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  1. Need Help Roland RE640 Feed Motor Error - 00CC-0004.

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1646056118979869
  2. Need Help Feed Motor Error - 00CC-0004 Roland RE 640

    post here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1646056118979869 several techs are usually online every day or so.
  3. Split back liner?

    there are a few manual options... aku-kut slitters are about $150, the yellotools slitter is about $40 and the olfa is about $15. I have all three in my kit. Aku-kut is by far the best as you dial it to the paper backer thickness and it just slits to that depth, but you need a very flat table...
  4. Discussion Is it possible to succeed as a one man (woman) shop?

    40 years of being in this trade, long before computers did the work. My first decade was hand lettering for myself and commercial shops, several of the best shops in the US. 3 decades of self-employment since. So yes, a one-person shop can succeed. IF you love the work, truly love it, and IF...
  5. 2 Color pinstriping

    3M Knifeless tape is how I'd do it..
  6. Best screen angle for one color gradients

    google search for line screen and angles. 1st result. the very last section is what you're after.. " Typical Halftone Screen Angles for Screenprinting Black/Key Color: 22 Magenta/Medium Value Color: 52 Yellow/Lightest or very light colors: 82 Cyan/Medium Value Color: 112 These angles are...
  7. Best screen angle for one color gradients

    https://artprint.umbc.edu/files/2019/05/Digital-Basics.pdf covers it..
  8. Do you laminate your plain vinyl lettering?

    The only times I've ever overlaminated cut (unprinted) vinyl was when I did inlay work with my flatbed. Some for fire engines one job for fuel trucks. Both involved complex logos with Scotchlite, printed Scotchlite, and multiple types of in-house produced hand-gilded vinyl. One was 8 inlays - 4...
  9. Do you laminate your plain vinyl lettering?

    the reality is that after they buy a sign they ignore it. vehicle graphics only come off when they trade-in for a new vehicle, and site signs degrade until they're illegible. People are cheap.
  10. Billboard Cover

    you can buy all the stuff you need for vinyl flex from https://formetcohardware.com/product-category/hardware/.. dont use pvc pipes or conduit, they will bend and your face will lose tension and look crappy. Formetco has the fiberglass rods, the ratchets, and even the safety stuff if youre...
  11. Never imagined I would be buying this!

    I'd suggest a larger room.. high volume machines need a lot more workspace to feed them efficiently. you'd be surprised. easily you could need to have a dozen rolls on hand to load, and space for output afterwards.. My shop jammed up when we first installed our 5 meter billboard machine. media...
  12. How to put a value on a business?

    Almost all business sales are calculated from prior year (trailing) revenues.. COVID will affects that this year.. Generally the price you get for your business is driven solely by these things: the uniqueness of what you do - art, designs, copyrights, contracts, client relations, systems for...
  13. CNC Routing Max Metal

    LMT/Onsrud makes a bit just for this.. https://www.onsrud.com/Series/37-70.asp WORTH THE PRICE.
  14. CNC Routing Clear Acrylic

    First off know that there are both EXTRUDED and CAST acrylics, and they are totally different beasts in machining settings. Same for aluminum. ALWAYS know your media settings are for the right one. Knowing feeds and speeds for your materials is critical to any quality finish. It is probably...
  15. Needing help on Laserpoint 3 using ARMS

    add the plotter to your VM vinyl spooler app, restart the app and it will show up and work fine. the drivers are 100% compatible with VM.
  16. What's worse than covid-19? Customers not paying.

    Retail orders under $1500, payment upfront in full at time of order. sign on the counter says so. no reason to float them at all. have all net terms customers fill out a credit app and contract annually. Incentivize that with credit raises for more sales. (helps to stay on their bookkeepers...
  17. Weird Corel issue

    Corel has background tasks option with x7.. turn that off. its not the same as backups, its a way of allowing you to work while its doing stuff in the background. if you try too many functions in succession while its running one in the background, like saving a file, it will just black out.
  18. Things that make you go hmmm - Corel Conspiracy Theory

    well after corel 2019 tossed my workspace and fonts, i caved and bought their 2020 upgrade subscription...lo and behold, right after that $249 recurring annual purchase corel 2019 restarted with all my fonts and workspace back... hadn't even downloaded the new installer package yet.. Im gonna...
  19. Installing 25' x 25' mesh banners between columns

    that project will create at least 12,500 pounds of wind force on each mesh face at typical building code levels. If it's in a high wind area, or near the coast, it could be 2x higher. While mesh will reduce some of that, but it is risky to just wing it - your install method should be engineered...
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