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  1. DIY Di-Noc?

    https://vvividshop.com/collections/marble-vinyls These guys make some decent stuff too. I've used their material for a few random projects... I like how their install is, it's really low tack to begin with - I didn't think it'd last... but I did some mirrors with their Metalic blue and it...
  2. New here

    I can tell you're new ;) jk and welcome!
  3. Creating registration marks in illustrator (to be cut from vinyl)

    Make the marks in cutting master. I would do a reverse mark.. So it's black on the outside and white on the inside L shape. It'll create a layer that's locked... Unlock it, copy the registration marks to a new layer.... Then relock and hide the cutting master layers and just cut it like you...
  4. Anyone getting dented rolls from Oracal?

    Does your box say made in Germany? 3105ht at least isn't being made in USA due to covid hitting the plant hard.... So they're bringing it in from Germany now. I imagine other vinyls are the same.... So a much longer way to travel, which means more dents or crushed boxes.
  5. DIY Di-Noc?

    Does it need to be conformable? the only issue with 180 + a thick overlam is you're not going to be able to stretch it, and a thicker overlam might cause it to pull up if it's not a perfectly flat surface. I would use 180 LSE with whatever overlam you'd like... while 180 does bond to...
  6. Michael Colella, "merchant member"

    https://signs101.com/search/20007612/ wow, he's really posting in every thread, even unrelated ones. Merchant member or not... I don't find this type of promotion "tastefully"! To tastefully promote yourself in any of the Open or Premium Forums. Our community is ranked among the highest...
  7. How close do you follow specs when bidding a sign package?

    We do lots of public bidding - Most of the time they have a big enough gap where you can ask questions... Those questions then get answered and get put as an "addendum" so everyone interested in bidding on it can see. We always ask - If a customer asks for Avery...we ask if we can substitute to...
  8. Suggestions Time to update, Latex or Solvent?

    Every machine is different. We had a seiko h274s... It was a beast and fast. Every day we had to do maintenance though... It involved using a roller and cleaning the cap tops daily. It took maybe 10 minutes... However the roller was $1 each... The solvent $80 a bottle, and that was just the...
  9. 4'x6' For Sale Sign

    You guys need permits / engineer drawings, etc for stuff like this? All temp or real estate signs pretty much are exempt for us (a few rules... Like no billboard sized signs, etc) Up here we can just grab a few two by fours and pound them into the ground and we're good to go. That being said...
  10. MDO Price Hike

    It's almost as if putting a tariff on your #1 source of lumber raises cost for general consumers and is a hidden tax hike on the US population! Jk. Not sure if the tarrifs on your most trusted ally are even for this type of wood! (And this isn't a dig at trump... I believe every US president...
  11. Error: Contour cutting is not supported for multi-page design???

    Goto manual size in cutting master and set it to the max width your cutter can cut... And if your rip rotated the file, also rotate it in cutting master. Then close cutting master and re open it. Odds are you're printing something that's 54" x 100" and it's trying to cut the width 100" wide...
  12. Hp Latex 315 LAN connection

    It sounds like it's hard wired to the pc. I was presuming via cat5 with a patch cable.. I don't think they have usb connectors, but to be honest Im not sure because we always hard wire it. If it's connected directly to the pc, odds are it's already on its own subnet. I'm going to guess since...
  13. Hp Latex 315 LAN connection

    You want to google "ICS" https://superuser.com/questions/1351283/ics-from-wifi-to-lan-on-win-10-pc Something like this will help you do it. It's hard to say without seeing how you're setup... You shouldnt have to change any wiring if the printer and pc can already see eachother, you just...
  14. Large quantity cut vinyl supplier

    We had one client who was insistent on cut vinyl, multi color as well. He balked at our price and didn't want digital... it was a small script font that took forever to weed. So we offered to cut it for him, he can weed it and bring it back and we'll pre-mask and put it together. He didnt...
  15. Large quantity cut vinyl supplier

    Most of the cost in a cut vinyl decal is labor. Two colors means twice the weeding.. Twice the cuttung... Premask, do some alignment and put them down... Then cut them up. You're looking at 3-4x the labor / price as a print and cut. It's not.going to be cheap. you should work out a cost and...
  16. Question ONYX RIP

    Is that the one I've seen floating around on craigslist for awhile? Don't buy it. It's end of life and you cannot buy ink / parts anymore. You will not find a tech local who will service it, and you'll have to do all your own repairs... And with the age of these machines, you'll have a lot to...
  17. What's your recipe for Application Fluid?

    My hp sales rep told me Roland/Epson printers would give me cancer and kill me and everyone in the shop due to the solvents used. We of course now turn around and explain to our customers latex is a healthier choice for wall graphics and they won't be breathing in harsh solvent chemicals...
  18. What's your recipe for Application Fluid?

    We do a lot of PPF installs. Impossible to do dry! And to get certified from 3M you need to take their course and wrap a dozen or so vehicles. Well... 3ms official instructions are to use a mixture of alcohol + water and baby soap. We go through a gallon or so every vehicle we do depending on...
  19. What's your recipe for Application Fluid?

    Mind listing which chemical it is? 3M themselves actually train you to use baby soap, so I can't see it being bad. Winded has a waxy substance which prevents vinyl from adhering it's best. Most dollar store windex anti streak of brands have amonia... Which will eat the glue away. But baby...
  20. HP Latex 560 - Pantone Color Matching

    have you redone color calibrations at all?
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