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There is no one best way. Some people price based on only doing 30 jobs a year. Others price based on doing 30 jobs every few hours. There is no one right answer. The best advice I can get for pricing is the following: Look at what the market values a service or product at. Charge that...

Have people looked at Trump's tax plan? All of it benefits him and his friends. The most telling is him getting rid of the "death tax". The vast vast vast majority of Americans will simply not face any taxing when they die and give their money to immediate family. Trump happens to be the...

I recommend anyone on the fence watch the VP debate in a few weeks. It should push you one way or the other. To me, there is a night and day difference between Pence and Kaine.

You should really run your numbers before you get too far into this. My experience is that people want custom plaques but are typically on a trophy budget. By the time you design, cut, finish, engrave, and pack, the budget on a custom item is typically WAY higher than stock stuff. I've found...

DTM paint wins for me. I'll be honest, I've never rolled it, but the stuff sprays great out of a HPLV gun with some slight thinning. It says it can be rolled so I can't imagine rolling being too much of an issue. Why I like it? Doesn't really smell too much. It's acrylic but has an enamel...

A picture is worth a thousand words... But standoffs or simply cutting a piece of lumber to match the pitch will likely be two of the easier options.

My first priority would be to make the sign much much much larger. 18x24 is dinky. I also don't think the logo/layout is effective at all. My guess is the text is around 1" tall. That's simply too small. It might be okay if the text was small if the iconography was powerful, but it's not...

The whole benefit of doing production work is that you gain efficiency. Based on your simple rationalization that you should charge for your time, then by doing 7 of something vs 1 should result in cost savings simply down to the fact it will take less time to do 7 of the same job than 7 unique...

Not true. You can spread the layout/artwork/billing/time with the customer over several jobs vs 1. Also doing 1 job will maybe take 1 hour vs doing 7 might drop to 40 minutes each, so while the work may be "the same", your efficiency will often increase. Lastly, there is often a reasonable...

You're going to need to make friends with the local welding/metal fab shop. Aluminum square tube. They'll put their 12' lengths in a roller/bender to achieve the desired radius. Then they'll cut and weld in square tube uprights. Then you're left to either skin it yourself or have them skin...

1. If the letters won't pop out, sawzall the studs and simply replace them after you're done. 2. Digitally reproduce the layout and print it out on your choice of media. Plain, cheap, white paper should work fine. I would print just the outline to save ink. 3. Put in some short/pointed studs...

Sounds like a bad driver board. I'd be curious to find out if you swapped the cables for the X and Y axis would you be able to drive the Y axis but not the X. I'll be honest, I'm not sure if this works with your particular laser. Sending an email to ULS is likely in your best interest.

Let's pretend you need to make 10 ACM panels. 48" x 32" with holes in each corner for stand offs. The math says you can get 3 panels per sheet and the order will take 10 sheets. Reality is way different. First you have to hope and pray you get 10 sheets with good edges. Second you have to...

I'd get a 4x8 skid/pallet and build some walls and a top and make a little crate. As for packaging: Face to Face. Butt to Butt. Also, don't rush. Nothing worse than packing a job up and the customer receives it and the texture of the packing material translated onto your print.

Here's my simple opinion on pricing: You need to think both global and local. Global = if my customer tried to buy them online, what would they pay? Local = If my customer tried to buy them from a local competitor, what would they pay? It does not matter what another shop charges that is 500...

People that design stuff to be 48". It's clear that they've never stepped foot into a production shop or even thought about production. Obviously there are certain processes where this isn't an issue, but if you're mounting your project on a sheet good, you should really know better.

Stouse's suggested retail is $.25. I easily found two sources online to sell for $.57 and $.39 cut and ready to go. As everyone has already stated, this is a job you outsource. If you order from Stouse and even pay the full $.25, you can turn around and charge $.50 and make $1875. Assuming...

Are you talking about an actual custom trade show booth or just a pop-up with some custom graphics?

Any color PVC is not rated for outdoor use. If you're looking for a cost effective option 1" white exterior grade PVC painted with a good black paint should be more than sufficient. Make sure you get exterior grade. Typically it's glossy although there are a few exceptions to that rule. This...

I'm confused what's the issue. Buy some 3/8" black acrylic or 1/8" black ACM. Cut it 3x3. Drill some holes. Mount the vinyl. Finish the job. Black PVC is also an option as long as this is an interior sign. I wouldn't go thinner than 1/2" though. 1/4" will be too flimsy.