Glueing Up Letters on your project - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Mike_Fehring · 07-18-2009, 10:24 PM

Here are some tips on how I glue up cut-out letters on my project. This is basically how the vinal sign makers make their signs.

Save all of your pieces including your scrap. Step 1
Step1.jpg
Put it all back together like a puzzle including the scrap pieces Step 2
Step2.jpg
Apply clear tape over the top of the pieces Step 3
Step3.jpg
Remove the scrap pieces Step 4
Step4.jpg
Turn over taped pieces apply glue then attach to project Step 5
Step5.jpg
When glue is dried remove the clear tape and your letters are perfectly placed
Step6.jpg

Haggard3230 · 07-18-2009, 10:55 PM

That is a great tip Mike, thanks for sharing.

marshall · 07-18-2009, 11:55 PM

Like Merle said thanks Mike , we never get to old to learn..good tip.......Marshall

Wood Dog · 07-19-2009, 12:04 AM

Thanks for posting that tip....things are so easy when you know how.

Jer75Kil · 07-19-2009, 12:49 AM

Thanks Mike, Very helpful tip!

Jerry K.

will8989 · 07-19-2009, 02:45 AM

Would never have thought of that one! Thanks.

Betty

wood-n-things · 07-19-2009, 03:00 AM

Great tip..I'll be using that one for sure....Thanks.

normded · 07-19-2009, 01:25 PM

thanks for the great tip i never think of the easy ways

Jerry

Sally · 07-20-2009, 12:28 AM

Thank you!

sawdustus · 07-20-2009, 11:03 AM

That's a tip I will use for sure. It deserves a top tip prize from the magazine. Thanks for sharing.

george

07-18-2009, 10:24 PM	#1
Mike_Fehring Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ridgecrest Ca Posts: 282 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Glueing Up Letters on your project Here are some tips on how I glue up cut-out letters on my project. This is basically how the vinal sign makers make their signs. Save all of your pieces including your scrap. Step 1 Step1.jpg Put it all back together like a puzzle including the scrap pieces Step 2 Step2.jpg Apply clear tape over the top of the pieces Step 3 Step3.jpg Remove the scrap pieces Step 4 Step4.jpg Turn over taped pieces apply glue then attach to project Step 5 Step5.jpg When glue is dried remove the clear tape and your letters are perfectly placed Step6.jpg __________________ Mike Mike Fehring's Artistry in Wood http://www.mikefehring.com Mike Fehring's Free Patterns

07-18-2009, 10:55 PM	#2
Haggard3230 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverton, KS on Route 66 Posts: 4,654 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That is a great tip Mike, thanks for sharing. __________________ Merle SSG US Army Retired. merlehobbs@yahoo.com http://www.etsy.com/your/listings

07-18-2009, 11:55 PM	#3
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro Arkansas { USA } Posts: 3,254 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Like Merle said thanks Mike , we never get to old to learn..good tip.......Marshall __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! MB { Dewalt 788 only }

07-19-2009, 12:04 AM	#4
Wood Dog Senior member...Sweeet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 7,748 Thanks: 13 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	Thanks for posting that tip....things are so easy when you know how. __________________ WD aka: Gloria My Gallery " Two difficult things to say in life are Hello for the first time and Goodby for the last"

07-19-2009, 02:45 AM	#6
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 2,266 Thanks: 2 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Would never have thought of that one! Thanks. Betty __________________ Betty "Congress needs to realize it is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Not of the people, by the people and for Congress." - Dr. Benjamin Carson, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital

07-19-2009, 12:49 AM	#5
Jer75Kil Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westwood, Mass. about 17 miles SW of Boston Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Mike, Very helpful tip! Jerry K.

07-19-2009, 03:00 AM	#7
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,579 Thanks: 50 Thanked 382 Times in 282 Posts	Great tip..I'll be using that one for sure....Thanks. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

07-19-2009, 01:25 PM	#8
normded Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 483 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	thanks for the great tip i never think of the easy ways Jerry

07-20-2009, 12:28 AM	#9
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 3,290 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you!

07-20-2009, 11:03 AM	#10
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,944 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	That's a tip I will use for sure. It deserves a top tip prize from the magazine. Thanks for sharing. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

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