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  1. Polycarbonate Sheets

    Cut the strap and RUN!!! o_O
  2. Suggestions WRAPPING A CONVEX SHAPE

    Pics people!!! It helps so much better to see what you are doing! Different techniques for different applications! At 18x24 that is small but what are you are putting it on matters
  3. Prepping vehicle windows

    We’ve used the Magic Eraser or Soft Scrub Of course try in a small area first to ensure it does not damage the glass
  4. Shrinking Material causing failures

    What rip are you using? How are you profiling? Are you using any heat in lamination process? You have so many open ended possible variables it is hard to say what the problem is These are for outdoor and/or for a vehicle? Calandered vinyl and lam + solvent inks + removable adhesive = failure...
  5. Onyx Thrive making a margin or gutter... Any ideas??

    What file format are you using?
  6. Need Help URGENT help needed!

    You might want to look at getting (2) Synology drives. This way you can save all your files locally and also have a backup off site. I have 1 at my shop and 1 at home I switched to this a few months back after my Drobo took a dump and we ended up loosing some files. Likely nothing truly...
  7. Surveys

    Your shop rate X hours needed for survey. Plus travel time to and from. Survey includes time need for filling out paperwork, organizing pics, etc If they don’t want to pay your rate, oh well! Not worth the time to work for little return on your time! I’m waiting for the day that everyone...
  8. Edge FX - thin white line in ALL prints....print head going out?

    Sounds like the dreaded “pixel is out” Having had an Edge printer for many years, this had happened to me before and no amount of cleaning or unplugging/plugging in will help. I hope for your sake it is not but that is what it sounds like to me
  9. Removing film off ACM

    Try warming the surface a bit. It might help.
  10. Inexpensive Window Perf Vinyl

    Send me some info on this. I have a client that is might just be what we need. Lower cost for very short term
  11. Wrapping up completed signs

    We ran out of shrink wrap on Thursday and needed to bundle up our clients signs (10 of those, 20 of these, etc) 1000 - 24x18 coro total Well weMy to the garbage and pulled out the cut off end of laminated vinyl from other projects and used that. Run it around the signs, pulled a bit of the...
  12. What to charge for installing perforated graphics?

    Just doing some quick math, $600-$700. Assuming you can get to it with minimal need for a ladder. Small step ladder at most. If you need something like scaffolding or even a lift. That would add to the cost I’d make sure that this is also allowed by your local sign code. In most cases...
  13. Newbie deciding when to take a leap

    Besides the printer I think you are missing a few other things Laminator Cutter (if current cutter is not big enough) RIP software Color spectrometer Work tables of appropriate size (if needed) Increase in inventory (cost associated) Maintenance and repairs (as needed) Waste ink (depending on...
  14. Suggestions Solvent to Latex

    I switch to latex about 6 months ago. I do not regret it at all. - We get great color - Production times went down Very glad we made the switch!
  15. Need suggestions for a material to replace 0.04" PVC

    .04 styrene as well. Cost should be less too
  16. Rant "Can you re-use my sign?"

    Suppose they want you to flatten the board out as well!? Lol
  17. Need Help CutContour does not show up with gradient?

    Not familiar with Rolands but do you have your cut contour path on a separate layer? We design in Illustrator and artwork is on separate layer(s) from our cut layer. Using Onyx we change the color from a process color to a spot color (using color pallet options) No problems
  18. Applying BritelineTranslucent vinyl

    Trans = dry application No matter what vinyl you use..... 3M Avery Oracal Brightline Etc
  19. clogged jets

    Welcome to printer ownership. Sounds to me that a new print head is in your future. Time to call out the HP tech
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