Your design looks great. The problem I have with signs like this is that you don’t know when the “25 minutes” started. Did you just leave and it ill be 25 minutes before you return or did you leave 24 minute ago and you’ll be back very soon. No way to tell from a sign like this. It seems like it would be better to state the actual time you will return.
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Fair enough. It is what was requested. What I’d really like is a matrix panel from Adafruit counting down. 
Adding electronics is another wormhole, and I just got into 3D printing recently. 
Too many fun things to dive into.
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To me this is a feature, not a bug 
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Very nice, thank you!
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Three rotating card stock numbers with "will be back by " would work for any time. If it is 4:00 and the sign says you will be back by 4:30 They would not need to know when you left and closed for the night would just have the “be back by” give the morning opening time.
Not as fancy as electronics, but would be more manageable.
On the other hand, having a built-in camera and connect to your phone, to reset the time or talk to passers-by would be at the deeper end of the rabbit hole.
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My daughter is opening a bakery in February! She would love this! Thanks for the share!
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No problem.
If you really want to make it easy on yourself, glue the card stock to the wood before you cut, that way you won’t have to align a card stock layer to your piece after the fact. It just comes out as wood plus card stock as a solid layer.
That’s how I did my card stock mandalas, if you saw those posts. I would glue the card stock to the wood before I cut which made it perfectly aligned. It would have been much harder to align the layers after the fact.
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Neat! I’d love to see a picture if you make one/remix. The font is Niveau Grotesk, if you choose to use it.
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Thank you for adding this information here. I was trying to think of a good process for using cardstock since your suggestion yesterday.
I am so far behind on reading posts. I think I would have faced many a trial and error before running across your mandala post. Greatly appreciated!
All this got me thinking of a dream product - laserable moisture activated glue mesh sheets. A thin laserable sheet that once placed is misted with water, becomes gooey and doesn’t squish out when pressure is applied (kind of like fabric tape, but not heat activated). Does this exist? If not, maybe some can create it. 
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Nice work, Rebecca! Very classy yet simple design.
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I always consider those the longest amount of time you reasonably have to expect to wait. I add 15 minutes and come back then. Haha.
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where is the file
Neither are water activated but would Xyron or Drytac do what you need?
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Good question! I should try. Thanks for the idea!
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Right above the word “Directions” are images showing outlines of the sign. You should be able to right click on both images to download them.
I can see them on my computer (Mac/Chrome). Sometimes when folks use different systems or software, we all don’t see the same things.
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ok got it thank you
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Love this!
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Love your sign!! Maybe I should make one for the kitchen. 
Very kind of you to share … it is very attractive.
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If your kitchen is anything like ours, the Closed and Will Be Back parts will never be used… 
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