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  1. Question China Laminator

    I had ordered one from China. The only issue I had with it was the heating element was broke. Everything else has worked great and still going strong.
  2. UV printing on wood - white underbase suggestions?

    I found Summit racing had the best price on the one shot paint in my area
  3. Setting up Illustrator

    Astute graphics for plugins.
  4. UV printing on wood - white underbase suggestions?

    I usually stay away from home depot or Lowe's plywood. When laser cutting we found it to be very inconsistent in the adhesive in the wood. I buy my wood from lumber company's that I have available locally. I personally would stay with the one shot. The paint from Home depot should work. (I...
  5. UV printing on wood - white underbase suggestions?

    What I have done for the printed is used a pre satin wood conditioner and everything comes out great. I have used the one shot enamel paint as an underbase. Just have to make sure the paint is really dry before printing.
  6. Stay CS6? Or Upgrade to CC? What am I gaining?

    The biggest gain I found was the type kit. The image trace is a little better and just get the updates. I have one computer on cs6 and one with cc. The biggest benefit for me was having it available in multiple computers in the shop to make a small change in the file.
  7. Suggestions Entry level hybrid UV printer

    We have the Mutoh 1638uh. It was a very temperamental piece of equipment when we first got it and took about 9 months of working with Axiom and Mutoh to to get it running correctly. Once it got fixed and dial in with profiles it prints great. I would definitely no buy another hybrid printer...
  8. HDU primer

    We use Fsc 88 WB
  9. cutting 3/16" acrylic

    I have used a diaplo blade on a table saw or panel saw. Just had to go slow. You can try and find an engraving shop and have them laser cut it. In a pinch I have used a utility knife and created a deep score and got it to break down the score. (Not always consistent.) I laser cut it now.
  10. Need Help BUSINESS CARD WHOLESALER

    I have used Sinalite for a couple things and the quality has always been great. The only down side is the shipping time to me.
  11. Need Help BUSINESS CARD WHOLESALER

    When I don't print them in house I use 4over for not anything crucial on color or consistency. lowest price print for better color consistency silk cards for special or exact color match cards
  12. How do you advertise / promote your business to get more business?

    What has worked for me is trying to find how far I can push the capabilities of items I can produce and show them off as samples to all the customers and people I know. I have a couple customers that business networking groups have done great for them.
  13. Magazine printing service

    You are welcome
  14. Magazine printing service

    I have used Formax Printing great to deal with. I have used Pinder at lowest price. Let them know that Sindex printing referred you over. Keith Beaty Formax Printing Solutions 314 434-5500 k.beaty@formaxprinting.com Pinder Basi 866-587-7468 pinder@lowestpriceprint.com
  15. Best solvent or chemical to remove dried spray paint?

    This is what I have used in the past and it worked great. I used the spray. https://www.kimballmidwest.com/All-Products/Cleaning/Cleaning-Chemicals/Cleaners-and-Solvents/Anti-Graffiti-Products/
  16. Looking to Buy a UV Flatbed Printer

    I had space restrictions also and we went with a Mutoh 1638uh hybrid printer. It took a lot of effort to get it printing correctly. Once we got it dialed in the print quality if very good. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about it.
  17. Not Printing what I see on screen

    Have you tried different pdf presets?
  18. Workmans Comp

    I would recommend finding a worker's comp company that specializes in the industry like Federated or Markel.
  19. Learning to Print...

    Color matching is almost an art. It has taken me year and countless amount of mistakes. A couple things is your lighting will change the way the color looks, printing in cmyk file or rgb, and using color profiles. I always try and ask the customer what PMS color I'm trying to match to (at least...
  20. Is it OK to turn down work?

    I almost never turn down jobs (I have fired a couple customers). When I get the requests for jobs that the customer needs ASAP if not sooner I have some amazing people and other shops that I work with that will take on overflow and rush jobs. I have even found a couple of these people that will...
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