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I didn't bother to read every response so sorry if this has already been said. When we created letters in-house we would cut the letters out of vinyl with an inline so they were slightly smaller then the dimensional letters. That way when you put the lettering up it hides the vinyl. We used...

As others have said, it's the solvents. To elaborate, the solvent makes the vinyl swell up like a sponge and it's gummier. The cutter tends to push the vinyl and not cut as clean. If you're using air egress vinyl, once you break the bond between the vinyl and liner it will never stick the...

USDOT is 0WhoaDNA

Because of the other Sign DNA font I would guess that TWIN LAKES is Lori Slant by our own Dan Antonelli without the slant...

CUSTER is Handel Gothic

Pretty sure Trucking is Chicago Style DNA with modifications.

No electronics inside. I took some images to help with the wiring. The 9 pin to usb was a standard cable I bought off of Amazon.

Here's my setup. For some reason I thought the 25 pin to 9 pin adapter came from Graphtec and was a special cable? I have an image with the part #

One way you can tell if it is static is that it gets worse as you print and the static builds and it only discharges when the print head touches the capping station. Grounding the machine never helped us. I suspect that the head is isolated. We never had problems with vinyl. It was always banner...

Use a double layer of premask on the bottom side. That way when you cut through the material (and not the premask) you don't loose suction and the mask will hold the letters down. Don't nest the lettering so tight that the kerf overlaps, put space between the lettering.

Any tips on how to remove old cracked PPF film? Is it similar to vinyl removal?

Don't get glass unless you want a light table. It sucks for cutting graphics (you either love it or hate it and I bet the 70% - 30% hate) Self healing cutting mats are defiantly worth the money. You can flip and rotate them for years of use. People are creatures of habit and you will notice...

I think it's way too cheap for one. A 30" x 60" printed alumalite sign and should cost more than a 4' x 8'. You may or may not find a use for the scrap before it gets scratched up or damaged and it takes time to cut the sheet down. You also have a lot of waste on your printed graphic. Design...

3M 233+. Need something that will hold at high temperatures and not leave adhesive. Yes it's expensive but I can trust it but I use less tape and more magnets now.

I think it has something to do with Under Armor Ridge Reaper. Ridge Reaper Camo_Barren Series

I agree on not using cheap vinyl, make sure you use a cast air egress vinyl. Do not use calendared vinyl for vehicle wrapping. It's not made for complex curves and you won't really learn anything. 3M and Avery are going to be the easiest to install and remove. Color change vinyl would probably...

That's was an assortment of sharpies are for. They make them with extended UV resistance now. The other thing you can do is cut open one each of your empty cartridges and store it in glass containers (ecosol will still melt a lot of plastics). The use a brush and pallet. Used to do this on...

Mark this vehicle down in your notes as a potential problem removal. If you get it clean and vinyl to stick, removal will be a pain later. My theory is that the oxidized paint has a tooth/texture/micro pores that the adhesive bonds to kind of like velcro.

I like Gregory's Trendfilm 6500 for cut vinyl. It's obviously 3M cast vinyl stock at a 3/4 of the price.

I like my Home Depot Bosch laser measurers. I have an expensive one and a cheap one and they both work great. The expensive one is about 5 years old and cost twice as much as it does now. The cheap on remembers the measurements longer which is nice.