58 Signs for a Garage Sale Experiment

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[@RichEklund]

I always hated doing keyhole slots with my router. BUT I have always did vertical keyholes. Switching to horizontal from now on. Thank you for the tip.

[@tecks1976]

Not sure if anyone has already caught this, but the "Home (noun)" sign has a misspelling for the sword "story" (stoy)

[@731Woodworks]

Amazing information. Thank you for sharing!

[@charlesr.9414]

I can't echo this enough. Talk about a great breakdown!

[@claytoncochran3728]

On the plywood signs with the brown paint, spray the shellac on before carving the letters. That way you have the better looking top coat finish without the letters getting the shellac corrupting the insides. Overall, great job and excellent tutorial.

[@bobesposito2204]

Jay, I LOVE the Shellac comment. I’m a flag maker and have been using sparky cans of finish because I didn’t want to have to continually clean out an HVLP sprayer. I am absolutely going to take your suggestion and set up a Shellac only HVLP station for finishing my flags. These little nuggets are why I love your videos.

[@JayBates2]

Glad to hear that. It's a super inexpensive option if you go with a cheap harbor freight gravity gun if you have a decent compressor. It's incredibly convenient.

[@bobesposito2204]

@@JayBates2 Where do you get the Seal Coat Shellac from? Couldn't find on Home Depot or Amazon.

[@Richard-yr5zj]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if the coffee signs do better in the winter.

[@oojagapivy]

Excellent video. Really wish I had a CNC. Loved the tip on uniform sizing for the signs, many would not think of that and just use the 'scrap piece'. The roundover front and back is also an excellent tip, and the keyhole direction...genius.

[@MichaelKieweg]

Great information! I like the distressed black a lot (the colour, not the text) Greetings from Germany

[@dawabbitt3079]

Really enjoyed and appreciated this video. The level of description you went to will certainly help others to save time.

[@pteddie6965]

The signs all looked great. I'll never have a CNC machine, but I enjoyed listening to you explain the process. Did you design these signs? There was certainly a lot of creativity exhibited in these many designs. I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing this one with us.

[@masmic398]

What a great and informative video! So much detail. Thank you.

[@bulldogg187]

Awesome breakdown. Been working on signs myself for a couple of weeks. thanks for the free R&D. I really appreciate it.

[@ga5743]

With all the weight you and Nick Ferry lost my iPad sure is feeling lighter. 👍 Nice use of your scraps Jay.

[@dwightbauer6705]

Jay try using a scrapper with a light sanding after, that's how I get my sign to look weather destressed, Good Video

[@carlosu8229]

Jay, you're a good guy. In California I can sell your coffee signs. Thanks for the great info

[@bulldogg187]

It was just TOO hot for coffee, Jay

[@JustinDepew]

This is great. I really enjoyed this type of video. Thanks for sharing your learnings!

[@Wordsnwood]

$2 !!! and even then they didn't all sell... huh.

[@JayBates2]

I think the main factor for them not selling was the limited time and the heat. Everyone was moving quickly with the heat and most everyone who stopped by got at least one. I'd say if the weather wasn't so hot and we stayed open longer they would have all been gone.

[@gregmize01]

"Coffee's a hellova drug" -Juan Valdez

[@bellevuesnekkeri]

Very interesting project and video Jay. Looking forward to see the complete data on this experiment. I guess I`ll have to do daily checks on you website:) Great jo Sir

[@davidalan6701]

This was super helpful. Thank you.

[@noblemo]

Thanks! Good data and inspired many ideas for me!

[@andrewpinson1268]

Bring pictures or video of all of those religious plaques when you get to the Pearly Gates. Every little bit might help.

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

God Guns and BBQ, c'mon Jay, you know that. Btw, the AC/DC sign is money

[@nfix09]

maybe the coffee signs are too main stream? tried to sell some of my turned wooden bowls at a family garage sale once, after 3 days of no one looking at them was told that even if I was way under pricing my work people going to garage sales are looking for deals

[@JayBates2]

Yes, garage sale shoppers are looking for deals. That's the biggest takeaway I've found. I'm not a big garage sale shopper so I don't have much experience with the customer base.

[@JDeWittDIY]

@@JayBates2 Garage sale goers are definitely looking for deals. I'd guess something in the order of 10-20% of retail. That's "of" retail, not "off" retail.

[@mitzibud6908]

Another awesome video!! Thank you!!

[@ajquestell]

You've put an extra 'I' in Psalm 46:10, unless you're using a translation I've never seen.

[@_rlb]

I also saw one with "stoy" instead of "story" :)

[@MCPPants-gq7yr]

I am looking to upgrade my cnc and was curious if you had an update on preference between axiom vs avid. I will be getting a 2x3 or 4x2 size and was curious if there was any difference in quality of product, ease of calibration, need for recalibrations, and speed of machine’s cut time. Thanks for your help.

[@rickvanhooren548]

4:13. Story is mis-spelled to read stoy. Any chance you have it still? My best pal is nicknamed Stoy…

[@mysticvalleywoodworks2777]

What do you do to prepare the MDF for painting?

[@drewbriggs3313]

What bits did you use and what type of gun is the shellac only gun?

[@akbychoice]

Was hoping you did a two layer paint and distressed it.

[@jimcooney9019]

just for shit's and Giggles it's called melting into the next coat. thanks for sharing the video

[@JayBates2]

I like giggles. Not so much the other one.

[@dagwood1327]

Very interesting.

[@myk3l9675]

So how much would you have sold them for if you were trying to make some money?

[@JayBates2]

I'd play with pricing around $10-$20 for my local area.

[@myk3l9675]

@@JayBates2 thanks brother!

[@tomatha3713]

Love this idea. Not to be critical but isn't there a typo on the Psalm 46:10 sign? I believe it should read "Be still and know that I am God" not "Be still and "I" know that I am God".

[@oojagapivy]

I saw that too, and I'm not religious, just a teacher used to checking people's work. I wondered if that one sold?

[@RichEklund]

With selling them for $2 each, did you have anyone come by trying to buy too many at once where you turned them down?

[@JayBates2]

One person bought four. I didn't turn them down because I knew I had a short window of time to get rid of them.

[@louisnemick1939]

Hey I love Jesus too.

[@arayawoodworks]

Did purchase those vectors or created them all yourself? Great video, I’ve been needing something like this. Thank you

[@JayBates2]

Purchased a few bulk packs of SVG's off Etsy.

[@W1ldt1m]

God, guns and rock n roll. Perfect sales plan.

[@JayBates2]

I'm with you, brother.

[@danielallen2000]

Yay first!

[@JayBates2]

Congrats. Internet high five to you!

[@valuespin]

Super interesting, thanks Jay! I know nothing about running a CNC so here is a naive question: Could you paint a full sheet, carve it full of signs and then cut them up and do the edges afterwards? Feels more productive, but I'm sure I'm missing something?

[@valuespin]

And another question: What do you think about using white melamine coated MDF to begin with and skip the finishing process altogether?