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  1. Printed chalkboard??

    There is a chalkboard vinyl material, but I don't think you can print on it unless you have a flatbed and/or can print white. There are a lot of "whiteboard" (dry erase) laminates that you can apply over prints though if that is what she means.
  2. What is this Vinyl?

    Have them send a close-up shot of one of the letters and we can identify the material better or tell you what would be a close match. Most likely though, it is NOT reflective.
  3. Laminate Edge Print Life

    The Edge machine here has been printing daily since it was new (20 years ago), and we have long life on all of our prints. Almost all were for municipal jobs until recently when more are for commercial. We use 3M 8519 (and 8520/8518 some) and the prints last 7+ years. Many are 10-15 years old...
  4. School Bus Template

    if it isn't this one, I can't help ya. https://catalog.provehicleoutlines.com/vehicle_templates/index/Search.library_id:1/Search.vehicle_year_id:empty/Search.vehicle_make_id:103
  5. Solara UV2 Inks?

    We recently came across a Solara UV2 printer in good condition, for an absolute steal of a price (shop went out of business) on craigslist. It also came with an entire extra printer for parts. I have to assume that some people are still running these, as Gerber equipment never seems to die. (we...
  6. Cutting to D140 from Composer?

    We just installed a new Summa D140 yesterday in our office. We have the machine itself cutting pretty well with us going to it and adjusting the pressure manually and then sending the job from Gerber Composer using the machine's settings. However, we would like to be able to choose the...
  7. Cutting 680CR issues

    Never ever ever seen anything like that... Get out a loupe (sp?) and check your blade tip. Also possibly there is gunk in the blade holder not allowing the blade to pivot/spin correctly?
  8. SGIA - Anyone find any cool new Tools, Techniques, or Technology

    We've been using a VERY similar knife for slitting backing paper for a while, but it was sold under YelloTools.
  9. Printing on paper carrier?

    Is it always the same info for the back? Where I worked once, we bought a rubber stamp and just stamped the back of everything that left the shop with it. That way the customer knew where to come back to buy again when they used the last one. I think the stamp cost like $30 and lasted years, and...
  10. Cutting 680CR issues

    We cut it almost every day on our mimaki plotter. Never any issues. Possibly your blade is bad? (or maybe the roll is?) I know we use a custom setting that is stronger than our regular laminated 180c setting and also manually rotate the blade out another revolution of the blade holder when we...
  11. A "Simple" Script to find...

    THANK YOU!!! :rock-n-roll::rock-n-roll::rock-n-roll:
  12. A "Simple" Script to find...

    I thought this one would be simple, but I just can't find the exact match...
  13. Matching 280 Reflective with Edge Colors?

    A TRIPLE-Strike of Trans Green on 280Gold gets pretty close, this may be what we go with for the project... Lots of foil use-age when you're printing a 50' stripe!
  14. New 3D HP Technology - Sprout

    I thought this had to deal with 3D Printing... more like a Wacom tablet with cameras.
  15. Matching 280 Reflective with Edge Colors?

    I thought so too, but I've never had to match 280 green before; the vinyl is darker and has a more blueish look to it than the printed trans green does. The Gerber Color ID suggests Trans Green over Bermuda Blue as a color shift of only 6%. It also suggests Trans Green over Process Yellow and...
  16. Matching 280 Reflective with Edge Colors?

    Here is a photo of the sample provided zoomed in as best as possible. The green pinstripe is only 1/8" and the stripe needs to be 50' long...
  17. Matching 280 Reflective with Edge Colors?

    I have a rush job that a sample was provided for, and I have to print it as all one piece (edge print) to match the sample from the customer. It is a "gold" with "dark green" reflective pinstripes. We have been able to match the gold through double-striking trans gold on 280i white, but cannot...
  18. New owner means NEW EQUIPMENT! Need some advice...

    We just got approval on funds here for new equipment to make things go smoother and speed up production time. We're kinda in the same boat; we have a couple Mimaki printers and plotters, and a few other ramdom plotters. We decided upon an HP latex and a Summa plotter. That is what fit our needs...
  19. Liquid Laminate for Vehicle Wraps

    Some places do it because it is cheaper to print and spray lam. That is the only reason they do it that way. These are only for things like box trucks, beverage trailers, semi's, etc though. You can't do an actual "wrap" with that type of vinyl. Removal is also a lot harder.
  20. Need sample of Wypet!

    Talk nicer to your sales rep, he should be able to get you samples...
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