Patternmaker's letters

[Pete O]

Thanks for that VSteam, I haven't been back to this little project since my last post here but i think the idea of much lower-profile lettering with just the thickness of a piece of card is very sound. This pattern was just way too crowded for the depth of the lettering.
I did try some lettering with some bodyfiller letters straight out of the rubber mould just to see how they would go with no modification, I was burying some taps (faucets for you!) into the front lawn and cast some lids for the holes.
   

This was the first of three, certainly good enough to stop the mower falling down the hole but no showpiece. Much more draft on the letters and much wider spacing between made a big difference to how they came out of the sand.

I love the Dymo labeller idea. I remember when those things were the latest must-have gadget.