David Harvey
04-14-2007, 9:30 AM
Thought I would share the wife's and my latest creation. We've talked about a new house number sign down by the road for sometime and decided to finally do one.
I used a combination of programs and equipment, but it came together rather well.
The design was done in X3 and exported to the various programs to get it made.
I used a 3D model of a duck purchased from VectorClip3D and it was machined from SignFoam using Cut3D on the ShopBot. I sized it and increased the 'Z" of the duck using Carrara Pro modeling software.
The base of the sign was machined from 3/4" birch plywood on the 'Bot' using VCarvePro.
The Numbers were Laser cut from 1/2" Cedar and then I applied reflective decals that were print/cut on the Roland using Avery reflective vinyl. The numbers are printed in yellow, but reflect from white to yellow depending on the angle. They should light up nicely at night from the passing car's headlights.
After priming, Peg airbrushed the 2 pieces, (she did really good, as I knew she would) then they were glued together and clear coated.
Today, I'll mount the 4"x4" posts to the ends and if the weather doesn't go bad on me I'll 'get'r in the ground'.
I used a combination of programs and equipment, but it came together rather well.
The design was done in X3 and exported to the various programs to get it made.
I used a 3D model of a duck purchased from VectorClip3D and it was machined from SignFoam using Cut3D on the ShopBot. I sized it and increased the 'Z" of the duck using Carrara Pro modeling software.
The base of the sign was machined from 3/4" birch plywood on the 'Bot' using VCarvePro.
The Numbers were Laser cut from 1/2" Cedar and then I applied reflective decals that were print/cut on the Roland using Avery reflective vinyl. The numbers are printed in yellow, but reflect from white to yellow depending on the angle. They should light up nicely at night from the passing car's headlights.
After priming, Peg airbrushed the 2 pieces, (she did really good, as I knew she would) then they were glued together and clear coated.
Today, I'll mount the 4"x4" posts to the ends and if the weather doesn't go bad on me I'll 'get'r in the ground'.