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Heyo Gino, would love to see what your shop work order looks like out of quickbooks - mind sharing it? (You can PM it to me if you prefer) Always looking at ways to make things go smoother from quoting to production. We use estimates and convert to invoices when orders are ready but in between...

We use quickbooks - one click process to convert an estimate to an invoice...doesn't get much easier than that!

Comparing the print size to the bombsight target, it's not that wide. My money's on an Edge, you can even kind of see the 600 dpi printed inside the target and those are definitely Gerber/Edge print notes and target.

Cool Story Bro :thumb:

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If you would have left out the part about cutting out a sign shop to do your own signs in house....you probably would've received a lot of help. This subject comes up every day, look through the old threads and use the search feature. Good luck with your venture.

I can definitely relate. I'm in the process of trying out new techniques on saying "no" when it comes to new jobs that aren't worth it and just in general. Too many "yes" answers lead to getting burned out and letting customers down, and you know it's usually the $45 rush order that takes you...

Welcome from Winnipeg. Best of luck with your new venture.

I would be looking into this - we work with a designer that insists on using transparencies on EVERYTHING which makes using the color picker give all sorts of random CMYK values. You may have tried/mentioned this already, but what if you create a new blank box and pick that same PMS swatch by...

Thanks for this guys, can't believe I've never heard of this snipping tool!

We just let someone go a couple months ago because she refused to listen to the no cell phone rule. Was clearly stated in the employee handbook and she obviously couldn't live without it so I let her go. Even after a clear warning she still couldn't figure it out. I guess kids these days...

We've had this happen before....I have absolutely no idea why. The only thing that was different on the jobs that this happened on was that we used a calendered (non-translucent, since signs weren't backlit) vinyl and matte laminate. In our case we had used Avery 2923 EZ Apply and Avery DOL...

Agreed. You're not going to find a solution without compromising either on the finish or price. I would provide samples of the proper solution (floor vinyl/reflective/floor lam) and explain that it's going to be more than originally proposed. (You may be aware of this already, but there are...

Welcome from Winnipeg, Manitoba!

Cool story bro.

Agreed. I've always found nesting/batching jobs in RIP Queue to be a painful and slow process. Only once it goes through the stages of processing/RIPing then you can see that you're using more sheets than you should, and it's back to the drawing board!

Good post, and great way to look at things. Always Forward, Never Backward!

I see nothing has changed around here! :dog42:

They both have their place and we use both methods daily depending on the circumstances. UV - Better for coroplast, sintra, styrene signs. (Aka either indoor or temporary signage) Laminated solvent prints - Better for ACM, sign faces, other expensive substrates (Aka permanent outdoor signage)...