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  1. Discussion Good/bad of depending on just a few large clients.

    About 60% of our sales come from 10 clients. Its not intentional just how it has worked out. I used to freak out when I hadn't heard from one of our big clients for a while, now I know the best way to get them to place an order is to send them an email telling them im going on vacation next...
  2. The right media for the job?

    If you have experience with the Oracal product and are happy with it I would stick with it, a large job like this is not the place to test out new materials in hopes of saving a few hundred bucks.
  3. Need Help Media Storage

    I dont and I'm out of the shop till Monday. But they looks almost identical to the ones posted, but I didn't bother to paint them lol
  4. Need Help Media Storage

    We made a setup very similar to the wall mounted picture you posted, it works well and is very inexpensive to make, a couple 1x6 pine boards and some wooden dowels or steel conduit.
  5. Question Who is the go-to for Gemini marquee letters

    I just bought a bunch of the Pronto letters directly from Gemini 2 months ago, mind you I'm in Canada so they might have different rules up here since we don;t have JDS or any of the resellers up here.
  6. Need Help What do you use instead of this?

    Look into 3m 468MP its what we use on the back of engraved tags. Are you applying the tape before you cut the parts or after?
  7. Best Computer for designing??

    Just a word of warning, i have has SSD's less than 2 years old fail on me without any warning at all, If you are saving files long term make sure you use some type of server with backups, we have a server for all our files, and the Workstations only have the OS and programs we run, if 1 goes...
  8. Install 4 x18 on brick wall

    If you are going to rent a lift, why don't you use that? You can fire 2 or 3 tapcons into the brick to rest the sign panel on after its lifted in place.
  9. Drytac vinyl

    Thanks! The polar air plus same i got looks really good! Really low tac initial adhesive, but sets up over 24 hours, I'm excited to try it out.
  10. Drytac vinyl

    Yes we buy direct
  11. Drytac vinyl

    The polar premium is not a cold weather vinyl (odd name i know) This is the cold weather one I got ,the removable adhesive is the one rated for cold https://www.drytac.com/product/polarpremiumpolymeric/
  12. Drytac vinyl

    Does anyone have any experience with drytac vinyls? I seem to always forget about them until I have a specialty application. I have a client who needs some window prints installed in January when its usually around -10 c. I called up drytac and they have a vinyl that is supposed to be able to...
  13. looking for corrugated plastic - NOT coroplast

    I've never seen that used in signs before, is it a regional thing? I've seen clear sheets of that material sold at farm supply stores to be used as roofing material for sheds and such. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Suntuf-26-in-x-8-ft-Polycarbonate-Roofing-Panel-in-Clear-101697/100021329
  14. So...how are your sales ending the year?

    Like the saying goes, you cant reason someone out of a belief they didn't reason themselves into.
  15. Need Help How to save a ValueJet 628?

    Sounds like its a lost cause, the ink in the main board likely caused a few shorts, plus being dropped likely put everything out of alignment, it will never print as it should without putting more money into it than its worth.
  16. So...how are your sales ending the year?

    Lol is there any topic that you don't turn into a incoherent rant about how your guy didn't really loose?
  17. Too good to be true?

    at 5 watts it will cut paper and not much else
  18. Printing Shiny (Glossy) on Matte paper

    Our main matte material is Arlon 510MT vinyl, but also matte banner, photo paper etc all come out matte
  19. Question Suppliers for acrylic and plastic formed letters

    Are they? Do you have any experience with them? /s
  20. Printing speed TrueVIS VF2-640 64" Eco-Solvent Printer

    I've owned both, the truvis is substantially faster
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