Recent content by citysignshop

I guess the big question; how many are you doing, and how pretty does it have to be? From your pic it appears they are viewed close-up, and can be touched, so high quality is necessary....but you want to avoid having to file and sand and cleanup every corner .....for hours! Although I've used a...

A 'little' rant; I've had my HP365 for about 6 months, and am sooooooooo tired of their BS already....and nothing major has gone wrong! I'm not a 5-year old.... if I just put in a perfectly good cartridge, and its super-brain 'senses' that it's old, or purple, or empty, there needs to be a 'I...

Lots of skilled folks can do it...but trying for the perfectly straight print, perfect lamination, and perfect alignment applying to the ACM is not reasonable for most shops. Build some tolerance into your design...as you say, it's an outfield sign, viewed at 100 yards. some ideas: Applying the...

Frog juice......

If you're doing something, and halfway thru say...." this is just stupid!" you're probably right! Even if you are making money at it! If you find a faster, easier way, do NOT discount the job more than a few percent! You should reap the rewards of your ingenuity! ....one more idea....even...

Not specific you your cutter...but.....Default 'page size' in the new setup might be 99", or 99 feet! or 99 metres! Check what might have changed...always an issue with updates!

I would approach 2x3 cm differently than 2x3 inch, or 2x3 foot! What's a 'large quantity' to a one-man shop ( 100?...10,000?) .....probably is not to you guys! :)

Welllll, this may not be a lot of help, but my VS540 would print, laminate, read the registration marks, and cut pretty well for the first 5 years....then NOT! I would run two sets of the identical job, ( just for ease of handling & laminating). I would put one back into the machine to cut, and...

Just FYI ....the examples that were NOT airliners, were experimental category...thus, very few regs apply on what you can stick to them! If they do have to be paint, you could still offer design and stencil cutting services to the paint shop....but as some others have noted, it's a specialized...

totally agree.....the HP videos are pretty good and comprehensive....he even addresses some of the common faults, and provides tips and workarounds! ( tacitly admitting that the machine isn't good at everything!) I usually skip the first and last minute, and turn the video speed up to 1.25 at...

Not an expert.....I've only done a few....but we used horse-hide glue. Did you have success with the same glue, and water ratio, and sandblast grit, and same glass type before? Hard to nail down if there are multiple variables. Got it VERY hot before applying, then after partial drying, hit it...

well, if you know it's 3M 1080....why not look that up? 3M clearly says that it's ControlTac, with air release channels, and that it should be applied dry. https://cdn.myvink.be/73/5e/6943/instructions-3m-sp-1080-preparation-application-maintenance-removal-eng.pdf Go ahead and try it wet...

Yes you can beef up everything....but.....Is that really the sign copy? THAT's what determines the width of a layout! Who said it has to be 3' wide? Use a different condensed font, and make the sign 24" wide and 36" tall. Problem solved. :)

Sometimes these kind of jobs make me ask 'why?' .....first. Is a wrap really the best way of getting an image on there? How long before they are tired of it, and want to change? Sometimes I think that mounting a half-dozen sheets of 4'x10' ACM that you've imaged in the shop, would be a...

Don't quote me, but I'm pretty sure I recently saw a Mark Rugen/ Flexi training video that included how to use these plugins.....might be worth a search?