On 1/14/2018 12:55 PM, Eco Clean wrote:
- Susan Bugher wrote:

I misunderstood the type of sign you wanted to print. I'll add a
couple more suggestions to your post about Rasterbator.

Thanks.

Based on all the helpful suggestions, and keeping in mind that it has to be
done with stuff that we already have (or with Windows freeware), here's
what I'm planning at the moment.

1) I'll test one vector-based freeware Windows sign-making program if
someone suggests one, but if not, the PowerPoint works just fine, where I
save the PowerPoint slides to any image format.

2) I use Rasterbator with a 1.4 ratio to width, with 1mm dot size (whatever
that means because no dots are anywhere that big) to create a PDF of 4
pages, each of which is "tiled" perfectly (no overlap whatsoever) with the
unprintable 1/4 inch taken care of with a thin outside alignment border
perfectly placed there by Rasterbator.

3) I print the 4-page PDF to 8.5x11 plastic transparency sheets in the old
B&W laser printer (if that works) and I cut along the Rasterbator alignment
border and tape it together (there is zero overlap in the printing though).

4) With an X-acto knife, I cut out the letters and tape the template to a
sign for spray painting.

Any suggestions for the type of paint and for how to prevent bleeding?

I seem to be missing some key point. Why can't you tape/mount the taped
together pages on the sign material and protect THEM with plastic?

Susan
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