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  1. Question I want to get into sublimation printing

    I have a Ricoh with Sawgrass inks. The biggest benefit is the gel inks which basically prevent the heads from clogging and when they "clog", a simple cleaning takes care of it. My machine is old enough to have the Ricoh badge (they're rebranded now as Sawgrass, and have been for several...
  2. Need Help What do you use instead of this?

    3m 467/468MP is a great choice as others have mentioned. "Tabbing" VHB is another good choice. E6000 adhesive the most cost effective option and is a pretty clean install. Does take 24-48 hours to setup though.
  3. Too good to be true?

    It's a diode laser engraver that has been relatively well thought out. There's a reason why diode lasers are basically not used in commercial settings. They're slow as hell.
  4. Is it just me??

    Joe Biden is a corporate democrat. I'm baffled as to why people think they're magically going to be killed by taxes. Also, even if Biden did want to adjust the tax code, it's unlikely most posters on here would be effected negatively, and even further, he would need 2 more Senate seats, which...
  5. Small Parts shifting

    Do not use D/S tape. It's a mess. Cover the backside of your piece with blue painter's tape. Now cover the table with blue painter's tape. Put super glue on painter's tape. Push down hard / use clamps to get the part to sit nice and flat. Do your machining. If you're drilling holes...
  6. Lip on Aluminum Cut

    It's likely the bit isn't as sharp as it should be. Could also be a settings issue. As far as down-cut vs up-cut, generally speaking you cut aluminum with an up-cut. If you cut with a down-cut, the chances of the kerf getting packed and the aluminum chips welding to the bit go way up. Great...
  7. How to handle previous owner's mistakes

    Compromise. Tell him you found his bill. The price he was previously charged was for a 2-5 year vinyl. Tell him that regardless, you want to do the right thing by him. Tell him you'll reprint at your cost, install for free, and only charge for the removal and cleanup. This way by the time...
  8. Question wholesaler for brass plate

    I have to ask: Why are you entering a declining market where sales are 50-80% less than normal? My one piece of advice for you: Stick to industrial. If you do retail, you'll lose money most likely.
  9. Rant And the fun continues.....

    It's not about being stupid/smart or paying for your time vs not paying for your time. It's about proportions. If you're buying a $300 banner, you're not spending $300 to convert your logo. If you're spending $15,000 on an ad campaign, it's pretty easy to hide a $300 charge. As for comparing...
  10. We have a vaccine

    This virus hit the US hard in mid-March. By May, we had a decent enough understanding of how it spreads and what to do and not to do. So, approximately 6 months later and it's pretty clear an alarming number of Americans still don't understand how this virus spreads, why certain things are...
  11. News What do you think about the current votes...

    What's to stop people from breaking the law? The same thing that stops us every day. I could easily walk into any store and steal something and likely wouldn't get caught. Even if I did get caught, all you have to do is run out the store as almost every store as a policy not to chase thieves...
  12. If Biden is elected

    Good to see people are actually reading reporting from legitimate sources and not continuing to get their news based on the President's rants.... So I'm hoping if Biden gets elected, when the President says something, news sources won't have to go back and correct every word.
  13. Anyone know where I can buy these?

    JRS Inc is another alternative.
  14. News What do you think about the current votes...

    Might not matter. It's kind of a reverse Clinton situation. She lost in 3 tight state races, and would have needed to flip 2 or 3 of them to win. It was way too much to ask, even though the margins were very thin, which is one of the many reasons it didn't happen. If Biden pulls of AZ...
  15. News What do you think about the current votes...

    1. Betting odds mean absolutely nothing. The odds swing to get people to bet so they can steal your money. They do this all the time in pre-season sports. A fan favorite team (say the Cowboys) will have their odds of winning the title slashed right before the season to encourage people to bet...
  16. Rant And the fun continues.....

    Hmm, what's better. A super low resolution logo file that is the "real" logo but prints like trash or a vector art file that prints properly but is a 95% match to the current logo. If you can track down the good version, it's worth it, but a lot of customers don't want to be given a task and...
  17. Rant And the fun continues.....

    I'm perplexed why you don't send it out and get it converted to Vector Art for $10.
  18. PTO/time off on election day?

    Under normal circumstances, I'd say election day should be a national holiday which is structured to actually encourage voting vs just another day for businesses to put on a sale. Given the expansion of mail in voting & early voting, I don't think it's as necessary.
  19. Discussion Walk away or re-do

    I'd explain why the problem occurred and explain it's incredibly normal for fonts to have some letters/numbers bigger than others. I might even take 3 minutes to type in a few fonts and show how common it is. I'd also go ahead and type in his digits all sized to 6" and show him it will...
  20. How close do you follow specs when bidding a sign package?

    I did misunderstand. Sorry about that. There's an alternative on the market where people are taking HDU or resins and making faux cast plaques, which is only a bit less than buying a plaque from Gemini. That's what I'm referring to. As for cast vs precision tooled, you're absolutely right to...
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