Bill Stearns
02-24-2014, 8:33 PM
Hi All -
I engrave an awful lot of plastic signs; 'lot of 'em very small. Thought I'd share this idea with others who might also. It was always kind' a frustrating spending so much time placing [double stick] tape on the back of each 'n every one - sometimes, stacks of 'em. I came 'cross a tape dispenser at one time that handled double/sided tape - but, remember it being pretty expensive. So ... came up with this idea. I embedded a razor blade - blade facing up - into a long, narrow board (almost a stick) - I place one sign, or plate, on the table in front of the board (as a rough measurement aid) - unroll the tape to the appropriate length - just over the blade - then, easily slice the tape, and stick it to the sign! - one right after another! Works slick! - and, sure speeded up the process of taping signs! (now, I don't cringe, when I get larger orders!) Other than a dispenser - anyone else have a clever way of handling this process? Time is money, right?
ALSO: could use help from you with a fail safe way to mount (tape) metal plates on wooden plaques. Too often I'll be off a smidgeon, and it shows! I've been measuring, then marking the wood with one of those "invisible ink" pens the ladies use for marking fabrics for sewing - (Wal-Mart fabric dept.) - the ink disappears after I mount the plate. Works fine, but would like other ideas ....
Hope my idea helps someone out there! :)
Bill
I engrave an awful lot of plastic signs; 'lot of 'em very small. Thought I'd share this idea with others who might also. It was always kind' a frustrating spending so much time placing [double stick] tape on the back of each 'n every one - sometimes, stacks of 'em. I came 'cross a tape dispenser at one time that handled double/sided tape - but, remember it being pretty expensive. So ... came up with this idea. I embedded a razor blade - blade facing up - into a long, narrow board (almost a stick) - I place one sign, or plate, on the table in front of the board (as a rough measurement aid) - unroll the tape to the appropriate length - just over the blade - then, easily slice the tape, and stick it to the sign! - one right after another! Works slick! - and, sure speeded up the process of taping signs! (now, I don't cringe, when I get larger orders!) Other than a dispenser - anyone else have a clever way of handling this process? Time is money, right?
ALSO: could use help from you with a fail safe way to mount (tape) metal plates on wooden plaques. Too often I'll be off a smidgeon, and it shows! I've been measuring, then marking the wood with one of those "invisible ink" pens the ladies use for marking fabrics for sewing - (Wal-Mart fabric dept.) - the ink disappears after I mount the plate. Works fine, but would like other ideas ....
Hope my idea helps someone out there! :)
Bill