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Has to do with the old days of CT/Lw workflow - (Continuous Tone/Line Work)
The early RIPs would make a low res preview that you would place in your layout program and then swap them out for the high res once RIPped for final print. It kept the file...
Its a little "denser" white - not as see-through as regular coro so the flutes aren't as visible. Prints nice on our flatbed. We get ours from Inteplast.
Color
I used to teach color profiling and color management way back in my days with DuPont Color Proofing. There is a really long answer to your question and a 5000 foot view answer.
Simply put - RGB is a much wider color space than CMYK, so if you design in RGB you will have a larger pallette...
DryTac makes a machine to put edge banding on Enviroboard and ReBoard products - that would work.
Call them and see who has a machine in your area or go to their website to check it out.
http://www.drytac.com/finishing-equipment/des-5.html
You can't run down to your local Ace Hardware if your $1 crescent wrench breaks or floats away way up in the space station. How cool to just print out a new one...
Of course, maybe we don't have a legitimate space program anymore...
As far as the inner workings - my buddy does patent...
Work tables
Have two of these. Cost $280 for materials including the wheels for each.
Took about 4 hours each - but thats because I am anal and wanted everything square and level.
Just start with a 4'x8' box out of 2" x 4"s and work your way up.
Took an electric drill, circular saw...
Anyone got a resource in the southeast (preferrably near NC) who offers wholesale vinyl cutting/weeding/premasking? Panels are 5.75 x 29, but lettering is just gloss white. Can send artwork to review prior to estimating if needed.
Thanks
Sean
And if everyone could afford a flatbed and had space to put one and had an operator to run it... then I guess that would happen.
I guess I got into this to make a living and to grow a business past a few years in business so I thought the object was to deliver good products at a fair price...
So they can afford to buy all those machines to help every small sign shop who can't afford to buy them.
I just got this quote from a regional wholesaler:
Hi Sean,
For 30 coroplast signs, 18x24, 2 sided, 3 colored is $195.00.
and shipping to NC is $29.00
Total $224.00
We...
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