In this segment, Tools and Techniques checks out the Industrial Strength Tools used to make backlit metal signs.
At Joslin Sign Company, metal signs used to be created by hand. Now, a computer assists the process to make the signs more quickly and with more precision than they could have ever achieved before. The computer drives a router that cuts letters out of sheets of metal. A water and oil mixture lubricates the bit to prevent overheating. The metal is held in place by a vacuum system during the cut. The frame of each letter is made on a hydraulic and pneumatic metal bending machine. Joslin Sign Company also uses a low pressure paint spraying system to paint its signs.
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Joslin Sign Company, Inc.
Bobby Joslin
630 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, TN 37210
Phone: 615-255-3463
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