Comments on: N Scale Coca-Cola Signs

By: ethan

ethan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:02:56 +0000

quite a lot of hole punches have a plastic ‘foot’ on them to catch the wads cut out in normal stationary use. if you remove this cover and look down the hole that the punch goes through, then line the sign up central on the hole, you’ll find you don’t waste any at all. I suspect that the metal cover on the hand held punch in the picture would be the same; if it can be removed.
great hint. now I just need to find/make a punch small enough for Z-scale….

By: Frank Giacobbe

Frank Giacobbe — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:36:48 +0000

Atually, the idea started with the prototype sign. I saw it on a pharmacy and wanted to reproduce it so I did some research on the signs themselves for size. It was just dumb luck that I had the cutout from a hole punch laying on my desk and decided to measure it around the same time. Otherwise, I would have probably tried to cut them out by hand.

By: Screwjack

Screwjack — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:15:14 +0000

You guys just kill me with the ideas you come with! How in the world did you ever think to you a hole punch to make these signs? Heck of an idea, thanks for sharing…

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By: Frank Giacobbe

Frank Giacobbe — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:40:47 +0000

Jim, I tried the same exact thing about two years ago for a different sign and it was a big failure. I’ll stick to the hole punch. Actually, I think they make hole punches in a number of different sizes. I may go see what the local stationary store has because I think they might come in handy in a variety of sizes.

And…thanks Bob!

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:07:54 +0000

Great Idea Frank.

It’s so cool seeing how seeing how you come up with these really great ideas.

Cheers, Bob

By: Jim Boyer

Jim Boyer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:11:05 +0000

Thanks for the tip about using a standard paper punch. I used this type of Coke sign on a building years ago by trying to cut it round with an Xacto.
Notice I said “trying”. Not too round.

By: Greg Woolliscroft

Greg Woolliscroft — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:49:31 +0000

I’d really like to get a coca-cola neon sign…I’m really surprised they haven’t endorsed one…it would sell by the bucket- load around the world………actually I much prefer pepsi- max………….