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  1. Textured Surface Tools

    Depending on your fabrication skill buy the replacement roller and make your own frame.
  3.

    Font ID please

    Yup. Thank you. http://leeviathan.com/portfolio-item/smooth-papyrus/

  4. S40600 is amazing!

    Great looking prints for two pass. I can only imagine how fast it is.
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    Font ID please

    Yeah, it's a "smooth" version of Papyrus. Which I've had no luck finding.
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    Font ID please

    No clue what this one is.
  7.

    Plucked Chicken Background

    You'll need to take your own photos. Easy enough to recreate with Photoshop.
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    Kid Proof

    Second surface print or engrave on 0.25" polycarb. Through studs with stand off caps to finish. Once and done.

  9. Window border LED's

    Maybe these guys? https://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-strips-and-bars/

  10. Roland VS-540 - black head with over-spray and missing nozzles

    Was it okay before the move? If so a ribbon cable may have jogged loose.

  11. Suggestions Trouble finding stock photos for 8' x 8' display

    Get the highest resolution possible then "up-res" using OnOne software. I've already enlarged great images 1000%. IIRC you can get a free trial. In rare instances I take my own "stock" photo.
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    Hello from Poland, Central Europe

    :welcome: from Wisconsin. Your metal work is great.

  13. Outsourcing Work When Crazy Busy?

    One man operation here so I outsource certain items. Banners over 4'x8' in quantity is one of them. I also outsource all my cut vinyl to a shop near me. I supply them with all their wide format work. It's a unique situation.

  14. Hiring Vehicle Wrapper Cost

    I pay my on call installer $55 an hour flat rate. No per diem.

  15. Mounting 4' x 4' panel sign on parking lot light pole?

    Gino is spot on. Town where I live wind load calc is based on 30lbs per square foot. You'd be at 480lbs.
  16.

    Ink Flaking from Corrugated plastic

    What is the dyne level of the coro? Treated material is only good for maybe six months, and that's asking a lot. New flatbed in the lab and we're learning all kinds of things. Like printing on cabinet grade maple veneer plywood.
  17.

    Comparison Autotrace between Graphic Tracer/PowerTrace/Vector Magic

    A long time ago I stopped trying to do everything in house. I just send it to the Vector Doctor.

  18. Is there a good app for sign-makers workflow?

    If you have specific work cells you could use a basic job ticket system. At my former job the office would generate job tickets with all the specs. Along with this came the pull sheets for raw materials and stock parts. Job tickets were placed in wall hanging metal files according to...

  19. Laminator Issues

    I have an RS and it was a battle until I figured out a few things. Biggest one is making sure the lead edge is absolutely square to the edge of the material. Close does not count. Super close does not count. It has to be near perfection. Then I learned a trick from a laminator sensei. Two...

  20. Press Operators, how much do you pay them?

    FatCat hit the nail on the head. It's called the "psychological paycheck".

  21. How Do You Find Out What Your Area Competitors Are Charging?

    I no longer check other shops pricing. I've been told by more than one client that I'm towards the higher end. So I started asking why they keep coming back. All said the same thing, which is delivering high quality work on time and at the quoted price. No lies to get the job. No BS excuses...
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