Blogs
Are you ready for ISA 2014?
International Sign Expo 2014 is just around the corner, and everyone is getting ready to head to Orlando to see the latest in signage products and technology. Coastal Enterprises will be exhibiting with some very special projects we have been working on in...
Going Global With Insignia!
With a motto of "Helping you leave your mark on the world," Orange, CA sign shop Insignia was well suited to tackle the massive 3-D globe project proposed to them by DOW Chemical. DOW requested the globe be lightweight enough for customers to lift, which was no...
Pedal Power – Part three
The pedal power sign is a good size and since I routed it with a 1/8″ ball nose bit with an 80% overlap the two sides took about eight hours each to do. The pieces were cut from 1.5″ thick 30 lb Precision Board. They turned out great! Tomorrow I’ll cut the three half inch thick inner layers and then we’ll be ready to start the final assembly. Stay tuned for more… -dan
Rise of the Machines
I’ve been obsessed with robots for the past few months. Researching and coming up with processes in our shop that I can one day have a robot perform… Yes everyone thinks I’m nuts. I’ve even been playing around with our home vacuum cleaner robot in hopes of “taking control” of it. Not sure of what it will do just yet but I’m getting there
Captain America Sign Installed
Here is the final installation of the Captain America sign with all the great decoration work by our client.
Bailey’s Project: Day 8 – Happy St. Patricks Day
Yesterday was the install day – it was cold out but the biggest challenge we had was knowing there was Guinness and Smoked Barbeque only feet from where we were standing and we couldn’t touch it! We started the install by taking some final measurements then prepping the sign to be raised in the air. Now this baby is around 200lbs so it’s going to be tricky. We have the rope secured and tied around the bucket truck. I’ll be on the ground with a guide rope – John is working the bucket. Up we go. Now I’m scared standing on a chair let alone getting up on a roof, Brian climbed up like a monkey and to get the sign safely connected. Not totally sure what he was trying to say in this picture.
Bailey’s Project: Day 7 – part 2
Things are heating up! Brian and Greg are completing final assembly of the sign and working out all of the details of installation. Wow – what a paint job! Brian has outdone himself on this – amazing! We are ready for install on Sunday. John is on location with the bucket truck installing the 3″ thick steel sign bracket.
Illuminated HDU: The Road Less Traveled
Sometimes you see a sign and immediately think "job well done." That was the feeling we got upon seeing this beautiful exterior illuminated fascia sign. Don Bell Signs in New Smyrna, FL, built the sign for local Outriggers Tiki Bar & Grille using an interesting...
Pedal Power – Part 2
Building the cut files for the Pedal Power sign was easy and quick once the vector files were complete. The sign faces were only three steps. First I created a flat relief.