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Recent content by cartoad

  1. Flexisign keeps shutting down

    I have had Flexi 10.5.1 on a windows 10 machine since windows 10 came out, up till a few days ago. Same problem, starts to open, says screw you and poof gone. So after removing, and re installing, same problem, put it on an older lap top I use for other things when the main computer is...
  2. Goodby

    After over a number years of running and scraching the surface to learn this great and interesting trade, medical issues and family considerations forced us to sell our business. Thanks to Fred for his advice, and thank you to everyone else who has offered help and support over the years. The...
  3. Basic Essentials to start a Signage Business

    Got some great answers here, but probably not what you are looking for I'll bet. If your desire is to be a "store" owner, with all the hats, it will most likely take years to reach a level of comfort. The best answer is to become a salesman for a store, that way you can learn, and do not have...
  4. bar table printing?

    We did some a few years back, and still on last time I checked, we cleaned the top really good, printed on intermediate and used floor lam overlam.
  5. Sales Rep

    No one can sell as well as the owner of the company. A practical solution might be to hire a production manager, or another full time person in the store to free the owner up to go out and do sales for 4 or more hours a day. Or if you have a good staff that can get by for a couple of hours...
  6. SpeedPress? Who has 1?

    Have different sized frames and several rolls of the tape, but have not used them in years. We used them for a few projects but the did not live up to our expectations and just quit using them. If interested in them send me a pm and will tell you what I have.
  7. Buying out a competitor?

    Looking at the posibility of a competitor who is going to sell off her business in pieces as she has been unable to sell it as an operating business. So I will have the opportunity to purchase the roll stock, substrates, and files. For the right price this could be a big bonus for us, but...
  8. Another 'Sign Shop' just offered to let me buy him out.

    Sooo, this could be an intersting discussion of a sign business worth. In this case a 2 year old company, is only worth the depreciated value of its assets, and nothing for its customer list. At what point does a sign company worth include assests and customer list? Is it a function of...
  9. Photoshop Background Layer removal

    Arrrrrrrrrg....... Finally got ahold of GA to send me a file I can work with and the images and did a small test print at size and image and text is bad!!!! 4 days down the tubes now I am backed up on installs........got fewer hairs now than I had last week!!!!!! Thanks for the help.
  10. Photoshop Background Layer removal

    I can't find it in the layers, I think she may have flatened it and then sent to me, all I have is two layers file and a white background. Feeling like I am on a giant screw!
  11. Photoshop Background Layer removal

    I have a file from a GA who put the file over the top of template so that she could line up all the text on the wrap. Have the shop in PS, but cannot remove the tempate layer, and of course she is gone for the weekend. Need to get printing on this, but need to remove the template to do it...
  12. Where's Waldo...eeerr Frank

    Guys, don't take this wrong, but you must have way too much free time on your hands!
  13. My sexiest illustration yet...

    That is very creative, I bet it was a very interesting conversation with your client to get the idea of what they wanted. Nice work, wrong, but nice!
  14. It's come to this. Drumming up business

    Wow! 25%, hope this drives some business your way. We have tried something similar, we did a direct mail with printed plastic cards (we have a card printer) with 20% off banners thru Feb. Jan and Feb are typically slow months and very few baners anyway. So far no bites, but figure it is a...
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