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  1. The time has come: bigger machines, now need wider tables :(

    5x10 tables on casters [we have four] can be rolled together to 5x20 or 10x10- also use them installs for sides of box trkx.

  3. Roland BN2-20 Refill System

    I have always converted my Roland's [larger ones] to ink tanks- cheaper and they provide to cartridges to start.
  4.

    Screenshot: What software is this?

    Looks like Lightburn- best program for Ruida controllers [and others now]

  5. Flatbed CNC laser recommendations

    Are the Colex even lasers?

  6. Flatbed CNC laser recommendations

    Kern in Mn is very good- call them.

  7. Getting the same output from two different RIP's? Same ICC profile, same printer...

    We use two identical printers for that reason and there will still be minor differences

  8. CNC pricing for other sign shops?

    They get charged the same as a customer does. They can then mark it up. It either works for them or we do not have to do it [usually the best outcome]. You worry about your costs/customers, they do the same. Worked that out 25 years ago and have never regretted it.
  9.

    I'm no wrapper...big old FAIL

    When things are going well, you are not learning anything.

  10. Lasering engineered woods

    Manmade? Same as plastics- PVC is verbotin.
  11.

    Does this jog any memories? (for Gen Xers and older)

    You knew your gramma better than we do, I think she would/will help you drill the hole?

  12. Bn-20 is toast. What’s next?

    If you can find a Roland VP-300 [30"] it would be a good bet. Have probably had 7-8 rolands and no issues that we did not cause.

  13. Threat of Closing this year...

    Xcelent coverage on that 43%? Seems more common lately.

  14. 3D Printing Signs. Looking for suggestions on a large format printer

    A laser cutter would be a lot faster and nicer, Something in the 130W 900x1300 range- less than 10k. My sig sez RDworks but LightBurn is cheap and much much better.

  15. No Pantone But Client Wants "Color Match" - what does your shop do?

    Back in a past lifetime when I was restoring/repairing Corvettes [C2-C3, some C4s] and a few exotics, a customer drove in with a red Pantera and Insisted that the color match had to be exact. I had looked quickly at the car and walked over to it and at one point on the car there were 3 different...

  16. Safety Speed Helios Substrate Cutter

    Safety Speed [Cut in years past] has been a customer of ours since I bought a 6' panel saw from them 25 years ago. They are 5 miles down the road and build a lot of equipment now. They bring us down equip to test and actually listen to what we say. Still have the original saw- no problems at...

  17. Old ShopBot...anyone still running one?

    https://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/forum.php not very active anymore but your best bet.

  18. Can you use transfer tape in a laser?

    I use it all the time [ since 2015 ] and it works fine. You should be proud of your son- he can learn a lot with a laser- also 3D printer. Gene

  19. SAI ENROUT OR FUSION 360

    I taught myself Fusion360 on a trip to Mexico [it was hot as hell] and enjoy it thoroughly. I love to design in 3D- and then cut on the laser or print on a Prusa MK4.

  20. Your Physical Health

    I don't like cocaine, I just love the way it smells... :oops: Ray Wylie Hubbard

  21. Your Physical Health

    I am 77 and sold my shop to an employee when I was 75. Still go to the shop 7 days a week [except Jan and Feb] and love to work- you spend your life working and it is hard to stop. I retired when I was 62 during that down cycle and kept working -[takes the less labor-intensive work] describes...
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