It is always exciting to begin a new project! We started by creating the CNC plasma cutting files for the giant DOWNEYS letters. Then I headed to our plate steel stock and, with the forklift, loaded up our FastCut CNC plasma machine. The backs of the letters are solid 10-gauge steel, and the front outlines are 1/4” steel plate, twenty sheets in all, easy work for our machine. The letters will be sixteen inches thick, and the edge pieces will be cut and formed from 10-gauge steel as we piece the letters together. We estimate the edges will require another four or five sheets of steel. Just as I loaded our last sheet of stock steel onto the plasma, our giant steel order arrived, so save for the time to unload, there was no delay. By today’s quitting time, we had finished cutting eleven sheets of steel, which is about halfway through the total required. Our Fastcut CNC plasma performed flawlessly, with every piece coming off the table perfectly. This will make the assembly much easier as everything fits without struggle. Stay tuned to watch these letters come together…