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Your pricing seems low to me, we are around your price for 13oz banner with tape hem. One factor you left out of your cost calculation is your time,. This is a common mistake to make. You need to figure out your shop rate and add that into your equation as well.

According to the graphic express website, they only use 2 mil cast vinyl, mostly 3M but also oracal 951 if they need a certain colour. Both of these would have the make and series of vinyl written on the backer paper, can you confirm if the vinyl you installed had this? If not I would have...

We use the 6mil sem-ridit vinyl from general formulations GF 221, it's nice and thick so it's easy for the client to apply without laminate, it prints well and it's priced pretty well. it's only available in matte finish though.

Which machine has better service in your area? Both machines are comparable, but when they break you will wish you bought the one with the service tech 1 hour away vs. 4 days away

OK I have owned all 3 of the machines you listed, so hopefully I can shed some light on this. TruVis - Complete junk, we had 3 or 4 of them in the shop, roland couldn't figure out what was wrong with them, so they kept swapping them out. Eventually got our dealer to buy the printer back from...

I don't believe LG is a big player in the vinyl world in North America, I believe they have more market share in the UK & OZ. might want to try posting on one of the UK sign boards like signpig

Also WRI supply sells 3M by the foot and they stock pretty much everything.

Did you use the serial # from your copy of X5 to upgrade to a newer version? when we upgraded to 2018, I used my X5 serial number for the discounted upgrade, now If I try to open X5 I get the same message. Call Corel, they are pretty good about it, if is a mistake they will correct it...

My understanding and 13 years of experience have taught me that the only issue is it causes the adhesive to be more aggressive and gummy, which only really matters for wraps and such where you might need to reposition the print. If it's a print being stuck to a sheet of something, I've never...

If you want to switch to 3rd party ink, at least go with a reputable company such as nazdar, triangle or maribou. Don't forget you are putting this ink through a very expensive machine with print heads that cost 10 times more than any savings you might get by switching. My personal rule of...

We have the same table and I can't say I've ever felt the overhead arm has gotten in the way.

I would say it's closer to 0.25" thick

ours is 56 9/16" long and the outside dia. is 2.945" it's annoying, most standard cardboard cores that vinyl comes on don't fit it, i really wish they uses the same type of tube they use for the laminate roll so you could have the backer paper roll up onto a core for easy removal and disposal...

You shouldn't need to have the machine feed the vinyl out, I dont run a summa but our graphtec has the option to turn that off.

Dusted crystal is on a plastic liner, I would try wetting the mask and removing it and remask the whole thing, for a fee of course

If the client is looking for a price, quote it and include an artwork charge in there, put a note that the artwork charge will be waived if they supply print ready artwork. I think asking them to supply you with print ready artwork is enough due diligence on my part, I assume that if they have...

I've had issues with 2611 removing itself after 24 hours, so your results may vary lol.

Pretty much all vinyl made for walls has a removable adhesive that will eventually turn permanent If left up for long enough, usually this is a year. When we do permanent wall graphics, we print a a higher end 3.mil calendared, such as oracal 3651, 3M 40c, Arlon 4600 etc. Yes it will damage the...

Your administration costs are the same (talking to client, proofing, processing work order, invoicing etc.) So if they order more, that cost gets split across more pieces. A if there was no incentive to order larger quantities, clients would only order what they immediately need and be placing...

Oh, it is cheap, but not unheard of for a screenprinted decal where you can produce thousands at a time and warehouse them, there is no customization so very easy to do.