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    Freddy
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    Neon Design Solutions (NDS)
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    Hickory, NC
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  1. http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content..../id/521994.html Matthew A. Vipond, 32, Altoona, died unexpectedly Tuesday at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital Campus. He was born in Tyrone, son of Robert E. Vipond and the late Linda L. (Ziegler) Vipond. Surviving are his father; his fiancee of 13 years, Krista Samuel; a son, Simon, age 6, at home; a daughter, Aubree, age 4, at home; two brothers: John R. (Duane) of DuBois and Christopher P. (Amber) of Altoona; and grandmothers: Geraldine Ziegler and Helen Vipond. He was preceded in death by his mother and his grandfathers: Paul Ziegler and Robert Vipond. Matt was a 1994 graduate of Altoona Area High School. He was the secretary/treasurer of Vipond Appliance and was head designer at Penn Sign. He was a past board member of the Altoona Community Theatre and a member of the Altoona Special Events Planning Committee. He was an active member of Signs 101 and a volunteer for the Blair County Arts Foundation, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona Area Public Library and Altoona Symphony Orchestra. He was one of the founders of the downtown jazz concerts, was instrumental in the reorganization of the Wing-Off, and was very involved in the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival. Matt enjoyed spending time with his kids, his family and his friends. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona (www.stevensmortuary.com). A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, at Stevens Memorial Chapel by Father John Hutnyan. Interment at Blair Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the family c/o Krista Samuel, C&G Savings Bank, 1201 12th St., Altoona, PA 16601.
  2. From a costing perspective it is almost impossible to determine the current gas fill cost per unit since too many variables will exist - an average of gas usage over time may be factorable within certain confidence levels but still there are too many factors that will affect the costing outcome per unit, mainly due to human methods/errors. Further the cost of fill gas is negligible to the overall cost of the final product. Fill gas should be costed as a bin stock item or variable consumable. If you are going to this extent of costing how are you estimating your glass scrap factors, free mercury usage, and all of the other variable costs associated with creating a letter? Chalk it up to your variable cost column and use past usage history for forecast costing since every system, shop, and person does things differently.
  3. NAFTA is far from going away regardless what any of the political people promise or say. If you saw the infrastructure over the border for manufacturing facilities you would soon realize that the threat of altering or overturning NAFTA is mute at best. China prices are going up and will keep on going up. As for the degrading Chinese quality over time - yup, very true indeed, seen it first hand on too many occasions.
  4. Well the same can be said for pen and paper - ever see a cashier use them or try to figure out something in their head - nope - dependant on the calculator. The dumbing of America. LEDs have their place and look at the packing installation note: for ages 1-3.
  5. I guess it works in a pinch but I would imagine it increases hand,arm, wrist fatigue.
  6. You never know he may be located 10 miles out of town on a dirt road in the middle of no where so no one can find him. Location, location, location.
  7. These are made right down the street from us and are outstanding machines, at least the newest models we have seen are. But as mentioned earlier, you will need the CNC and the Stappler or the Riveter would be a great asset. Not cheap new by any means - this price is a steal. As for Neon Wizard, well, yes it works for letter fill but that's all I will say.
  8. There sould be a little red diamond that will allow you to move the text around the circle.
  9. If I understand you right, what is happening is when you Fit Text to Path your letters are coming out upside down on the bottom of the circle. Easy way to do the botton is to type a new text line and then flip the text before you fit it to the path.
  10. Hi David, I no longer have Version 10 installed so I can not look to see how to do it, but as mentioned above there should be a pull down menu to allow you to convert to inches from pixels. I would recommend you upgrade to Version X3 (13). Well worth the upgrade.
  11. Physicists are fearless..... since they know the truth.
  12. I highly doubt this will ever go into effect. The current Mayor Miller is leaving, the city is in battle against smoking bans, there is a lot of powerful money here, few will install timers, and the insurance companies will not be mute on this. I agree darker places may increase crime but the lit skyline of Dallas is one of the city's greatest assets. They worry about electricity consumption here when everyone is driving their truck or SUV to work every day.
  13. FOR SALE: ROOTS 36AF LOBE BLOWER - COMPLETE! http://www.neondesignsolutions.com/Equipme...iquidation.html PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT ROOTS 36AF Blower system complete with Air Intake Filter and Pressure Relief Valve. Perfect for the beginning or the fully established neon shop. Roots blowers are well known in the neon industry. Their long life, dependability, easy maintenance, constant airflow, high PSI and the ability to alter their CFM (via sprocket ratios) make them desirable. Roots blowers are the workhorse of our industry. This blower will operate 1 or 2 sets of fires in its current configuration, but as many as 4 or 5 sets of fires depending on blower speed, relief valve setting, blower RPM, plumbing diameter and length, etc. FEATURES: -Roots Model 36AF Blower - Cleaned and Rebuilt -Includes Intake Filter/Muffler Housing with NEW Filter -Intake Filter/Muffler Reduces Blower Noise -Complete Pressure Relief Valve System with 12 Additional Weights -Sprocket and Chain Driven System with Chain Guard -3/4 HP 5/8" Shaft Continuous Duty Motor with Thermal Protection -Sturdy and Solid Base with 4" 1000 pound Locking Swivel Casters -2" MNPT Threaded Connection for Air Flow Output -2.5" FNPT Threaded Connection for Air Intake -Smooth, Stable, and Reliable Operation -Durable Hammered Metallic Paint -Documentation, Wiring Diagram, Vendor Parts Listing Included Please visit us at: http://www.neondesignsolutions.com/Equipme...iquidation.html for additional details.
  14. Best thing to do. We have scanning software that caught this well before it caused a threat. Looking at the files inside the zip it appears to reset registry settings and capture your email addy book. Dang kids got nothing better to do I am sure.
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