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18 months later and people still can't seem to get it. Social distancing is effective, but far from perfect. Masks are effective, but not perfect. Vaccines are very effective, but not perfect. Social distancing, masks, and vaccines are very very very effective. Vaccines essentially keep you...

This is why I refuse to do work via text, Facebook, IG, or anything like that. Proofs are sent via email. Every proof gets a disclaimer message.

You need to learn about pixels vs DPI and how it all works. Frankly, it confuses too many people. It's 101 stuff. It's stuff you should know before entering the field or learn within your first few days. 1. DPI doesn't exist in the digital world. It's only pixels. Also a lesser discussed...

I live on the planet earth. If a customer says "I want 100 signs. How much is it?" and you say "$50 each. $5000 total" and then they say, "Oh, well I only want 25 signs." You adjust the invoice to say 25 pcs @ $85 each with a $100 art charge. I'm baffled why you find this complex.

Here's how you handle it. You design a full color, for print logo and web. Then you simplify it down to 2 colors, for engraving/carving/screenprinting. This is incredibly common in the corporate world or when doing brand design / guidelines. EDIT: Also if the order changes, so does your...

Chinese lasers engrave at approximately 500mm/sec or 20in/sec. A slow western machine will engrave at about 60-80in/sec. A modern/fast one will engrave at about 140-170 in/sec. Please keep this is mind when you're buying a machine for engraving. For cutting, Chinese machines are a great...

I agree with her that the initial damage was enough to call back and ask for a repair. Based on the photos presented, I'd say the fix was more than acceptable. Paneling will forever be a part of this industry and from the photos you posted, the seams were dead on and didn't show. Now will it...

Call up the guy retiring and say "Hi, I've heard you're retiring and have an excellent reputation. Would you consider selling your business and giving me some training?" As for the structure of the deal, there are primarily two ways to handle it. 1. Cash for assets, contacts, files, email...

1. Laser Engraved "Laser Aluminum" or Engraved "Rowmark" Plastic. Stuff lasts a surprisingly long time outside. 2. Printed cast vinyl on aluminum. 3. Etched Stainless steel (Cermark) 4. Bronze/Steel/Brass from Gemini I 100% don't recommend using "engravers" brass as it will fail and...

Baffles me as why a manufacturer wouldn't drill for holes while cutting. Putting holes and studs in PVC is stupid easy. Just drill the hole undersized and you can thread the studs right in. Put a dab of something if you want to make it super permanent. It's one of the major advantages over...

Is there something scaring you away from using a high quality cast vinyl from someone like 3M or Avery?

Acrylic has always been expensive. Just look at how much a sheet costs. Also, I think people don't appreciate the expensive and difficulty of painting letters. It's a real pain to do them well.

Every town does it a bit different. Frankly, I hate that system. It's often the worst of the bunch. There is a lack of accountability on so many levels. I find regularly treasurers are awful at their job and sit on invoices for 60+ days before processing them. I also have to worry whether...

I'm baffled by how schools and towns don't think following the PO process is important or simply don't know it. I create a quote. You create a requisition order. Finance creates a PO. I receive the PO. Start work. Send an invoice. You pickup / I ship. You release the funds. It's not...

Please note, these are specs for a single flute cutter. If you cut with a 2 flute, you'd cut the RPMS significantly down. Approximately 1/2 the speed. ACM cuts pretty easily but it does have an issue with the edges. This is down to cutters dulling quickly. You'll often notice a cutter works...

The right material for the job. MDF works great in some applications and is crap in others. PVC, acrylic, hdu, foam boards and any other materials are the same. One thing to note is there are different grades of mdf. Some is awful and some are really nice. For example, Medex is really nice...

Porter Cable discontinued that model a few years back. They're on eBay used if you need them. If you're up for a bit of a challenge, I'd buy an actual spindle and VFD. Something like this: A 3.25HP traditional router actually puts out about 1HP when running. A 2.2KW spindle is close to...

I was working with a local shop for jobs like this, but they've become way too inconsistent to work with, so I'd like to find a solid wholesale vendor to work with on small jobs like this. Most of them are just one-offs or smalls as part of a bigger job. In this case, it's just a 16"x20"x3mm...

Craigslist, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, internet forums, and calling local competitors. Big picture, on a piece of equipment like that, your path of least resistance is working with someone local. You can obviously ship it, but it's a lot more work than someone showing up with a box truck and...

1. Hydroxychloroquine doesn't effectively treat the virus. 2. Not everyone has a 2% survival rate. That's an average survival rate. 3. There are long term effects of having Covid. My legs hurt for about 6 months after having a very mild case. 4. Getting Covid doesn't have to result in...