Category Archives: Signs

Here is a outdoor mock-up of the sign with Jasmine in the background and Cactus up front. Found a timber post behind the garage to knock up a sign post.

Not happy with what’s available so once again looking to do my own thing. Not willing to pay like $35 bucks for solar LED strip lights. Crikey…that would kill the price point.

Here are night photos of the sign but before I took them stuck some white paper to the inside of the back panel and yes it does improve the lighting effect but not really captured by the phone camera. Tomorrow … Continue reading →

Fitted and screwed on the back panel, then removed it. Found a length of 5V LED strip and taped it around the inside of the sign frame. Looks good considering there’s still a lot of light around with the ‘shade … Continue reading →

Spent this session cutting the back panel from the same fence paling and boxing in the sign. Making a frame that will be glued and tacked onto the back of the sign. The strips of timber I am using are … Continue reading →

Off to the workshop to cut the last 2&1/2 letters and during cutting the last segment of the very last letter (the M) we had a break-out – bugger Setting up to cut the last segment of the last letter … Continue reading →

Thought I was going to make it through but with 1&1/2 letters to go my back said enough is enough so we’ll have to wait till the morning to finish this part of the job.