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2. Channel letter - Wikipedia

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   A standard channel letter is a three-dimensional graphic sign element. Its channel is fabricated from sheet metal, most often aluminum since it will not rust. A flat sheet of aluminum is typically cut on a table by a computer-controlled router, laser, or water jet, based on a vector-based art file (.cdr, .eps, .ai, .scv, .sci, or .fs).

3. Composing stick - Wikipedia

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   The compositor takes the pieces of type from the boxes (compartments) of the type case and places them in the composing stick, working from left to right and placing the letters upside-down with the nick to the top. Early composing sticks were made of wood, but later iron, brass, steel, aluminium, pewter and other metals were used.

4. Punchcutting - Wikipedia

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   The small letters at the base of the matrix are founders marks. Punchcutting is a craft used in traditional typography to cut letter punches in steel as the first stage of making metal type . [ 1 ] Steel punches in the shape of the letter would be used to stamp matrices into copper, which were locked into a mould shape to cast type .

5. Category:Fabrication (metal) - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Fabrication (metal)" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

6. Signage - Wikipedia

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   Signage is the design or use of signs and symbols to communicate a message. [1] [2] Signage also means signs collectively or being considered as a group. [3] The term signage is documented to have been popularized in 1975 to 1980. [2] Signs are any kind of visual graphics created to display information to

7. Stamping (metalworking) - Wikipedia

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   Stamping (also known as pressing) is the process of placing flat sheet metal in either blank or coil form into a stamping press where a tool and die surface forms the metal into a net shape. Stamping includes a variety of sheet-metal forming manufacturing processes, such as punching using a machine press or stamping press , blanking, embossing ...