Tool Rules Shop Sign

Tool Rules: don't touch em, borrow em, move em, don't even look at em - with a pointing fist. Drawn as a two-colour sign: a solid backer plate with the lettering and the hand cut through it, so it reads hard from across the shop. Cut the face plate and back it with a contrasting sheet, or cut it flat and paint the recesses.

Included files:
- Tool-Rules-Shop-Sign.svg - vector art for CAM software
- Tool-Rules-Shop-Sign.dxf - CAD file, DXF R12, cut geometry on layer CUT
- Tool-Rules-Shop-Sign.tap - cut-ready G-code for FireControl (14 gauge steel)

These files are drawn at 24 inches wide x 15 inches tall. Scale them to whatever size you need - they are vectors, so they resize cleanly.

Files are true-to-design with no kerf compensation applied - set your own kerf offset in your CAM software to match your machine.

The .tap is posted for FireControl so you can drop it straight on the table. The SVG and DXF carry a small Tin Man Metal Works text layer under the artwork, on its own layer so one click removes it - it is plain text, not cut geometry, so it will not be cut.

Keywords: tool rules, shop sign, garage sign, two layer sign, mechanic humor, plasma cut file, dxf, svg

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– Charlie, Tin Man Metal Works