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Sign making on the hydraulic press.....
June 15, 2010
3:37 am
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Larry L
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I like having a big press... I think I'll be coming up with things to do with it for a long long time..

So this is one thing I have been doing... This is a dedication sign for a school and will be set in a sidewalk that was a "gift" of the graduating class..

I had a template waterjet out of 1/4 plate and then stomped it into a chunk of 1"

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June 15, 2010
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thats pretty cool larry!

June 15, 2010
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Really wish that copper had worked out for ya, I still think dropping the 1 inch beneath woulda gotten it done, Hell I'd come back over to give ya a hand if ya want.

June 15, 2010
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Wow, that is something, got any pictures of the press, thanks for sharing

June 15, 2010
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A guy in California was doing a similar thing. He had a sheet of urethane maybe 1" thick. Lay that in the press and cover with thin copper sheet. then he had a collection of pre-cut letters and numbers, he'd lay them on top to spell what ever he wanted, then press the letters into the sheet. Flip it over and it looked similar; raised lettering. Yours has a cool "gooshy" look though.

“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,
but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~

June 15, 2010
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Hmmmm - looks like a use for a CNC plasma Larry - know anyone that has one???

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