Recent content by smatt

Forgot to mention, if you are going to use ACM to make a tray, make sure you get something with at least 0.25 skin thickness. Anything less then the ally outer tends to crack when bending.

Here's a good trade supplier that has good photos of various methods of fixings. https://www.ashbytrade.net/product-systems-overview/sign-panels/ I'm sure there are a lot more knowledgeable people than me, but personally. If I were to make a tray out of ACM, I would router a V to have approx...

It comes and goes throughout the printing. Doesn't seem to be any pattern particularly.

Thanks for the reply. The dampers and cap top have been replaced periodically and no joy unfortunately.

Hi all. Hoping someone may have some insight into my problem please. This started a few years ago but due to COVID and also having a vg2-640 the machine has had little use and always used for smaller bits. However due to getting busier I need to put more work through it. When printing it seems...

Have found a couple that do profiles that would work. Bematrix USA and D'andrea Visual. Will email and see if they have any distributors this over way.

Have found the product I need, but it all seems to be stateside unfortunately. Need something in UK. Anyone know where I could source this in UK?

Help please. Need to create a fabric silicone edge banner but cant find the correct profile anywhere, it needs to be a four sided box say, and to match the image. so a double sided profile @ 90 degrees. not fussed about the inner side of the box as can make this no problem, its just the outer...

Hi everyone, looking for suggestions please. Have made 50mm built up stainless letters, with LEDs inside and opal perspex on reverse to create halo effect. Only issue now is putting the stand off locators in place. Have done this on a few occasions and try to put them in positions where the...

Hi everyone. New to the forum here but have been lurking for a while. Some great info to be had. Please excuse if this has been covered before but site is quite hard to navigate on phone and couldn't see anything. Brief intro. Have been sign making for approx 15 years for a small 3 man company...

Yep, acetone, IPA, meths, final clean/degreaser. You name it we tried it. Absolute nightmare of a job

Have literally just done this myself and had an absolute nightmare. Also have an Arizona oce with white and customer wanted a gradient from black to white going across X3 pieces of glass @ 240cm x 120cm each. Everyone we tried print colour then white onto glass it just showed all smears from the...