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Not to argue, but I have to disagree. I guess I don't understand why you would use IJ-40 that costs 2X-3X as much as an economy or standard calendared vinyl to put on coroplast. Seems like a waste?? IJ-40 is a premium material similar to Oracal 3551, or as many refer to it a "super...

I don't want to speak for Gary, but he has actually done a few work pieces on his machine and texted me some pics. I think they have turned out good. After speaking with him, there are some limitations to the machine over an industrial built unit, but he feels for sign making this would be a...

You are absolutely right, and my own rep verified this when I called her about this. Fellers will sell to ANYONE regardless of whether or not they are a sign shop, printer, plumber, race car driver or burger flipper at McDonalds. This is a fact I never really understood till this thread and...

Something many people don't consider who are new or don't regularly do installation work for signs is the TOTAL liability of what they install. As a sign installer, you are basically telling your customer that you know what you are doing and that if there is a problem you will be accountable...

Please send me pricing as well.

Lol, no hardly "baller" status. We're a small company, only have 2 printers (1204 and 1604). I think what really helps is that both printers use the same ink. (I often wonder about the logistics of other shops that have different brand printers, say a Mimaki and a Roland in their shop -...

Very hard for me to determine accurately because I really don't worry about ink usage anymore. I might be persuaded that you could see a difference of 10-20%, but even then I would be doubtful. FWIW - I don;'t run carts, I buy ink by the liter. I run cleaning cycles more often, I don't charge...

Yes, please do! Love your laminates and that retractible matte banner material you offer. I think you also have some of the best pricing I've seen on the Sihl 3686 paper. I would also use your banner if it can ship out of Chicago...:thumb:

In regards to 3rd party ink, I was about as skeptical as a person could be. I read lots of horror stories, knew of the expense and hassle of people having to change heads, dampers, ink lines, everything under the sun from crappy 3rd party inks. For the longest time I said I would have no part...

Hey Josh, do you guys still only have the warehouse on the West Coast, or have you expanded over East as well?

Agreed. Sorry I'm late to the party - I read this thread and others over the weekend and wanted to wait to talk to my rep today. Just got off the phone and she confirmed that yes, anybody can call and set up an account. *Doesn't need to be a "sign business" or even related to graphics biz...

Curious, when you do the score-n-snap method, does that leave a truly clean edge, or do you have to sand it? *FWIW - we use a DeWalt track saw to cut down most of our substrates.

New dampers wouldn't hurt, or at the least, buy them and have on hand in case a problem comes up. Also, I would keep on hand a few critical parts like an encoder strip, a CR belt and possibly an entire maintenance station. Those little things will put you down for several days or longer if...

We used the new Mactac B Free material last year on some reverse mounted window prints for a Dentist office. Printed in reverse, backed it up with white and voila. It prints nice, is a cast material and has an air-egress pattern similar to IJ-180. (I think its the only clear with an air...

You didn't say what new printer you were getting. If you're getting another Mimaki and it uses the same heads, ink, etc. I would tear it down, clean/flush parts/heads and store them for later use. Another alternative is to trade it in towards a new printer - I've seen Mutoh offering up to...

I only feel like an "old grump" on certain days...lol. Anyway, just wanted to say I believe all of this boils down to each individual and how we perceive others in our field. I really don't think it matters if you use a brush, a printer, a cnc machine or a chisel to make a sign. I think we...

Signwarehouse - Around $500

Replaced the MS on our 1204 last spring. Not very difficult if you are mechanically inclined. *BTW - I went with OEM.

Yup, I agree this is the best course of action as well. You can't know if the printer was dropped or damaged by the shipper, or somewhere else along the line. That said, there is no way of knowing how hard a hit the printer took when the damage happened, and as such if there is any other...

If you are perfectly happy with what you have, and those Graphtecs and Rolands are woking fine, why do you need a Summa? Usually, people that upgrade to a better piece of equipment found that they were having issues with their current machine(s) and at some point say "I need something...