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  1. Anyone know this printer?

    It's a Color Painter by Seiko. Which model exactly would be hard to say, since they put their own graphics on it. Neat idea... never even thought of doing that... might have a project to start now...
  2. to mask or not to mask - laminated window perf

    We mask when we need certain spacing. Or if we're putting on a long long piece of vinyl that's really stretchable, and needs to stay perfectly straight (such as a 10 ft long guiding arrow) Window perf is kind of stiff and doesn't stretch, I don't see what masking would help with? Maybe it'll...
  3. Anybody Using Time Clocks

    Youch... seems kind of harsh for a missed entry. Stuff happens... I used to work in a warehouse, where for 8 years we didn't use a time clock. I was a lead hand, so I helped keep track of peoples time...Generally it was if your late a few minutes, and it doesn't happen often... No problem. If...
  4. Who Else Has Horror Story

    No fellers in Canada... But all our suppliers we just E-mail what we want, they send back a quote and we tell them to send it over. Does Fellers list actual prices on their website? I never got why Grimcos website has one price, but then it's a good 20-30% Cheaper if you email or call your...
  5. New Print & Cut Hp!!

    So many complaints ;) I'm not going to complain about grand format printers because they're too big to fit in my space, and say they're useless. The same should be said about print and cuts.... Say I was a small shop in the mall doing T-shirts and business cards, and wanted to do stickers. I...
  6. Discussion How Is It............................

    Because why would I wrap a car and print on 180, when I can print on IJ35, which is half the price, and make an extra $50-100. ;) People want to get things done for the cheapest way possible. Tell them they need a tool, or to do it a certain way... And they'll still try to do it as cheap as...
  7. New Print & Cut Hp!!

    I hope HP is as good as you're always touting it to be. ;) My machine was supposed to be here a month ago. When it finally got here, HP sent the wrong machine - And it's been over 2 weeks, and constant delays on getting the new one, because it was "out of stock". Maybe since I'm in Canada...
  8. Starting My Own Shop...

    Personally I'd never start a business on loans. Some do it, and in some cases it's needed... but for a simple printer/laminator/cutter combo, it's not. Start small... You can buy a latex 110 for $7000, 54" FC grapghtec allowing you to do cut contour, for $6000... and a decent laminator for...
  9. Yellotools Demo Videos

    I went to check the price, and now it wants me to login to see prices... is that new? I'll be buying a safety ruler from you also... keep coming with the videos, I keep adding to my list! Thanks for making it 55"! Most of the media I print on is 54". And the stupid big blue ruler is only...
  10. What Do You Do With Your Vinyl Cut Offs, Scraps.

    Schools is the best bet. Our schools love us... We donate all our smaller rolls to them. whether it's 10/20 FT of printable media, a couple yards of cut vinyl left, etc. We're usually nice and drop it off - We save all our smaller scraps, but also donate partial rolls. Everytime I get to the end...
  11. Discussion So, Why Is It.....................................

    I'd like to believe people aren't that lazy. If I didn't know a thing about printing, and I searched on here which printer to buy, and saw a million threads about latex, sublimation, eco solvent, uv, 20 different brands... I may be so inclined to post a question about which should I buy... It's...
  12. Discussion So, Why Is It.....................................

    Why don't we have a sticky with common answers / topics? We could explain the difference between eco solvent, latex, uv, warn against Chinese brands. List a couple recommended matterials... The difference between cast/callandered. An actual "101" for signs. I know it's hand holding, but at...
  13. Need Help Perforated Frustration

    8518 is not optically clear... It adds a yellowish tint. 8518 is a great overlam, we use it on 90% of our stuff. But we use a real Avery optically clear for any window perf. 8914 is 3ms variant of optically clear. I've only used it when 3m material was required specs.. which for window film...
  14. Discussion So, Why Is It.....................................

    I ask stupid questions sometimes. Usually it's after googling, searching this forum, and checking a few other spots. Sometimes when someone replied with the answer I want to smack my forhead. Others it clicks.in my bran right after I hit post... There's always different ways of doing...
  15. Self Healing Mat On Rolls Roller

    They're pretty big, they're multi national... They have Canadian suppliers, US suppliers, and I believe german. Though I'm not sure if the matts ship from US... You can search the forum for "Yellotools", theres abig thread with a bunch of their tools in it. You can see how thick / clear it...
  16. Self Healing Mat On Rolls Roller

    Cutting Mats Try these ones out. They're clear... and from the videos kind of look like the one on our rolls roller.
  17. Dirty 3m 680cr?

    As luck has it, I just opened a box and got a splice. so I came back to read here and saw your post. I look at the box.. and sure enough, it's not IJ. Checked the core on my old roll.. and it is IJ. A different supply person ordered this roll, and I guess he got the wrong one... I just went...
  18. Opinion Cheapest Way To Get Into Print Vinyl

    Outsource... Its not as cheap as doing it yourself, but its the only other option. If you do it yourself you're going to need a printer, laminator, cutter... Printing + laminating, then loading it back into the mimaki is a pain in the ass. It's ok to start with, but you have to realize you're...
  19. Onyx And Slow Startup Times

    I copy the folder to another location. Not sure about Versaworks, but at least with onyx... all the files are named the same. so if I have to go back, I just search for the file name, and drop it back in the work folder. Don't even need to restart onyx.. it just auto re-adds it back to the...
  20. Onyx And Slow Startup Times

    Anyone here find onyx REALLY slow to get to server starting when opening onyx? I find whenever I have a few hundred buffer jobs (Ones that have already printed) in the bottom column, it takes sometimes a minute or two to load. I usually keep onyx open, but whenever I have a problem file I'm...
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