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  1. Need Help Has anyone ever approached their City Council to review and change a city ordinance for sign placement?

    You can often get away with vehicles sitting on private property. We have a meat company in an outlying city, we did 8 of these vintage trucks for them over the past decade. They're parked in various locations along roads & highways leading into town. They probably pay the property owners in...
  2. Xc540 error

    When you get it working again, let us know what it turned out to be... We're all nosy like that.
  3. Xc540 error

    If you didn't damage the encoder, check the clamp that attaches the carriage to the scan cable, make sure it's tight and not slipping. Sometimes a quick stop under power can cause it to slip, if it keeps slipping it'll cause that error too. Remedy is just re-tighten the screws, then run the...
  4. Laminating Bubble Issue

    Sounds like you found the cure. Too much heat can cause the adhesive to release from the laminate, they all have a temperature sweet spot, just like pressure, tensions, how you feed. Lots of variables that can cause problems with laminating, and every one is kind of unique. Glad to hear you...
  5. Aircraft graphics

    Good call... There's a big difference in regulations with different classes of planes. Small private low altitude prop planes, even helicopters are less strict, but even with them you want to make sure your butt is covered. When you get into high elevation jet aircraft with pressurized cabins...
  6. Colex Media Feed Roll Setup

    Should have told the tech you want royalties if they use your idea:toasting:
  7. Aircraft graphics

    With all the restrictions and conditions that'll void the warranty, they might as well not even have one.
  8. Laminating Bubble Issue

    Vevor says they're in stock.... https://www.vevor.com/hot-cold-pouch-laminating-machine-c_10896/51-1300mm-manual-vinyl-film-mounting-laminating-machine-cold-laminator-p_010501568194
  9. Laminating Bubble Issue

    I run a seal 54, and it's bullet proof when using the less is always better rule. I never use high roller pressure, just enough tension on the laminate and backer take up rolls for them to do their thing, and rarely ever have issues. If I run too fast for the heat to do it's job I get a little...
  10. Aircraft graphics

    Standard vehicle wrapping vinyl isn't approved for aircraft graphics, except for hobby/ experimental aitcraft, you could probably sneak by on bush planes and such, but not a corporate or commercial aitcraft. Winglets are usually more for jets, so I'm assuming that's what it is...??? If it's for...
  11. never fails

    I sent my rhythm guitarist a bag every year on his birthday for 5 years... He never did figure out who was sending them, he thinks it was a disgruntled fan :cool:
  12. never fails

    You can search all day and Google won't give ya' nuthin. Talk to yourself about about a metal sign printer in the privacy of your bathroom first, then Google will give it to you without even searching for it. That's how the world works today :roflmao:
  13. How many people here recreate fonts?

    I do it for logos all the time. If I can't ID the font used right away, it's usually faster to just recreate it manually than search. Especially with script fonts that don't work with font ID apps.
  14. Need Help Where to source table top roll up banner stands

    Orbus has em' too, several different brands, sizes, and styles for tabletop.
  15. Seeking your expert knowledge

    For two sided you use an ink collection system like JBurton described. It has an absorbant replaceable pad that goes in it, and the vacuum pulls the ink into it, away from the material. It's mainly a grand format thing for doing mega large banners like you'd see hanging in stadiums, hence the...
  16. Need Help Has anyone ever approached their City Council to review and change a city ordinance for sign placement?

    A portion of a downtown district in one of the cities here doesn't allow any exterior window graphics. There are no exceptions, they won't give a warning, and they'll fine by the day for every day they can prove they are up.
  17. Need Help Has anyone ever approached their City Council to review and change a city ordinance for sign placement?

    One thing I haven't seen happen in my lifetime yet is a variance being granted for something after you've already committed a violation of by putting it up. Good luck...
  18. What resolution is everyone printing at

    We run Mimaki printers, resolution and passes are treated separately. I run just about everything at 720x1080 8 pass unless it really needs something higher, then i usually just up the number of passes, very rarely do I ever have to increase resolution for what we do, and the materials we use...
  19. Banner Hemming Machines?

    Place I initially retired from (oh to be retired again) had both seam welder and a double needle sewing machine. The seam welder sat in a corner collecting dust, sewing was so much quicker, plus you can do fabric banners and backdrops, table runners & skirts printed on fabric, opens a lot of...
  20. For Sale Mimaki CJV300-130 For Sale

    Selling a 54” Mimaki CJV300-130, located in N Central WI We updated to a 160+ model to run wider material material, we were going to keep it in service, but we really don’t need two, so it’ needs a new home. Clean, well maintained, about 9 years old, been here since new. Both heads replaced...
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