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  1. many files coming in from designers have duplicate cutlines

    I am not sure if it is illustrator that causes this, but I am receiving far too many files for vinyl cutting that have a double cut line somewhere in the graphic. Either in the conversion or possibly the designer putting a keyline around an existing shape with no thickness. Drives me crazy...
  2. Recycling Your Waste

    I keep all the large cardboard boxes vinyl and laminate come in and try to send it back out as packaging. When it builds up I then cut them down and drive about a mile from here to a municipal recycling centre. I save all my cores and one of my suppliers takes them back to reuse. I will...
  3. installing font issue in Signlab 8

    I am trying to install some ttf fonts and when I go to the install fonts window, if I only have true type selected the search area greys out.... I put the fonts in a directory called fonts on my C drive, but maybe they need to reside in the windows font area? not sure and don't want to try...
  4. Best 3ml laminate I have found so far

    http://www.wrisupply.com/contact-us.php
  5. Best 3ml laminate I have found so far

    well lucky for you.... Silvering makes the reader have difficulty detecting the Mimaki marks. Maybe I have a crappy cutter, but who cares, this lam is great and looks far superior to any of the others I have tried over an 8 year period
  6. Best 3ml laminate I have found so far

    I picked up a roll of this 3ml gloss laminate from Western Rim ( supplier in Canada) and I am truly amazed with it. They call it Signmax and I am not sure if it is rebranded, but I am so happy I found it... First off, it goes down great and has the same sort of look as a 2ml 3M gloss... very...
  7. Just gotta rant...

    So if he can get a cheap price from the town low baller, why does he waste his time coming to you? I get this all the time too...I just give them a price and when they say it's too much, I say goodbye
  8. will Printed Matte vinyl....laminate ok?

    matte prints the best and if you want gloss, laminate it...so much better than stocking so many different rolls
  9. removing old vinyl from backlit panels

    Steamer works best with a plastic blade... glue remover a must!!! If there is residual ghosting you could always slap a layer of white translucent over the area you are working in.
  10. Throwback Thursday Font Question - Gerber Helvetica Medium

    I remember when I used to outsource some cutting to a company that had 3 or 4 gerbers and tons of fonts... My mouth was watering when I saw that Super Sprint and how fast it cut. The 4b, as great an invention that it was took forever to do something like a zoning sign. Still faster than hand...
  11. anyone have knowledge of a .cst file?

    Not sure if the software that this comes from can export any other way...anyone ever here of such a file?
  12. Throwback Thursday Font Question - Gerber Helvetica Medium

    I think everybody should experience a 4b...at least once.
  13. Dreamscape printable wallcoverings

    I used to have a customer who had me run quite a few rolls for one of his clients and the heat settings are sort of backwards to printing on vinyl ( mimaki jv3) you print at a higher heat setting than the pre heat. I found because of the texture and the fact that it is paper, the prints always...
  14. sparrows have decided that my tube heater vent is a good place for a nest

    I recall on Friday I heard these weird sounds coming from my roof and was convinced that there were Canada geese walking around up there.... then this morning I hear what sounds like scratching and figure it is coming from the exhaust pipe of the Tube heater. I asked someone to stand outside...
  15. ATTENTION!! computer experts, know it alls & hacks....like me

    will do...although the computer was called a gaming computer, I would hope it would have a sufficient power supply, but you never know.
  16. ATTENTION!! computer experts, know it alls & hacks....like me

    NO, but will give that a try...what if it works OK...then what do I do?
  17. Stealth Graphics/Reflective Vinyl Question

    many years ago Avery used to have that brown reflective look, but I think they now have something similar to 3M
  18. ATTENTION!! computer experts, know it alls & hacks....like me

    I purchased a new computer and it has a pretty good video card, but I seem to have an issue, and can't seem to find anything online or from anyone I know as to what might be causing it. The problem is that using the internet or programs the screen freezes up when scrolling or designing or...
  19. Need help!!!!!

    I prefer converting the file to a bitmap (tiff) and then import a cut line and line them up. never have success with gradients, unless created in Flexi which is my Rip
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