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What is your process for getting paid? With a big company you want to go through the following process. 1) You create an estimate. 2) Your customer submits this to the purchasing department. 3) The purchasing department sends you a purchase order. 4) You release goods. I'd bet that what's...

You haven't posted what you're doing and what's keeping revenue down. Assuming you're doing vinyl sticker/decals is the problem you don't have enough time to promote your business and do the production work at the same time? If so, the big question is, if you stopped doing production work and...

My bigger thought on a project like this is the idea of "custom" everything. When you're building 50-500 pieces, custom is fine. On these small jobs, custom kills the price point. For example, if you take that walnut board and switch it to 9x12, you now can buy a stock walnut plaque board...

Home Depot. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Veranda-HP-1-2-in-x-48-in-x-8-ft-White-PVC-Trim-H120AWS6/205309788 EDIT: It looks like you already found it on Home Depot. If you can't get it there or Lowes then you might be SOL. Komacel makes one with a wood texture but I think it's only 3/4" and...

And good gold paint looks close to gold leaf, or at least looks a lot more like it than anodized aluminum. PVC is an under-rated material on this site. I think it's because so many people are used to ordering from Gemini that they think acrylic is the best. The simple reality is, acrylic is a...

You need to ask the guy what he likes. Does he like print? Does he like engraved? Does he like dimensional? Does he like brushed metals? Does he like wood? Does he like layers with stand offs? You need to ask a bunch of questions to find what they like and once you've gotten some info...

PVC doesn't require primer. You need to sand it down with 220 grit paper. Then paint with whatever paint you want. Gold paint is a funny paint. It's hard to find a good one. Nova Paint makes a decent few. Modern Masters has another decent one. Matthews is the best I've seen but is also...

There are pros and cons for every process. Remember while that CNC is cutting away, you're off doing something else. It also is a 1 set process typically. Need a sign with rounded corners and drilled holes? Okay, program the CNC to do the job and "walk away". With smaller shops, getting...

A CNC router will do what you want. I'd think a realistic budget would be around $30k. For that you'll get a 4x8 machine with a vac table, 5HP spindle, steel construction, and an air mister. Ball park, you'll be able to cut around 60-70ipm in a single pass. Maybe even a bit faster. So on a...

Are you cutting out of steel or aluminum? Aluminum makes a typical CNC router possible. Steel is not something you see typically cut on a CNC router. Even thin stuff.

Banner prices are basically the equivalent to the hamburger. Hamburger joints count on volume and a reasonable price to turn a profit. This is basically your wholesale/online model. Your average bar/grill uses it as almost a loss leader. You make a profit on it, but at the end of the day...

I looked you up. Look into something like this: http://www.printsonwood.com/custom-wood-printing At the end of the day, ink printers need to be on and running to make money. If they aren't running, they cost you money unlike a laser engraver. So you either need to commit to using it or just...

Assuming like for like, something like 2x the wholesale value + art/setup & shipping. That will put you in the middle of the pack for pricing. There will always be someone cheaper and someone more expensive. Sometimes it's for valid reasons and sometimes it's not. At the end of the day, you...

Any cutter will work on that stuff but generally speaking, "O" Flute is best. Hold down matters more than the bit. Thin material can be a PITA to cut if you don't have a really good vac table.

It took McDonalds something like 20 years to gain brand recognition to the level to drop that they're a burger joint.

This is a terrible way to think about things. A logo is for EVERYTHING. My biggest complaint with the logo is I have little idea what the business does.

I'd imagine the idea is so when you're a consumer or inspector, you know the business is licensed. Obviously you could put a bunch of fake numbers and that would be that. But I'd imagine that's the intention. If you wanted to turn lemons into lemonade, you could turn your ticket into a flyer...

Pretty simple question. For me, I'd love to find more cost effective options when I don't need a full sheet of something. It would be great to be able to buy half sheets from my normal suppliers.

An option: Router jigs. Get some jigs cut up and use a trim router with a flush bit with bearing. It'll do the job. Not exactly the most efficient way to do things, but it will do the job.

I do a lot of smalls. Small job comes in to match to an existing item. Okay. To figure out the typeset and condensing, takes time. At least 20 minutes and I'll burn through some scrap doing a test or three depending how anal I am and how far from standard the font is. $25 for the setup...