There’s something nostalgic about a wood sign, so it’s not surprising that people want to have signs that appear to be made out of wood, but without the drawbacks- rotting, warping, or deteriorating. Brian Quinter of Quint Creative Signs has created so many faux wood...
Sign Making
Trotec Laser Engraving of Precision Board HDU PBLT-15
Are you wondering if Precision Board HDU can be cut with a laser-engraver? Absolutely! Our friends at Trotec Laser cut a variety of shapes out of a piece of PBLT-15 Precision Board, including our logo and a highly-detailed relief and sent us setting...
Quint Creative’s Precision Board Garden Tribe Sign
When Brian Quinter of Quint Creative Signs in Ohio was contacted by the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce to design a logo and sign for the local intermediate school, he originally quoted them a flat sign with vinyl lettering and graphics. The idea was to keep it as...
Sign Builder Illustrated: Mixed Media HDU Signage
If you're curious about using Precision Board high-density urethane for signage, the November issue of Sign Builder Illustrated has a great article featuring Kevin Pirok of Pirok Design in Illinois. HDU’s very low expansion and contraction rate has allowed Pirok to...
Routing Precision Board HDU with a Techno CNC Systems Machine
Techno CNC Systems has worked with Coastal Enterprises for a long time, so we thought it would be fun to have them fabricate a sign out of Precision Board HDU. Bob Valentine put together a CAM design using both the Techno CNC Systems and Coastal Enterprises logos. ...
Why Dan Sawatzky Exclusively Uses PBLT-30 Precision Board HDU
Dan Sawatzky with Imagination Corporation has been working with Coastal Enterprises for more than ten years and uses our Precision Board PBLT-30 exclusively in their shop. The question Dan gets asked most often is why they only use 30 lb density or higher of Precision...
Using EnRoute Software’s “Rapid Texture” on Signage
Are you up against the clock and need to deliver a quality sign on time and within budget? Consider using the Rapid Texture process available with EnRoute Software. Jim Dawson with Synergy Sign and Graphics recently applied this process to some 30 lb. Precision...
Mounting HDU Signs – Did You Know?
Did you know that Precision Board HDU is very effective for creating dimensional signs due to its long exterior life and ease of use? Due to its closed-cell structure, high density urethane must be treated differently than wood. Unlike wood, Precision Board has no...
Jumping the Shark: Hand-Carved Precision Board HDU
Are you wondering if Precision Board HDU can be hand-carved? Absolutely! We talked to Jim McKay who recently created a dimensional sign out of Precision Board PBLT-18 using only hand-carving tools and a dremel. Read on to see how he created the detail and depth on...