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  1. Vinyl is NOT made for Signmaking

    WHO WAS THE DUMMY... that dragged a piece of sintra like material across the vinly???????? if ya been usin AVERY THAT LONG....YOU or them shoulda known.......THE SINTRA LIKE MATERIAL being dragged across the vinyl WOULDA DUN THAT)))))))))) over here.........if you want SURFACE DURABILITY you...
  2. Sq Ft Charges

    grossing 25 million and showing a profit are 2 different ballgames. so you gross 25 mill.......and you cost of operation is 24 million.......not much in the profit dept is there????? i been at this since before VINYL.......and my GROSS never mattered then as it does now........i may not handle...
  3. Employee skills test?

    being an old "country boy,"..................my dad got me a baby crow, did this cut on its tounge, and as it grew it could talk........would say my name JOE, would sit on my bedroom window sill and say WAKE UP JOE!!!!!!
  4. Illustrator vs. Gimp

    over the years i have had FULL, ACADEMIC, NFR, OEM installs on computers. WHAT I DO WITH THEM.........really has never been an issue with the manufacture of said program. so those of you who are worried........weeeeelllll people like ya gota have somethin to worry about)))))
  5. Sq Ft Charges

    hard for me to understand HOW.... any one with a $20-40k machine that uses 60" or wider material, boxes of ink and electricity and TIME....... can make a living selling this stuff for $2-4 a sq ft. been in this business when the brush and paint was all there was....and iam talkin 1985-86 i did...
  6. outdated software

    you got problems............ we who fix computers call......... OPERATOR WITH INSUFFICIENT MEMORY/DATA ))))))))) 1. nothig is wrong with COREL X3.......AS LONG YOU GOT ALL THE UPDATES(your fault if you dont know this) open COREL, go to HELP, then open ABOUT. where it says VERSION..........you...
  7. Lecai Encad 750 Problem

    i beg to differ with ya.....when my belt started to come apert, the teeth on the inside of the belt went away 1st. as it got worse, the head traveled a different distance each time i tried to use it.....i know the strip tell it what do do, but between the slip of the belt and change of its...
  8. a "SIGN" spring is coming

    this is waht i did 5 AM THIS MORNING.........it was 18 DEGREES IN FLORIDA!!!
  9. Stencils

    Now that is one cool piece of equipment))))
  10. Stencils

    depending on how many of these you need..........YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN STENCILS........... get the STENCIL MATERIAL, run it thur your plotter, it will cut it somewhat...then finish by hand. OR THIS: http://www.breninc.com/Sign-Materials-College-Grove-TN.html
  11. Lecai Encad 750 Problem

    WELL.......and where do you think it came from???
  12. Lecai Encad 750 Problem

    i had this going on when i had a belt that had shredded part of the internal teeth. it moved the correct position of the head...in relation ....to the decoder strip. i got a new belt, installed it.......started it up and did the same thing..........went back and got the belt /head in the right...
  13. Somebody please set me straight!

    IMRON..............IS AUTOMOTIVE ACRYLIC ENAMEL from DUPONT. as i said i SPRAY PAINT MDO with automotive paint. it is this kinda paint. as for expense, its not more expensive. it seems that way because when you buy a quart of automotive paint...........it is mainly the solids of the paint...
  14. Somebody please set me straight!

    when i do MDO....... i get it pre-primed. reprime it with kilz oil base. lite sand it and then i ............SPRAY PAINT IT WITH AUTOMOTIVE PAINT!!!!!! never hada failure.
  15. Vinyl mounted to masonite?

    In the most commonly accepted “tempering” process, both surfaces of the hardboard are flooded with a drying oil shortly after emerging from the hot-press. Linseed oil is most commonly used. Excess oil is squeezed off and the board is then heat treated in a circulating hot-air oven for several...
  16. Vinyl mounted to masonite?

    ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT IT??? another name for Masonite is OIL BOARD . whats that tell you? i have never hada problem with putting vinyl on a PAINTED PIECE OF MASONITE...that was PAINTED WITH AN OIL BASED PAINT!!!!!
  17. Lecai Encad 750 Problem

    belt is out of sync
  18. Do you eat rye bread?

    the same 80 year old went to the pharmacy............asked for viagra in 1/4 of a pill dosage. the pharmacist was puzzled and asked the man ..WHY 1/4 OF A PILL AT A TIME? the 80 year old man said dead seriously...........wait for it)))) I JUST NEED IT TO GET HARD ENOUGH SO I DONT PEE ON MY...
  19. Does anyone have any experience with Learn2PaintSigns.com?

    IF YOU ARE REALLY TRULY..........wanting to learn to hand letter, iam sure if you look around your area ill bet ya there is probably a REAL BRUSH SIGN PAINTER near you..............and if he is like any of us who do paint/hand letter.........iam sure he would be happy to show you how to get...
  20. Optically Centered?

    1st time you have to letter a FORD E-150 to E-350......YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO DO THIS))))))))))
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