Pete,
You are right. I DID have the glass in hand, BUT since it was my FIRST job, I simply could not bring myself to turn it down however the school fees are paid, and the NEXT time, I will be able to price accordingly and then make a decision.
The good news is that I am close to perfecting a process that will ultimately be WAY easier.... I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for your help, interest and input. As a newbie, I appreciate it very much.

Chuck,

Don't feel bad. You know the old adage about the "sausage factory"? The one where the pig goes in and sausage comes out, but you don't want to know what happens in the middle? I've taken on jobs that ultimately turned out fine, but where, as the English would say politely, I made a "hash of it" in the middle. Most of my clients never knew (or were too polite to acknowledge that they knew) the panic and chaos of the middle part. I lost money on each of those jobs, no doubt, but they were "school fees" as Rodney calls them. I gained experience that's paid off time and again.

Another of my favorite sayings that applies to this is "bite off more than you can chew...and then chew it, darn it!" (PG version). I don't know how else you learn except by taking risks, although it does contribute to a lighter shade (and sometimes less) of hair!

Mark

Mark,
Thank you for your encouragement......one problem though.
We met in Vegas. You saw my hair. If I lose much more hair, I'm going to look like Joe Hayes. ( Insert laugh here)

Now, I met Joe and Toni, and while Toni was clearly the "looker" of the two, Joe was (and I presume still is...) very distinguished looking! ;-))

Mark

Now did I say anything disparaging? I mean all I said was that I would look like you :) (Insert laugh here)

All I can say is that when it come out just accept it and for goodness
sake never start that comb-over style.
Nothing worse than a man with 14" hair all from one side just above the
ear combed from side to side - or back to front. Geesh!!
:)

As long as you have some left in the front, a ponytail covers a lot and is not as obvious. (Snicker, snicker.)

Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem)

Harvey's Sub Page When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

Harvey
So true. If that is the case then Lazerdud need to get started very fast.

Ok Chuck - time is wasteing - get those 2 or 3 up front to work on that
pony tail.

Chuck,

Ever get the laser resist and how did it work?

Dave

Dave,

I did get the laser resist. I have just not developed the patience for it yet. I thought I had it working, but then I realized that in my quest to get it smooth, I stretched it to hard and far, so when I lasered it, it stretched even more. Interesting effect but not good for my customer.
Sooooooo we have sprayed all the glasses with Plasti Dip and it seems to work fine. Once I'm done with my key fob project, I'll be back to the glasses. If I remember, I'll send you a picture of one.

Hi to Lynn

Chuck,

What's the dementions of the artwork?

Dave

Dave,

Top to bottom is 1.25". side to side is 1".
The challenge is that the font size gets smaller near the bottom and I cannot get a clean blast for the font. The logo comes out great. I don't know if it would help if I could get the mask to lay flat.....

I see.

You do have a rotary attachment for the laser?

Dave

Chuck,

The logo you sent me for the glasses had very small, fine letters for the last two lines. Is your customer flexible enough to allow you to enlarge the image at all, or is the glass restricting you to this dimension?

I bought my new inkjet yesterday and will be doing a RapidMask test for you (and me) this afternoon. I will post the results, with or without success. I will also report the PIR Factor, if I feel it is warranted. PIR Factor = Pain In Rear.