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Appalachian Trail Sign Modification Process 30 minutes passed from the first photo to the last. Of course I did plenty of tweeking of the guides and practicing in the kitchen first. | |
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These photos were taken at my home. This is not an actual active sign. |
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A ruler is taped to the sign 3" below the tops of the new characters at the top of the sign. In this case 3 1/2" below the top edge of the sign. For lettering at the bottom of the sign, it would be 3" above the bottoms. |
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The first guide is taped to the sign centeered on the 10" mark on the ruler. |
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The Dremel tool is used with the guide to route the 2 vertical lines to make the sides of the "N". The tool is using a 1/8" bit at a depth of 1/16". |
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| Here are the 2 vertical lines to make the sides of the "N". | |
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The guide for the diagonal of the "N" is taped in the same place as the last guide using the same tape. |
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| The diagonal of the "N" is complete. | |
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The guide for the arrow head is taped centered at the 8-7/8" mark on the ruler. |
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The arrowhead is routered. |
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The guide for the arrow shaft is taped. |
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The arrow shaft is routered. |
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This is the guide to the top of the AT symbol centered on the 7-3/4" mark.. |
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| The top of the AT symbol is routered. | |
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This is the guide for the vertical part of the AT symbol. |
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| The vertical part of the AT symbol is routered. | |
| This is the guide for the horisontal part of the AT symbol. | |
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The AT symbol is complete. |
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The finished product. Of course, if this had been a painted sign, the routered symbols would need to be painted with a fine brush. |
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