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What kind of ink are you using? If you are using solvent, it's recommended for 24 hours drying time. I heard 14 hours is fine. Eco-solvent is recommended at 12 hours, however with mine, heavy ink wait 5 hours and light ink 3 hours. Laminates fine with no curing bubbles. Latex and UV wouldn't...

I hate when other sign shops try to throw their BS knowledge in your face. Also I hate when other sign shops try to cutthroat your shop. You aren't better than me, I am not better than you, we have different markets, customers, equipment, etc. Cutthroat as in talking bad about your shop to your...

Their pricing is pretty far off and outdated.

Printing on etched glass vinyl works amazing. You can do a gradient and make it look realistic or dimensional.

Actually most youtube videos are horrible and by newbies that don't know anything. Ever seen Sign Chef? A pile of crap. Spray water on the vinyl, spray on the glass, squeegee, spray water on the transfer tape again, peel off, spray the vinyl to clean it, your done.

I recently did a small one of these and it took awhile to design, to get all the spacing right. Your best bet is to contact a macro programmer and have them build an add on. I'd buy it.

If when you open Versaworks and it says "Printer not connected" or something like that. The link between the two is usually broken, has happened to me 3 times over the years. We use a router and that was the problem, resetting the router fixed it. If you truly need a part replaced, that is out...

This is a conflict which I was hurt by in the past. Your guy will give out your trade secrets. Even if he is a trusted guy and loyal, they begin with asking questions like "So how do you put this vinyl on?", and "What kind of vinyl is that?". Before long they know more than they need to know.

It can be done a certain way, I am a bit limited on engineering but my guy Jon can make anything. He is off for the labor day weekend tho. I understand what you are trying to achieve, but your drawing don't match up for a structure point of view. Keep in mind that being outdoors, you need to...

A sticker is a cheap piece of crap that doesn't last long and is made by paper printing companies. A decal is a long lasting vinyl made by a professional sign shop.

Even the kind that stirs it and doesn't use it?

Some printers now have a circulating system that is like an auto clean but keeps the white ink mixed every few hours.

A Roland 54" for $350? RUN AWAY!! So no one is going to agree in this forum about what printer to get. But I recommend an eco-solvent printer due to faster cure times, but also consider getting one with white ink. It's very useful and doesn't limit you.

Just tell her you can't help her and move on.

This one can be hard to tackle. If you say you want proof it's theirs, they may go somewhere else instead of digging up proof. If you don't say anything you run the risk of a lawsuit. Best advice I would say is something along these lines. "Due to limited resources and staffing we cannot...

That looks cool. This is apparently what you can do with the LED UV's, I don't have one yet so I can't try it. It's just like DCS's printers.

I've heard good things about them. The instant on and off while printing is a big bonus, they can also raise the ink into textured.:thumb:

Takes about 20 minutes to trace out a vehicle in Corel Draw. Illustrator is one of the most complex and hardest programs to use.

In my opinion that is too much. Use Oracals 8510 silver fine. It's cheaper than Avery and holds up better. Why use clear transfer tape? I can see it fine through paper. I would quote around $200. I am sure you will use the rest of the etch glass in the future and no need to buy a special roll...