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Hey Stacey, Have you considered printing the lighting bolt with white ink on black reflective vinyl? Or Just printing the lightning bolt with black ink on black reflective (it will be pretty much invisible until illuminated.) Just a reminder that black reflective looks white/grey when...

Did you roll it up with the graphic facing out? That looks like tunneling from being rolled the opposite way. Also possibly rolled too tight.

Thank you all for the info! I am self taught with the routing and appreciate all of the feedback! I will be purchasing an 1/8" finish bit today. We have a Laguna smart shop with automatic tool changer so I'll keep the finish bit in one of the extra spindles. It depends on the job whether I route...

Hello, Looking for an alternative to what I've been using for a couple of years. I think it is Ultraboard with a brushed aluminum face laminated together. My issue with the Ultraboard is that is is a foam core. When I route letters there is noticeable cleanup time that eats at profit. When I...

Hey Erin, Exact measurements help. I try to panel my artwork per side with 1/2" bleed per side. If it is really intricate maybe printing certain areas twice to patch in later. I've done a few of these. Always used IJ180 w/ 8518 lam. Good luck.

Hey Jean, I would think installing an clear backer (acrylic or polycarb) -Attached to the peaks of the wall would be a solution. I've done something similar with a slatted wall (acoustic dampening material in between each slat.) I routed a clear piece of acrylic that was a 1/4" smaller than my...

Just recently I saw that AMD CPUs are slightly better for Photoshop/Illustrator than the newest Intel CPUs. Ryzen 7 7800x3D and the Ryzen 7 9800x3D (currently the fastest) are the best CPUs of the year. We got this for our second RIP computer from Bestbuy for $1900 Including a 3 year geeksquad...

Hey A2K, I had this same problem many times. First start by feeding out enough material to attach to take up reel. Must keep tension on material. If it's a small job you can keep tension by hand until finished printing. Once print begins -> Click "adjustments" button Turn up vacuum to at...

Kala Laminator is great and they also have application tables. Try to get one used from the next Sign show!

Hey, We've installed frosted with tiny patterns weeded out. We used Oracal frosted with SCPM-3. Installed wet, let it dry and hit with heat gun before removing the premask. Still requires patience.

Hey Dreko, What printer are you using for 2.5D? I saw some European printers that could emboss as well as print full color and add metallic glitter. They were impressive but for very few and specific cases (wallpaper/promotional display.) I've thought about cnc routing a 4x8 of HDU or even MDF...

Hey Everyone, We have a 5'x10' work table with a self healing cutting mat on it. This is the second one I've used in about 3 years. After a year we usually use clear packing tape on the side we have been cutting on then flip it over for the fresh side. I want to say the most recent one is a...

Hey JBurton, Check out pcbuilder.net With each hardware choice it narrows down the compatible choices that remain. Plus it just links to amazon for easy checkout. The ryzen 9 7950x with a x670 mobo. Get some (at least 32gb) ddr5 6000mhz ram. Throw in a fast m.2 hard drive and a new power supply...

Thank you for your responses! I agree with everything said. Although I do work all over the southeast it's always a fluctuating market. I just bought the book on Amazon. Thanks to everyone for their input! Happy Thanksgiving!

My shop has a lot of capabilities but could be managed better. I'm not looking to relocate just interested in what another shop or someone with similar experience is making... I'm making $24/hr with occasional bonuses. To be honest though it's not enough to keep me here. And if the industry...