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severely overpriced..i have seen them as low as $150-350 in working condition. not sure what you mean by printing on other materials there is a heat transfer material and there was a few papers for the wax ribbons but that is about the only non vinyl material i know of..you can not run a rigid...

ok sorry for the confusion. as far as squeegees go all american, midwest, you may have to take the old rubber out of the squeegee and install new and then sharpen to fit your existing setup some one arms are particular about the squeegee holders that go in them and some of them will take just...

oh image I am SOOOO embarrassed...please...we've all heard your theories and i have yet to hear anyone subscribing to them.

lol Gino that was going to be my next question after re reading the post if you are just after the squeegee they are readily available in your choice of durometer from multiple suppliers.

if the client has no direction you hand them a book of logos, stacks of magazines, or tell them to start bringing you examples of the style that they would like to work towards and you don't put pencil to paper until your client is able to articulate what it is they are after... but to start...

i know of 2 for sale but they are not in southern states. digismith is a great place to start looking as well as screenprintsource.com i also know of a couple of used semi auto presses that are slightly larger 54" X 120" depending on budget.

yes there was a gerber III around 1983 and if memory serves me correctly it seems like the IV was released almost immediately after. i donated one of each for a museum display. i remember jumping from those machines to my first roland and being simply mesmerized.

hmm that's interesting i must have missed that lecture in "mba school" :rolleyes:..we did however study analytical and critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, conflict resolution, business theory etc. granted creative problem solving was a reoccuring subject but i never heard anyone...

Pat you might want to develop an alter ego..make up a fake name that you use for accounts receivable..that way you can play good cop bad cop, the mean ar person and you the nice small business owner that keeps clients happy. the best advice i can offer is to talk to the manager in a real...

CE I am the first person to say "from my perspective". I work or have worked with all of the sign franchises, I even helped develop the operating procedures for one and have trained many new franchisees. The differences that I see are first of all we are dealing primarily with consumable...

my first shop was 14 X 20 sq ft and it was amazing what we turned out of that space...but it sure was nice when i had 25,000 sq ft and if i had my choice i would definitely take the larger. can you build it so that you can add on? think about what your needs might be tomorrow versus today...

yes Bill i am very aware of the USSC and thank you...i really appreciate the efforts they make and their overall philosophy..what can i say we are a hard industry to guide/implement change etc. well CE mad props to you..sounds like you've got it all figured out. to me it will NEVER make any...

and i just want to throw this out there. The most financially successful growing sign copmany that i know of ...DOES ZERO design..they only produce customer supplied work, they are not masquerading as something they are not, they are not advertising specialists, they do not hold marketing...

what a joke. CE does simply applying vinyl make you a sign"person" if so politely you have missed the boat there is much more ... much more.... years ago a customer would either give you guidance to provide them with signage or an advertising agency would. today we have ppl thinking they can...

let's rephrase that a little ...Melissa MAY bring an eye for...blah blah blah. i would say that the easiest crossovers into our industry are graphic designers and commercial print professionals...and i have seen MANY graphic designers that can't lay out a simple sign to save their lives...

unfortunately what i think we will see is various cities get tired of the poor quality work by unskilled people masquerading as qualified professionals and they will make it difficult to obtain a business license (which has already happened in some cities where you must prove X amount of years...

great video. i grew up in an established shop doing large format work, the only brush i was allowed to touch (except when cleaning the artists' brushes) for many years was the push broom. i can still remember the sense of pride when someone would let me actually work on a project. just...

please tell me you are not going to be the person 'responsible' for the operation of this department and equipment...

so we are supposed to guess from your posts what exactly you are expecting your printer to do for your shop? other than you need to be able to print 48" wide. now that we know you are the biggest and baddest illuminated sign shop in your area i would never recommend the same setup as i would...

truly no where near enough information has been given..no where near enough. it would be irresponsible to make a recomendation based on the information provided..or rather not provided.