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Actually I waited almost 3.5 years to start making bike graphics. Started out having a local shop cut everything for me and I delivered to the customer, then bought a plotter and only outsourced my printing. Then after 2 years with a plotter, started to plan for a printer and eventually bought...

JMO, but you're putting the horse in front of the cart a bit. You want to make bike graphics, right? 1. Do you have any design background? 2. Do you have any equipment? 3. Do you have any programs? Other than having photoshop, best I can tell is you do not. Jumping right into making...

Yes, picture please. And welcome!!!

What shovel said. Just add a contour.

I can now look at it both ways. I started out a few years ago with a similiar budget, and was told I was crazy and couldn't get going for that. I saved up a bit, got some real equipment, and had a few people help me get going in life. I need a few harsh slaps, and I thank JDB for helping me NOT...

How about just sticking to 201 rather than causing trouble here? Best I can tell you are just trolling for responses to do damage to the site, rather than offer up helpful advice.

I have nothing against anyone with post counts. Post counts mean zilch. I am offering real advice because I was once in the same situation. Read back.... starting out, 15 years old, not much of a job, had to scrap up the money myself. I think it's possible, just need a slightly larger budget...

What was your point? I missed it.

I'll take that as an insult. There's a right way to do things, and a wrong. Period.

Sorry, you're making it sound like you just want him to get started undercutting the real professionals. Rather than give up in a matter of hours, sit around and learn what this business is all about. If you continue on, learn on your own, you'll waste both your own money and time, plus probably...

I was 15 years old and my budget was double that when I first started. Paid $850 for a used Graphtec 24" plotter, bought 8 colors of vinyl, an extra blade, some squeegees and CorelDraw... while a nice local signpainted gave me CoCut... and I was started. I'd suggest raising your budget a...

Try this. Convert it to a HIGH quality jpeg, and run an autotrace on it. Believe it or not... it works.

Try this. Bevel, break apart, quick trace... then clean up the edges. You'll end up with a vector bevel. But no doubt, breaking apart the bevel will help too.

Wow, beat me to it. Looks just like my first Graphtec! :toasting:

Welcome the both of you!!!

Sorry, but I hope you really do have thick skin. First off, you can learn most of this from your local community college business courses. You will NEVER 'own" the market when you're dealing with service. You may run this guy out of business in 5 years, but what IF, someone else has the same...

S'rex beat me to it. Cool lil' font, eh? :)

Ah..... affection deficit character, undoubtedly. :tongue: Ok, then thanks!

Nice. You want $5 or a hug? :notworthy:

Hey guys, setting up a new internet computer, but was wondering if any of you knew how to take all of the outlook express files (ie... e-mails) from one computer to another? I want to bring them back so it's just like they were, bring them into my inbox, outbox, deleted items.... etc. Anyone...