Popular Post Ken Lotts Posted January 17, 2021 Popular Post Report Posted January 17, 2021 I found some 7/8" red birch on clearance sale a few weeks ago at Woodworkers Source (in Tucson) and I have been itching to press it into service so I did a quick cut for a fellow ham radio operator who is a good friend. Now I will need to make a few more for others Lol! I like this wood a lot. It scrolled nicely even though it was 7/8" (I used a #7 FD-UR on my Seyco). I made the pattern with MS Word using Arial Rounded MT Bold (size 180). I did a fun test run with 2x4 lumber on my own callsign last week. I had to use a #9 blade to keep things moving. The super soft pine just bogged anything smaller than a #9 down. Being 2X4, it looked OK but I decided to spray paint white it to hide it's origin Lol! I discovered that I had placed the pattern right over some rip out at the edge. Oh well, it was just for fun anyways These desk plaques really help dress up amateur stations.. Here is a shot of an older plaque I made years ago to showcase one of my retro setups. As a business idea for those who sell their stuff, If you do a "sample" call sign plaque you might get some custom orders. Just a thought. OzarkSawdust, frankorona, TexasDIY and 7 others 10 Quote
Dan Posted January 17, 2021 Report Posted January 17, 2021 Sweet! Here's one of my signs. I hope Jim chimes in and shows his sign. danny, dgman, Ken Lotts and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Ken Lotts Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Posted January 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Dan said: Sweet! Here's one of my signs. I hope Jim chimes in and shows his sign. Really nice sign! Nice radio too. Dan 1 Quote
amazingkevin Posted January 18, 2021 Report Posted January 18, 2021 Lettering skills makes me smile!!! Ken Lotts 1 Quote
Rockytime Posted January 18, 2021 Report Posted January 18, 2021 They look great! 7/8 is pretty stout. Ken Lotts 1 Quote
Charlie E Posted January 18, 2021 Report Posted January 18, 2021 Very clean cutting! Awesome job. Doesn't have to be anything fancy to be impressive when it's done that nicely! Quote
Jim McDonald Posted January 18, 2021 Report Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) On 1/17/2021 at 8:57 AM, Dan said: Sweet! Here's one of my signs. I hope Jim chimes in and shows his sign. I have made a few for others, but never one for me. I guess the cobbler's kids really do go barefoot. If I ever set up a base, I will make one. I have some ancient cherry that will work great. I did do one recently for someone who was trying to get an old radio back on the air for me. Edited January 18, 2021 by Jim McDonald Added image Dan 1 Quote
kmmcrafts Posted January 19, 2021 Report Posted January 19, 2021 Nice work! Two of my good friends are ham radio operators.. I've made some desk plaques for them over the years. I sell a lot of these clocks.. and many customers have me add the call sign to it. I usually do a larger rectangle at the bottom near the base with the added call sign. Dan and Jim McDonald 2 Quote
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