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  1. Need Installers - Charlotte NC area.

    Knew him when he owned Cranky Creative in Raleigh... Send me a PM and I will give you a list of 10 or so who are very good...
  2. New to 101

    Born in Amarillo... so howdy and welcome. No stupid questions, just people's inability to use the search function first...
  3. what does FPO mean???

    For Position Only Prepress 101 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...
  4. Who is the Largest Sign Company in the US, non-Franchise?

    Largest shop So who would be the largest wide format shop doing strictly print for pay - not wholesale and not sign fabrication/electrical?
  5. Smooth Coroplast

    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.
  6. Color Confused??

    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...
  7. retractable banner stand question

    Give us the manufacturer and the model. Most have a 6" - 8" leader at the bottom. Does it attach with velcro, tape or a clamping system at the bottom?
  8. Gatorfoam edge finishing tape

    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
  9. This is insane! What next?

    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...
  10. Applying long narrow prints

    Rolls Roller works pretty good
  11. perferated vinyl and getting a brighter look to it

    Unless its going on a vehicle - use 70/30 perf - more surface area to receive and transmit color.
  12. Cutting table/ Work table

    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...
  13. Wholesale vinyl cutting

    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
  14. Installer In Charlotte North Carolina

    Give me a call when you ge a chance. Always looking for good install folks and am interested to learn what all you can do.
  15. #$!%^#!$%^#!$^% hate vistaprint

    Overnight Prints is who I use if not one of my local offset guys with a digital press that needs something to run.
  16. Custom Printed Water Bottles

    Spectra Integration in Columbia, SC can do it. in house - turnkey
  17. Best Value for Flatbed Printers

    Dave Cich - Sales Manager at CET color. has 3 models of mid-entry level flatbeds.
  18. Best Value for Flatbed Printers

    Which is what?
  19. A con Artist Customer

    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...
  20. A con Artist Customer

    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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