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  1. Orajet 3651Intermediate Calendared - Ok W/Rapid Tac

    3651 has a tinted adhesive, so it is not the correct product for a backlit sign, but yes you can use rapid tac on it no issues.
  2. Vandal resistant laminate

    That sucks, I'm sorry this happened it looks like a good job you would be proud of otherwise! Unfortunatly there is no such thing as a laminate that is going to hold up to a utility knife, there are some that are anti- graffiti and allow you to clean off sharpie and spray paint, but these...
  3. Units of Measurement

    Metric is leaps and bounds better than imperial, however I was taught imperial and it's what I use as well. I do wish we used the A standard for paper/print sizes here, everything is the same aspect ratio, makes scaling artwork a breeze! no more clients sending you a 8.5"x11" flyer and wanting...
  4. Units of Measurement

    what about the people with a round/square logo that want it to fill their rectangular wall... I'm amazed by how many people can't wrap their head around proportion.
  5. Units of Measurement

    I find that is usually a metric conversion somewhere along the line, sometimes the spec is designed in metric, converted to imperial, back to metric, then back to imperial before it gets to you, each time it's rounded up or down a bit, it's like a game of telephone from when we were kids
  6. Units of Measurement

    I was wondering what units of measurement some of you have gotten from clients before, I just got an email from a customer for some engraved tags that "need to match" the previous ones (which we didn't make), I asked for a size and he emailed me a photo of an existing tag next to his lighter, so...
  7. Backups

    I used carbonate in the past, in fact we had a massive fire at the shop and lost everything, but carbonate had our data MOSTLY backed up. Their desktop program sucks, it's constantly failing to backup and needs to be manually updated in order to proceed, but there are no warnings about this, so...
  8. Backups

    I have no idea what resilvering is lol. Like I said in my post, I feel the synology is a great solution for 99% of shops, it's a great "set and forget" machine, that is leaps and bounds better than what most small businesses are currently doing, which is nothing.
  9. Backups

    Honestly, this is the best option for 99% of small businesses, the synology NAS boxes when configured correctly are incredibly resilient against being hacked, and the automated backup options included just work, period. We have a 4 bay synology at the shop that serves all our files to 10...
  10. WARNING TO PRINT SHOPS – DO NOT BUY A ROLAND PRINTER

    I disagree, when we had the same issues with our roland, roland refused to speak with me, all communication had to go through the dealer,.and.ebentually they stopped responding to the dealer. Roland is now a shell of their former selves, and I am.far.from alone in thinking that.
  11. What do you say to a customer that complains about every little imperfection in a commercial van wrap?

    Ask him to paint your house, then point out the imperfections in his work... But seriously, explain to him that this is a moving billboard, much like the bit of lint under paint on a wall, it will not affect the durability and no one will notice it. If you post some photos of the issues...
  12. WARNING TO PRINT SHOPS – DO NOT BUY A ROLAND PRINTER

    I'm convinced they were just trying to run out the warrantee period on us, they were sending our tech out 1-2 times a week to get a fresh peck report, that was all they did, our local tech had a few ideas but roland refused to pay him to do them because they didn't believe it would fix the...
  13. WARNING TO PRINT SHOPS – DO NOT BUY A ROLAND PRINTER

    A tale as old as time, we were one of the first shops to adopt the new Tru-Vis printers when they were introduced about 8 years ago, we had the EXACT same issues as you, and roland treated us EXACTLY the same, our local dealer was great, but Roland just stopped communicating or caring after the...
  14. What Exactly Does Gemini do? Wholesale Signmaker AND Materials Supplier?

    My understanding is that Duets are not overpriced in the states, since they sell through dealers, we have to buy from Gemini directly, and are paying to ship stock up from the USA.
  15. Rattle can paint on tapcons?

    Tapcons are available in black https://www.homedepot.com/p/Tapcon-1-4-in-x-1-75-in-Hex-Washer-Head-Black-Concrete-Anchors-8-Pack-24143/334273861
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