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  1. ANAGraph Elite Express 60E - not plotting

    simply purchase a NULL MODEM cable..
  2. ANAGraph Elite Express 60E - not plotting

    this is a serial to serial system. Use a null modem cable from the serial port on the computer to the port on the cutter. serial and parallel looks alike,, So check to be sure you are plugged ito the serial port.
  3. ANAGraph Elite Express 60E - not plotting

    all you need is a NULL modem serial cable. and you can use a 25 to 9 pin adapter. Not a cross over cable.
  4. Any tips for laminating 10' X 40' banners?

    Poly = polymer Mono = Monomer Glaze 'N Seal Floor Polish is an acrylic Polymer Most of those are acrylics. Water based with various ingredients to get them to dry faster and some UV protection. Future floor polish is now Pledge Future Shine. I used this for clear coating temporary signs...
  5. Any tips for laminating 10' X 40' banners?

    Huge Banners?? I use good old high grade commercial floor wax and a floor wax mop. Swab the deck and its done. At Home Depot ZEP Wet Look for gloss and ZEP High traffic for anything else. I also have RollaGuard a name brand liquid laminate and acts, looks and smells identical to the floor...
  6. New Gold Vinyl gone bad

    That is how it look when it fades..
  7. New Gold Vinyl gone bad

    calendared vinyl,, never trust it for long term especially outdoors. . It is still stuck so it is not failing,, that is what they will tell you. Used to be that silver and gold and chrome was never good for outdoors. It beleive that still stands.
  8. does anyone know of an alternative to The Big Squeegee Laminator found on fellers?

    yes i did, First, you wanted a cheaper version,, there are no cheaper off brand versions that I know of.. You wanted to do it yourself thus cutting out dale. I said it was not worth cutting out dale because the time and materials would be far more expensive.
  9. does anyone know of an alternative to The Big Squeegee Laminator found on fellers?

    It is worth every penny. How much is your time worth? You spend 4 hours making one or 10 minutes ordering one. And the design is already perfected. After about 10 tries you might finally get it just right.. Its just plastic? The guy spent countless hours designing in and making it just...
  10. Thinning One-Shot Down to translucent coats

    Why not just use translucent paint? If ya'all think one shot is good. Wait until you try Ronan Paints. http://www.ronanpaints.com/
  11. Precix review of CNC router - great machine? ... but uses shills to get them sold

    There seems to be a pattern of this from the same company. This is bordering on a Federal offense. Is it time to call the feds? I would certainly look into it. Especially if two judges in two countries and ruled against them. There are laws against failing to deliver, There seems to be two...
  12. Data Backup/Ghosting or Cloud service for files?

    gmail has google drive.. 5 gigs free. I love it.. Just like having a server only this is an anywhere access.
  13. PRECIX CNC Owners are thieves. I will post until they go out of business.

    What assets ? They own nothing. I would guess they sell their stuff on consignment. They never really own it.
  14. Friends with other sign shops, why the problem

    The reason some will not be friendly,, Because so many so called bizz persons are actually poachers. They poach clients. With the justification that the client can go anywhere, Well yes they can,, But when one actively pursues a client they met through work at another shop then that is...
  15. installing on glass in extreme cold

    IF one uses the wrong rapid tac it will take forever to stick. Rapid tac II is for calendared vinyl. Rapid TAc is for cast vinyl. Each one has its own type of advesive. Use the wrong one and it will not matter how warm it is. It will not stick. In any case, using the app fluid in the cold...
  16. Prepping / Cleaning Polycarbonate

    Outgassing is a myth. If there was outgassing why is it that no one has ever observed an outgassed liner? No one has .. ever. The liner is applied while the product is produced. The OEM doesn't wait days to "outgas" the plastic and then apply a liner. There is nothing ot outgas. The plastic...
  17. cutting from corel

    contact Old Paint, a member here, He invented cutting direct from corel about 20 yrs ago. He knows all the drivers, and connections to make it cut direct from corel.
  18. Master Plotter XY300P Using SignGo Problems....

    That cutter was famous for static attacks.. Static electricity builds up and causes the cache to go random.
  19. LEDs in Flourescent Bulb Light Box

    Rip out the old guts. Throw them away. Go to your local sign supplier and get a bag of standard 6000k sign grade LED's and a LED 12V ballast. No need to use expensive tubes. Use a string of LED's String the 12VDC LED's around the inside of the box. Wire up the 12 volt ballast. Done.
  20. Printing from Corel

    If any one understands anything about compression of images.. They will not be arguing about the merits of data... Compression is the stripping out and simplifying of information Most bitmap images cannot be compressed all that much. That is why an image compressed with some routines will...
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