Bob Davis - Sturgis SD
08-07-2015, 9:37 PM
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally concludes this weekend in my hometown. This report may be of limited interest to many but I thought some folks might be interested. My claim to fame, since I own a photography gallery downtown, is to take the daily Group Picture like this one:
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This year I bought a laser machine to make engraved mats for the event, like this one:
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The machine arrived in early May. We spent a month playing with the laser. I wish I had bought the laser last fall. I wish I had bought two, or three or even four machines a year ago, I could have paid for them all this summer. Anyway, the laser cut mats were a big hit. I bought up every piece of this mat color combination I could find in the USA and we burned through it all.
The barnwood signs were also a big hit. My supply lasted about half a day. Then I tried to just keep some sample signs to take orders from, but my employees keep selling the samples. Plywood signs selling very well also and since I purchased 100 sheets of plywood a couple weeks ago, we won't be running out.
I've never seen our stores this busy. There have been times when it would be impossible to squeeze another person in here. Here's a cell phone pic of the store entrance:
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Jacob, my 16 year old vector guru weeding a barnwood sign. My laser is on a platform behind a barnwood bench with a Chevy tailgate for a back rest:
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A different view:
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Looking towards my front door:
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Here's a video showing how useful the Trotec is for a work table:
http://www.livetoride.com/images/IMG_1699.MOV
Final random thoughts: 1) Trotec should send me a complimentary machine. I'd be surprised if we didn't sell a few lasers for someone this week.
And final factoid: I posted the Monday group picture on Facebook, plus one other picture and they went somewhat viral, with nearly 30,000 shares and 1,000,000 views
So, that concludes my rather disjointed report. I'll be heading over to Happy Hour shortly.
Thanks,
Bob
319159
This year I bought a laser machine to make engraved mats for the event, like this one:
319160
The machine arrived in early May. We spent a month playing with the laser. I wish I had bought the laser last fall. I wish I had bought two, or three or even four machines a year ago, I could have paid for them all this summer. Anyway, the laser cut mats were a big hit. I bought up every piece of this mat color combination I could find in the USA and we burned through it all.
The barnwood signs were also a big hit. My supply lasted about half a day. Then I tried to just keep some sample signs to take orders from, but my employees keep selling the samples. Plywood signs selling very well also and since I purchased 100 sheets of plywood a couple weeks ago, we won't be running out.
I've never seen our stores this busy. There have been times when it would be impossible to squeeze another person in here. Here's a cell phone pic of the store entrance:
319162
319163
319164
Jacob, my 16 year old vector guru weeding a barnwood sign. My laser is on a platform behind a barnwood bench with a Chevy tailgate for a back rest:
319165
A different view:
319166
Looking towards my front door:
319167
Here's a video showing how useful the Trotec is for a work table:
http://www.livetoride.com/images/IMG_1699.MOV
Final random thoughts: 1) Trotec should send me a complimentary machine. I'd be surprised if we didn't sell a few lasers for someone this week.
And final factoid: I posted the Monday group picture on Facebook, plus one other picture and they went somewhat viral, with nearly 30,000 shares and 1,000,000 views
So, that concludes my rather disjointed report. I'll be heading over to Happy Hour shortly.
Thanks,
Bob