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Cheaper cost's more in the long run

Murdoch

+1 for georgiaprintco

We don't do many of these jobs any more. This type of work is now in the hands of the hobbyist because a real signshop would have to charge at least $500 to see any profit. Around here a job like this takes at least a half day if everything goes smooth and when does everything go smooth Add up...

Get a box truck or a trailer and some ratchet straps. Unless you are experienced in dismantling printers Why mess around?

I used to have trouble finding a particular color of vinyl. Then I came up with this brilliant solution. I will pass this secret onto you. I contacted all the big vinyl film makers 3m,avery,oracal etc and had them send me there vinyl sample charts. Now I know what's available. Hope this helps

Someday's you eat the bear. Someday's the bear eats you. Cheer up if that's the worst thing that happens in your chosen craft consider yourself lucky. Some days are better than others.

What's a fax machine ? Had a customer ask me to fax something.I told them We don't do faxes. She told me I should get with times.I just smiled and told her were still old fashioned.

http://youtu.be/PDA4lcw8k1g

I get it. Germ free signs. The world could be a lot healthier if it wasn't for those darn bacteria infested signs.

also a clean room and don't expose anything untill your ready to apply.That is leave the mask on the plastic till your ready to apply

It's actually a k-10.Got a k-7 also both still work great. Now we have all this technology and tools which is great but I often wonder if life wasn't better in the before computer years. To get the same dollars we got 25 years ago we have to produce 2 times the amount of signs.

What is an anti-microbial laminate and what would you use it for ?

I've been thinking about buying flexi.I currently use corel and ai. Besides the rip and plotting does flexi do anything that can't be done in corel or adobe ?

Nice chart but sign design and choice of type styles should not be up to the customer. Type style choices should be made by the professional designer.

Since truck lettering and signs have become a commodity like sliced baloney I've changed my pricing to by the pound of vynull used. $100. per pound. By looking at that truck it looks like about 25 lbs including transfer tape. So I would be around $2500 for that.

What a great machine.I was in awe when I first saw it. I come from the years BC and I am fascinated with how things have changed. I think it's the new toys and tools that keep it interesting. Here is some stuff around our shop. Some things haven't been touched for a long time. Don't forget...

Very nicely said :goodpost:

I never set mine back so I'm good

Pretty cool ! What do you do if something goes wrong that you you need to be there to fix ?