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  1. First MOD you should do for any new to you printer

    Thanks! That makes two of us.
  2. First MOD you should do for any new to you printer

    I put five Hanley modules on my hi-fi rack pointing down onto my components. I just wired them to a 12V DC adaptor and put blue translucent vinyl over them to change the color from white to blue.
  3. Suggestions First time rally stripes

    1) I would recommend 3M 1080 or a similar air release vinyl for these applications. It will be a lot easier to apply over contours than regular vinyl. 2) I would suggest removing the emblem and reapplying with VHB tape. The handle should be easy enough to cut around. 3) Mask, but do not wet...
  4. Car Wrap Design Cost?

    I really hope you're joking/being sarcastic.
  5. Looking for 18" x 24" Steel Sign Blanks/MAG Receptive

    Yep. Grimco just realeased the stuff. It's called MaxMetal Element and the item# for a 4x8 sheet is MM843MWEL. It's not on the website yet.
  6. 3M 680 compared to 3M 680 CR compared to Oracal 5600

    I'd choose Oracal 5800 over 5600 for street signs. 10 year durability and higher reflectivity are the advantages. 5600 is conformable like the 680 and is geared more towards vehicle wraps, as ikarasu mentioned.
  7. thoughts on non-oem ecosol ink?

    I'm glad this thread popped back up. I paid attention to it a few months back and we decided to switch from OEM Mimaki SS21 cartridges ($125) to the comparable Bordeaux cartridges ($70.00). I have seen no obvious differences in color or performance and the way I figure it, our lowly small town...
  8. How Concerned should I be about Gassing Out a print?

    We will let rush job prints outgas until the next workday, so roughly anywhere from 16-24 hours later, laid out on our worktables to dry overnight. We are a small shop and we have a 5' x 9' RollsRoller and two 4 x 8 tables, so we usually have plenty of room if I feel I need to lay something out...
  9. Need Help need help engineering concrete needed for sign installation

    Exactly. Or when possible, just stick to selling pre-engineered signposts and frames.
  10. Need Help Font is....?

    Why is it not on Android? o_O
  11. Font ID

    Tinka Babe http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/otto-maurer/tinka-babe/
  12. Need Help Need suggestions where to buy sign blanks

    We use Grimco for all of our boards and blanks. It's just convenient because they are the only supplier that delivers in our region.
  13. Question Lettering a 53 foot semi-trailer

    That sounds way low, especially when dealing with corrugations and rivets. Just out of curiosity, I see Avery 700 is a calendered vinyl. Are you sure this is the best type of film for the job? I only use air release cast vinyl like 3M 1080 or Orajet 3951RA on corrugated and riveted trailers...
  14. Discussion Thought I knew this answer......................

    Not going to get into it with him? Your own piece of mind? I'm not sure why you would even care.
  15. Question Whats your squeegee type for installing ?

    I prefer solid felt squeegees for all applications.
  16. Font ID please

    Sloop (Script *Oblique)
  17. Font or Drawn?

    KG Blank Space Sketch (Regular)
  18. How do you organize or pick your font?

    This is the same thing I've done at times, also. Find my Font software is a great, economical investment.
  19. Need Help Converting complex jpg into eps

    I did it just to show that something with as much detail as that photo can be perfectly traced into a vector with little loss of detail. That is, after all, what the OP asked for, no?
  20. Need Help Converting complex jpg into eps

    That was an autotrace that I set to trace the image in 36 colors (You can trace in as few or as many colors as you wish. It took about 60 seconds after opening the jpeg file to do the autotrace and save to an EPS file.
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