Dremel's

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

Just looking at 1st pic's, recon if I had bigger bit of wood by the time I reach the end Id have 3 foot high letters/numbers as they seem to grow towards the end:blushing:

[Ian Leach]

Draw the letters in the wood first so you have some lines to follow, or print out the letters and use carbon copy paper one the wood. Slow and steady is the key.

Any pics of your setup you have??

[muttley9050]

If you want to reproduce the same sign over and over, which I think is what your getting at? It would be well worth you making a template out of mdf. Take your time with it and get it perfect, cut out letters with a jig and use the dremel to sand them perfect if necessary. You can then use a guide bush to follow your letters if you make them oversize or a guided template router cutter if there exact size.

If your clever u can make the template well oversize and use different size bushes and cutters to achieve different size signs. You would then get a perfect sign in a fraction of the time taken freehand.

It is also important to make sure you always cut in the right direction.

James

[wisewood]

I'd agree with making a template if you're planning on doing a lot.

 

Have you considered routering one through a piece of thin wood/mdf and then use that to spray paint it on each sign?

 

I've done the odd sign in the past, I drew the design out on paper and then glued it onto the sign. Once it's dried, carve out the lettering and sand off the glued paper.

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

Apart from holding the wood between me knees dont think the set could be much crude.

so we have borrowed Power craft multi tool

vice

dremel 640 V bit

any old bit of wood Ive found

 

& not much space

 

while waiting for pic's to up load just seen wisewood & mutley's coments , thanks chaps. have seen on youtube the fourmers etc etc.. cant think of the name just now but even like the drawing thing that was around in the old days,.... as stated on the 1st post at this moment in time dont plan to go at it for a living long way from doing that

[Dan Earp]

B&q work bench bud, i picked one up for around £15 Folds up nicely after use.

Liking the signs aswell👍

[wisewood]

Just a thought but if you drill a hole at either end, you could screw it down to bench/ worktop. Then use holes to hang it in hedge after.

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

Well had a little play still with the borrowed Skill Craft thingy

The small 1 was one of the 1st from last weeks playing

The 2 long ones are in some pallet wood

and the round 1 had already split, just had a play to see how it would come out.

Enjoyed playing might invest in some better tools

[Ian Leach]

Looking good

[muttley9050]

Looks like your getting better bud.