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  1. Darn Dumpster Divers.....

    dumpster diving? Why not? And moreover why not let any one take a dive? It's a time honored tradition. I go to the local laser wood shop dumpster area all the time. I recycle some very good furniture grade plywood on a weekly basis. I already built several very fine pieces of furniture...
  2. Mailing Postcards....Anyone have any luck with it?

    You do not need a mail house to do this, One can do it themselves for about 18 cents each plus printing via the post office EDDM program Printing can be done anywhere cheap.
  3. Mailing Postcards....Anyone have any luck with it?

    I do EDDM mail outs all the time. Timing is every thing. You could do one mailing and get a good return.'Do it again and get nada.
  4. What do I need summa

    Hardly dabbled.
  5. Sealing vinal letters on canvas awning

    No one puts vinyl on canvas awnings. An awning uses a heat set product that sets with a heat press. No need to go through all those gyrations and concerns with using vinyl.
  6. vinyl, laminate, outgassing and alligator bubbles

    We ain't talking about years ago..
  7. vinyl, laminate, outgassing and alligator bubbles

    Window tint adhesive is not the same as vinyl adhesive. Not by a long shot. Most window tint has water activated glue. And, baby shampoo contains formaldehyde with Sodium Trideceth Sulfate 1,4-dioxane Cocamidopropyl Betaine Who wants all that under their vinyl? Vinyl is not water...
  8. vinyl, laminate, outgassing and alligator bubbles

    Oh, so the entire post was wrong? Every point on that post was wrong? No, you are wrong This flame war over "outgassing" has been beat to death over the past 20 years. I along with countless others have never observed it. A few will blame it when they have a fail. It doesn't mean it exists...
  9. vinyl, laminate, outgassing and alligator bubbles

    A dislike on a post that explains why a failure? Oh hurt me. Can the disdain be any clearer. No wonder the old guard is gone.
  10. In search of new heat press

    do not ,, whatever you do,, do not get a cheap chinese $300.00 special.. The temp will vary all over the platten by 20 degrees above and 20 degrees below what you set.
  11. vinyl, laminate, outgassing and alligator bubbles

    Methylene Chloride melts poly.. That is the solvent for Weld on glue
  12. vinyl, laminate, outgassing and alligator bubbles

    It has been said so many times over the last 20 years. Anyone with any experience will know these rules. Good applicators will not have any bubbles, nor pickle skin, nor any other failure. The vinyl will lie as if it were paint. Amateurs and noobs will have pickle skin no matter what. 1)...
  13. need flexi sign and tech question help

    But he was filled with uncertainty about his options. So I as a sharing and caring human being concerned with others gave him an alternative that could be better than living with the anxiety. And at a much better price point at that..
  14. Font help - Traced from routed acrylic letters

    go look on gemini site..
  15. Good fonts with low anchors

    Purchase professional quality fonts from a professional quality font maker and there will be a minimum of nodes to worry about. Avoid the free font places and you will be happy. Font made for the print world (often found on free sites) have thousands of nodes. There was no need to worry...
  16. need flexi sign and tech question help

    signlab 9.1 is on sale for $750, No need to worry about any clouds. No need to get complicated about your hardware.
  17. Buying a second hand cutter

    most good cutters have a test feature on the menu.. Find it and it will cut a small circle or square to test its operation
  18. Marine plywood with vinyl

    Then walk away. Do not bother. We are supposed to be professionals doing top work. Allowing a client to dictate what we use is fruitless. Would you go to a doctor that allowed you to bring your own skill saw because you are too cheap to let him use a real medical saw?? How about going to...
  19. Use of trademarked logos

    They do not simply walk into your shop and carry off your stuff. The give you a bill and you have to pay it. You wind up selling your stuff to pay the bill. Or you get to read a warrant that says they can pick up all your stuff in the booth at the fair. You sit there while they load it all...
  20. building LED light boxes vs. buying pre made boxes

    Charge the right amount for the job and not worry about prices of supplies. Because just a couple of years ago boxes did not use LED's ,, fluorescent was the lights used and they needed the space to diffuse the light evenly.
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