearcoating a construction helmet that got blue-fire flames today, vinyl on 12 glass doors, more work on the mural in the showroom, got a '70 Camaro to do fire on the hood, designing a truck going to the SEMA show, 2 HDU signs to repair for another shop, 15 windshield graphics and starting to pack for the move back up to NH.
It's a living... Rapid
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I like my paint shaken, not stirred. Posts: 5648 | From: North Haverhill, New Hampshire | Registered: Apr 2003
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Don't do too much "research" or your job might end up resembling Jonathan's lead screws. Should that happen, save some "research" for your client. The more he "researches", the better the job will look to him.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5095 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Jake, I here ya! I think I need to find someone who needs a 7ft tall Jameson bottle so I can do some research.
Stevo, yeah the company I work for (read, owns me)wholesales carved HDU. So the one router runs about 45 - 50 hours a week and it eats at least one leadscrew per year. The other one is 10 years old and just cuts aluminum, this is only the second leadscrew it ever chewed up.
The whole 8+' long leadscrew thing is pretty poorly designed. There should really be a rack and pinion in there for a drive that long.
-------------------- Jon Androsky Posts: 438 | From: Williamsport, PA | Registered: Mar 2002
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Tues. Letter ski boat, then go letter on big steel portable lab, safety stuff
Wed. letter 50' cabin cruiser, in water, but big,heavy, no rockin'
Thurs: regroup, work on Picnic Pieces
Friday: a day back on Movie "Deck the Halls" (vinyling on news van and fire truck.0
Sat. letter 2 small wooden boats (in their shop)
Monday: repair damaged surface gilding in mansion (a location used on the TV show The L Word
Happy Brushes=Happy Johnny!
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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Right now we're in Gear up mode for next week to start the manufacturing of another Pole sign for a new bank. Nice Job 6x16 Can with a 12' Tall Stack stone Coulum.
Finished a Routed Flame Burned Ranch Entrance Sign. One solid Peice of Tree. 2'x16'
A mess of Real Estate Signs. (The Kid gets them) And about 10 more bids to finish up.
Did land one nice monument Job yesterday. The Developers are having us sandblast 2- 3'x12' Peices of Solid Limestone. Once I find it.
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OKay, who stuck to their lists and got it done? I only got one of the farm signs designed, and I'm working on the other truck door layout today! I got sidetracked and primed and painted an HDU sign, and goldleafed a diabond sign instead.
Anyone else have trouble sticking to their game plan?
Suelynn
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Suelynn Sedor Sedor Signs Carnduff, SK Canada Posts: 2863 | From: Carnduff, SK Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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what? who meeee? yep lets see...that dimensional sign due last friday is still here in my shop...although its finished its not up yet. i think tomorrow is the game plan. as far as everything else...i'm still playing catch up. thankfully the phone has been fairly quiet this week. next week i'll be caught up...yeah right!
-------------------- Karyn Bush Simply Not Ordinary, LLC Bartlett, NH 603-383-9955 www.snosigns.com info@snosigns.com Posts: 3516 | From: Bartlett, NH USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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But with Jim away for the week I should be able to put in some long hours.
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