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  1. Square pole mount

    Yes, but those are meant to run shorter distances and not be under a lot of tension - just enough to get it taught. My cable will run 50 feet and need alot of tension to keep from sagging.
  2. Square pole mount

    Hello gang members, Looking for solution to run tension cable between two 10" square steel poles inside a warehouse to hang signs from. they don't want to drop them from the ceiling as they have those massive fans that move air around. I'm trying to engineer something using avenue banner...
  3. Looking for high quality sign/graphics company in Orlando

    We have been presented a project to overhaul graphics in an educational pavilion at a state park near Orlando. If it was more local to us in Charlotte, we could do this all day long, but we aren't going to send our install team 9 hours away to install all that they want, so I am looking for a...
  4. Need Help Abrasion, or is this vinyl failing? (3M 180/8519 on a boat)

    Uh. The guy is rubbing his boat on docks. Those are all abrasion marks.
  5. Frosted vinyl install help

    Use the Aslan brand dry
  6. Frosted vinyl install help

    Use Aslan frost
  7. Vinyl education guide

    Thanks - that document I do already have!
  8. Vinyl education guide

    So, we are a rapidly growing sign company and - at times - we hire project managers who come from outside the sign industry but have great organizational and people skills. That being said, they are green under the collar when it comes to materials and best practices and I am looking for a kind...
  9. 3D rendering software

    We would build the cost for a 3D proof into the cost of the entire project. We have a prepress and design department that could probably figure out a fairly straightforward program to do this if we knew which program would work best for what we are trying to achieve.
  10. 3D rendering software

    No - not really.
  11. 3D rendering software

    That is basically what I am looking for with the images mapped to both sides and the ability to "virtually" walk past it.
  12. What’s your thoughts on a Vanguard VR 6

    I was personal friends with founder of company, Dave Cich, before his untimely passing. These are very good machines and you will not be disappointed. That being said, I don't care what you buy, but you need to drill down on service and support viability in your geographic region. They are...
  13. 3D rendering software

    No. We have tried that and it tends to make the distortion worse since there is really a small window of perfect viewing angle achievable - at least when there is text involved. We do both the fin type with a third static image viewed from straight on and the triangular "lens" type with only two...
  14. 3D rendering software

    Hello all, We do a ton of lenticular displays all around the country and I am looking to find a program that will fairly easily allow us to provide a 3D rendered view of each side of a display to our clients so they can see the full effect of the art as a lenticular prior to installation. No...
  15. Contract installation company

    Hello, We are a medium sized sign company with locations in North Carolina, Maryland, and Kentucky and have our own in-house installation teams. We are continually being asked to produce and install interior signage, graphics and displays all around the country. Is there a resource where we...
  16. 2023 Wrap Up. First Year Doing Sign Printing Business, No Experience, Gross 800K, Net 0, Need Advice!

    We do over $6 million a year with four printers in two locations. A Vutek GS3200 and a Canon M5 in Charlotte and Mimaki flatbed and same Canon in Maryland. Both locations have cutters. You have too many unused toys and going after wrong business. Three members of our team who handle all incoming...
  17. Canon Colorado

    We have two M5's and are only able to run each at High Quality or Premium to get acceptable prints with no banding which makes the expected output speeds grind to a halt. We could have gotten four Epson We have two M5's and can only get non-banded prints at High Quality and Premium modes which...
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