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Should it be laminated?

I am working on a project for a wall mural that will be applied to painted brick. I see many different vinyl / laminates that say they can work on this type of substrate. Can anyone recommend the best type of vinyl / laminate to use?

Virtual Studios is located in Rossville, GA and we are looking for a print production manager. Minimum of 5 years experience. Must know Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with operating a Zund G3 router, DCS printer and other large format printers preferably.

I have a client wanting reverse printed acrylic panels that will float off of the wall surface. Any suggestions of what type of hardware and how to attach to the acrylic/wall surface?

Thanks for all the insight, I will start with a new bit and check the speed rate and the RPM's and go from there.

We cut a piece of 1/8" aluminum and it is leaving a raised lip around the edges on either side of the aluminum. My thought is that my operator used an upward cut bit instead of a downward cut bit or is cutting it too fast. Any insight would be appreciated.

thanks for the info, will try the 3M Super 77 spray. this is not just cutting off one end, it is rounded and also needs a hole drilled into it.

We were given painted aluminum parts that were 4" wide x 11" high that need to be cut down to 4" x 9". We set up a jig that covered the entire table and have the vacuum turned at it's highest setting, but when we routed it slightly shifted the part. We are routing on a Zund. Any suggestions?

Can anyone refer me to a 3M Certified Vinyl Wall Graphic Subcontractor in the Chattanooga area?

Hello, We are wanting to route into wood with different router bit profiles. We have a Zund with the router toolchanger. The types of bits that Zund offers have limited profiles and when we spoke with them they said that we would have to get custom bits made. Does anyone have any suggestions...

Does anyone know how to show the tool path on Zund G3 L-3200?

I'm having an issue cutting .020” Printed PETG. I'm using the UCT Tool with the Zund Type 6 drag blade. It cuts perfect when it is not printed, as you can see in the photos I have provided, but as soon as it gets to the printed section, it starts to chatter. It happens if I try to cut it from...