After it dried I went and painted my letters with a black enamel paint. I first applied a thin layer of lacquer across the entire surface of the board. After sanding I decided to use a method that I came across on the internet. Not sure if that is a вЂњbest practiceвЂќ or not, but it seemed to absorb the finish I did after the sanding. I didnвЂ™t sand into the groove of the letters. When it came to finishing the board I first sanded the entire board front and back. I decided to just do a simple round over. There are really a lot of options that you can do to your board that this point. Then I used a round over bit on the edges of my board. I cut the length of my board on my table saw to a final length. On the letter M I did have to spend a little extra time ensuring that I had it fully routed out.ДЄfter I had the letters in my sign all routed out. This really was easy as I just kept the alignment set with the other letters that were already taped down. I had to partially tape up and route my sign. When I laidВ the letters for my sign I had to use the letter O 4x. The kit comes with all the letters, numbers and symbols that you would expect as well as spacers. If you have a router plate with this, I believe you can purchase universal plates that might work. IвЂ™m not sure if all plates are made compatible, but it worked well with my craftsman router. The plate has an indentation that allows the guide to fit in just perfect. These werenвЂ™t too expensive and worked really well when I made the sign.If youвЂ™ve never used a guide bushing before it simply attaches to the bottom of your routerвЂ™s guide plate. For the guide bushing I picked up theВ Signmaking Brass Bushing вЂ“ 3/8вЂќ ID, 1/2вЂІвЂќ.

It was theВ 3/8вЂќ SignmakingВ Carbide Router Bit, with a 1/4вЂќ Shank. I used a router bit that I picked up from Rockler. The first thing I needed to do was attach my router bit and the guide bushing to my router.

Sounds simple enough just a website name with a. To try out my kit I decided to make a sign of my website for my workshop. Guide Bushing attached to router Router Bit and Brass Guide Bushing IвЂ™m guessing Rockler must have heard enough feedback about the plastic one. Not a big deal, and I did notice that in the new RocklerВ Interlock SignmakerвЂќs Templates вЂ“ State Park Font Kit, 2-1/4вЂќвЂќВ font kit it does include a brass guide. I decided to just buy a brass guide and use it instead. Now it may be an okay guide for many, but in my previous experiences with plastic guides is that the bit gets so hot that it actually starts to melt or getвЂ™s soft that it doesnвЂ™t do well in a template.

I think my onlyВ criticismВ of this kit is that the included guide bushing is made out of plastic.

Letters interlock with tabs on each letter template.

The letters kit includes: A, A, B, C, D, E, E, F, G, H, I, I, J, K, L, L, M, M, N, N, O, O, P, P, Q, R, R, S, S, T, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, вЂ, and three spacers.

You can buy the kit in either 2 1/2вЂі or 4вЂі sizes.

Also check out вЂњmy attemptвЂќ at putting a video together on how I used this. As always I will put links to some of the things I used at the end of the post. Please check out my review below and be sure to let me know how you like yours. Unlike the other sign kit(which I wonвЂ™t name, but can be bought in a lot of big box hardware stores) this one truly makes it as easy as it looks. IвЂ™ve purchased other stuff from Rockler that turned out great, so I thought I would give it a shot. I purchased the Interlock SignmakerвЂќs Letter KitВ by Rockler. Now fast forward about 6 months and I see for sale an even easier looking sign maker kit. Alas, I did feel a little vindicated when I talked with someone else later who also had a lot of problems with theirs too. After about four or five tries at getting everything setup (and feeling really stupid that I couldnвЂ™t get this dialed in) I threw up my hands and put it away. I purchased a sign maker kit this past summer and was really excited to give it a try.

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