Figure 4
Fascia signs
From inkjet printer to fascia ... Reader Feedback (click here)
– by Charlie Comstock
W
hich way is east? Where am I? If you have a largish layout and invite guests over for formal operating sessions, chances are you’ve heard these questions more than once or twice.
East
East
Bear Creek
I was looking for a way to install signage so the crewmen who can read might receive enlightenment without needing to track down the Superintendent of Nearly Everything. But I also wanted the signs to look elegant, be easy to read, easy to make, and easily changed if I ever wanted to use different place names. I decided to try using my inkjet printer to produce the sign text, laminating the signs on pieces of Masonite stuck to the fascia in strategic locations. I started by using my favorite word processing program to whip up some signs (figure 1). I print them with my
inkjet printer on photo paper and cut them out, leaving a border around them. I also cut some sign blanks from 3/16” Masonite. I use non-solvent (water soluble) contact cement to laminate the sign to the Masonite sign blank. Figure 2 shows the sign, blank, and contact cement.
Figure 5
I coat the surface of the Masonite sign blank with latex contact cement using a cheap paintbrush (figure 3), then do the same to the back of the sign. I let them dry until just tacky, then press them together and use a roller to get rid of any air bubbles (figures 4 and 5).
Figure 6
West
East Creek
West
East
Junction City
West
East
Browning
West
Figure 1
Roseburg Page 70 • Issue 11-12• Dec Bay 2011 Superintendents Office, page 1 Coos West
Figure 2
Figure 3
Tell a friend ...
Figure 7
Contents
Index