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  1. Roland 640 Printer questions

    How much do you think you will be printing? Our tru vis machine used an insane amount of ink to clean itself, while it was printing it was very efficient but when not in use it drinks it. Case in point, we closed for Christmas for 1.5 weeks, I emptied the bottle before we left, when I came...
  2. Material Help in Canada

    The big 3 national suppliers that have warehouses all over the country are Grimco ND graphics All Graphic Supplies Any of them will have what you are looking for, personally I prefer Grimco, but all graphics is good as well, all graphics tends to specialize in low cost media. I avoid ND...
  3. Signs 101 redirecting to Scam website

    try running an ad blocker and see if the problem still happens
  4. Need Help Printing Design with Many Hi-Res Photos

    what format is the file? If possible, try opening up the file and resave it as a 300 dpi tiff file.
  5. Not sure what u call this piece

    What everyone is getting at is that you are not legally allowed to make electrical sign components without having various certifications, such as UL, Since someone who runs a proper UL shop would most likely know what this tool is called and where to buy one most people assume you are not...
  6. Just In Lowe's is now competing with signs

    It says "powered by crown graphics" on the top of the site, also this is in their FAQ: Can I Find Images On The Internet? Yes! We will not print anything that is trademarked or watermarked, but you can search for images on Google. You should always look for large images using the following...
  7. Preferred decal material?

    For short term decals we use General formulations 223 which is a 6 mil vinyl, so it's nice and thick without laminate. for longer term stuff and industrial decals we use 3651 w/ 210 lam
  8. hacked

    Common issue from watching too much porn on your phone.
  9. RIP for AI

    .ai files are not considered to be "production ready" artwork, they are master design files, from illustrator you output to pdf to create production ready art. Sounds like your client doesn;t do this very often, or his previous supplier didn't mind wasting time converting his files for him.
  10. First time buyer questions - looking at Epson S60600/S80600

    You're overthinking it, the cost of ink used in cleaning for a month is less than you spend on toilet paper in the same month.
  11. First time buyer questions - looking at Epson S60600/S80600

    We've had an S80600 for about 6 months now, it has been a real workhorse for us. We do quite a lot of printed wall graphics, mostly on vinyl and have never had an issue with the length being off, in fact this printer is way better at paneling than our old Rolands, the colour consistency panel...
  12. Rubber trailer tarps and vinyl

    if you don;t need the money I would think it's wise to turn the job down
  13. Rubber trailer tarps and vinyl

    I wouldn't trust it long term, especially if they are rolled or folded. is painting an option? use the vinyl to create a paint mask and use a good quality paint?
  14. Where can I buy 5x10ft or larger 1” Phenolic Sheet?

    Are you sure it's phenolic? My understanding is that the dust created when phenolic is cut is carcinogenic, I know in the engraving industry, electrical tags used to be made from phenolic but they switched away to acrylic based because of the health concerns. If it's for a cnc router table...
  15. Need new desktop (office) printer

    We bought am epson ecotank printer that takes bottles of ink instead of cartridges, we print a ton of invoices, work orders and emails, most days we run over 150 sheets per day, we are still on the original ink bottles that came with the printer after 11 months. A new set of ink bottles cost...
  16. Tradeshow panel material suggestions

    cheaper than foamcore.....coroplast is pretty much the only think less expensive than foamcore but it doesn't look good. sounds like she wants something that doesn't exist, cheap and good.
  17. Question The new Roland Tru vis

    From what I understand they have fixed a lot of the bugs that were present in them when they first brought them out.
  18. Anyone have any experience with Guardian Laminators

    the price is not always indicative of the quality, we have a Seal 54EL, which is pretty much the least expensive laminator that Seal makes, I think it cost around $5k brand new 5 years ago, we run full rolls through it quite often, never had any issues. we do most of our laminating on our rolls...
  19. Anyone have any experience with Guardian Laminators

    Get a fish scale and attach a very thin piece of metal to it, put the metal between the rollers on the sides and middle, pull on the scale and see if the same amount of force is needed to pull the metal piece free all along the roll. It sounds like uneven pressure. Check with supply 55, I've...
  20. Best business credit card for sign/print shop?

    We use a travel card from our bank, we generally have enough points to go on an all inclusive vacation in the Caribbean every year from it.
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