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  1. digital prints and shrinkage

    so let me ask you...for interior signage, what do you use knowing that the 3ml will shrink away from the edges revealing the substrate. I personally think in most cases it is no big deal as no one is looking for it that way...but I suppose on a receptionary display or something that is possibly...
  2. digital prints and shrinkage

    I went to see a manufacturing plant that I do a lot of interior signage for. As I walked through the plant to look at this new project I passed by many of the signs I have made. usually info signs yellow and white backgrounds with black copy on 1/8" pvc. To my dismay I was sort of taken back by...
  3. flatbed UV question about cleaning signs

    I had 12 signs made for a factory and now they are asking what kind of cleaners can be used on the signs as they could get oil residue on them over time due to the mfg process they use. They were printed on a Flatbed UV machine......
  4. Avery 900 Pantones one-sided?

    The white is there for a good reason.... ordered some lime green cast vinyl that was lime green both sides and when installed on darker colours they get darker and lose the rich brilliance of the original colour. I suppose if your selling something that is "Pantone match" you might need white...
  5. Laminator Advice

    I second that
  6. Buying scrap from competing shops. Is this ok?

    If this were the case then anything he wanted I would sell at a retail price....or direct him to a distributor 5 minutes from my shop
  7. Buying scrap from competing shops. Is this ok?

    I have friends in the biz who call me for vinyl or something sign related all the time..... I don't mind helping them out or I sell them vinyl by the yard. They help me out at times too, so win /win
  8. Dry erase

    I will add this.... I ran a couple of dry erase boards for a local restaurant and I called them after a few days to see how the board was working. They said that the ink was not coming off 100% and it was leaving a shadow. Concerned I called a customer I do work for who does a lot of dry erase...
  9. any difference between a clear 3ml vinyl and a 3ml laminate?

    I have a roll of general Formulations just sitting here, so I will experiment.... Ironically 3ml clear digital vinyl is about $55.00 per roll cheaper too.
  10. any difference between a clear 3ml vinyl and a 3ml laminate?

    I really wonder if there is much difference. Most 3ml laminates I have tried are fair at best. 3ml clear vinyl is rated for 5 years outdoors, so it must have UV inhibitors in them. I am going to try using some clear vinyl on a few jobs to see just how well they flow over graphics and see...
  11. Trouble finding a true RED

    do you have any profiles set? Is colour correction on or off?
  12. S160 blade issue while cutting laminated vinyl

    Look at that!!!! you see what I was saying...man the technical gurus even scour the boards to help you..... I can't think I would ever buy anything else but a Summa from now on!!! Good work Phil:rock-n-roll:
  13. S160 blade issue while cutting laminated vinyl

    How far out is your knife blade extended?
  14. Mimaki JV3 160-SP

    Could it be too much heat?
  15. reinforcing magnetic stencil

    you could have the routered or water jetted on a thin aluminum, then use earth magnets to hold them down.
  16. Scanning Images into Vector Art

    Sometimes you can spend more time node editing an auto digitize than had you redrawn it on your own.
  17. Help needed in Toronto Canada (Printer install)

    try the equipment guy...if not he should know someone who can.... 416-518-9275
  18. This had me rolling....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKMUZ4tlJg&feature=youtu.be
  19. 5yr outdoor cut film source

    There are some suppliers who carry 60" vinyls and then they convert them down from there so there is a possibility of having a roll cut down to 54" if need be
  20. marble vinyl?

    That wouldn't last 3 days in my house....I watched the video and was amazed at that guys application technique....he used his hands.....c'mon!!! for real?
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