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Recent content by Ron at Forest Litho

  1. Threat of Closing this year...

    First of all, If you dont have ANY website that is crazy. At least set up a free webpage on one of the webpage sites. And make sure you are on Linked in and Facebook, business can trickle in from that. Secondly, Have you forgotten that you are a printer? Print up small ad sheets with a coupon...
  2. suggestions for good photo paper

    I've seen this incompatibility before. I needed it done fast so.... I sprayed it from a distance with Rustoleum ultra cover clear. Or, if you can get it, I am a big fan of SEM 13003 vinyl clear coat. If you can get a light coat on without it dissolving and moving the ink, then you can add a...
  3. "My brother-in-law is a graphic designer in New York City" oh yay...

    Yeah. I think it should be Hot Crack Fill over a Big Butt-scape below it
  4. Work Orders

    Work orders are very specific to each company. It has to have on it the actual stuff and nuances of the stuff that the company actually does.. So you must design your own. and in that way you can have the sequence and arrangement of items in the positions that work best for you. A good work...
  5. How to deal with this

    Did you ever try putting on 2 decals One over the other? The qhosting should not come thru on 2 decals.
  6. What's your favorite drill bit for ACM?

    OH yes, I love my set of Step bits. I use them for drilling holes into aluminum real estate signs that I am going to put grommets into!!!
  7. Question on possible font reseller?

    Whenever I get stuck identifying a font I sent him a JPG and what I think is close and he always knows what the correct font is. Then I go on his Identifont site and voluntarily contribute some money because he is worth it. When he ID's a font, if it is a foundary font, he always tells me I...
  8. Question on possible font reseller?

    My go-to font expert is David at Identifont <djd@identifont.com> , He would know if it was legit or not.
  9. Installing acrylic letters

    Here is my problem with any kind of glue that is made to adhere to the acrylic.... What about the wall? The glue could dissolve or seep into the surface or paint on the wall and then it detaches from the wall with all the glue still adhering nicely to the letters.
  10. Need Help Greys Printing Blue

    When I had this problem a long time ago it was because the files were set up by the client. I told him he had to give me CMYK files, but, of course, he was working in RGB all the time. Results All the grays were in the 3 colors, Such as: 10% gray was actually 6% Cyan, Mag & Yellow. If your...
  11. Graphics Question

    I didn't know that. but it never came up for me. I only had clients buy shutterstock or others images for use in a greeting card or a brochure. - Ron
  12. Hard Substrate for outside image

    Anything I put outside I try to coat with SEM 13003 vinyl clearcoat as it protects and has anti UV properties so it slows sun fade. But Canuck is right, Aluminum is best for this. You said "attach" your print? you may be better off printing direct onto the white coated aluminum, and then...
  13. Graphics Question

    Basically their file is thumbnail crap. It only passes as an icon for a smart phone, It means either their original artist was told to make a web logo and it was made small to begin with or the client was too unknowlegeable to ask for the highest res version of it in case they need it in the...
  14. Font ID help

    The guy I email for Font ID is David the font master at Identifont <djd@identifont.com>. He has never failed me and after each font he ids, I go on the identifont.com website and voluntarily contribute a few bucks, (he deserves it)
  15. Bad Profile Curve

    I dont think roller slip could be it, If it was that then the images itself would be noticeably distorted - like in the type, you could see it in the text letters. This does bi-directional printing right? Maybe the head is a slight diff distance from the media going right than going left. Or...
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