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  1. Cutting down stickers

    That's kind of stupid... And a missed opportunity. Why make it only work with a pen?! I could of sworn I saw a video of someone using it to cut, and the whole point of it was so you don't have to switch blades... I'll have to find the video. Sounds like it's easier just to get a summa! I'm on...
  2. Need Help E-mail Hosting?

    Google is best. If your domain goes down, so will your emails if hosting through GoDaddy... And while their uptime is ok, they can't match Google's.
  3. Best vinyl for gas pump panels

    We use 180 with 8518 on cng pumps. Not see if gas would eat it... I'd still laminate even without print. Vinyl is so thin it'll get damaged easily, especially with all the traffic / people handling the pumps. Dumb question, but why not just paint it white? Itd last longer, look better, and be...
  4. Cutting down stickers

    Googling "graphtec second pen option" has a few online stores that sell it actually. If you do get it, let me know how if it's worth it. Seems like it would be...but I got them to put a summa in the budget for next year, so with a summa I'm not sure speeding $900 Canadian for a second pen...
  5. Cutting down stickers

    Graphtec Vinyl Cutter Cutting Plotter Scroll down to accessories. It's called second pen holder. I did some research when I saw it.. I'm not 100% sure you can buy it separately, I did ask our tech if they could order it in and install it when he was visiting in an unrelated matter, he said yes...
  6. Cutting down stickers

    You can actually buy a second blade holder so you can do kiss/perf cuts all in 1 sweep. Of course it's like $600... I was considering getting one, but I really want a Summa for the Tangential option, and roll to roll. I have an older FC8000 at work... been waiting for it to die so I can talk...
  7. 3M 680CR Premasking or Prespacing?

    I haven't used that specific combo, but did you roll it with the printer facing in, or facing out? Whenever we roll stuff facing in it gets big buckles and wrinkles. Whenever we roll it facing out, it gets rid of the problem by like 95%.
  8. Cutting down stickers

    On your summa... Doesn't it cut the blade strip up a lot doing full cuts on it? We change our graphtec cutting strip maybe once every 2-3 years. And that's perf cutting thousands of decals per month... 20-30,00 in some months. A sales rep tried to sell us on the summa, when we voiced our...
  9. Question Anyone with a copy of CS5 or CS6 for Mac?

    Download Adobe Creative Suite 6 applications Heres CS6 from the official adobe site. Download Adobe Creative Suite 5 products Heres CS5 [Edit] Presuming you just needed the downloads... if you also need the keys, sorry, cant help you there!
  10. Best vinyl for 1-way visibility

    Why not use 1 way mirror, or something like it? You can get some non adhesive ones. Fancy-fix Vinyl Adhesive Free Privacy Mirror Window Film: Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen Convince her to put it on the outside... then you have many more options. Why does it have to be on the inside? Is she...
  11. Heads

    Install a VNC / Remote admin on your production computer, login every other day and run a cleaning. Or if you feel really worried, Tape it up to the take up reel and run a ft or two of prints every other day. I usually login on Sunday and run a cleaning at our work printer... Takes a whole 20-30...
  12. About Subscription Software...

    If the salesman told me I could replace 10 men with 1 guy using a chainsaw, but he'll only rent me the chainsaw... I would say no. If I didn't need them 10 men, they'd be let go since I had the chainsaw. Then in 5 years, when Mr Chainsaw renter tells me his chainsaw is worth more now than it was...
  13. Question Blade replacement tips/tricks - frustrated

    There's a certain way to set the blade. You take a piece of vinyl preferably scrap, put it on the table.. extend the blade and push down on it against the vinyl making a line. Once it only cuts through the vinyl and a bit into the backing paper, it should be fine. For perf cutting... At least...
  14. JV33 headstrike problem!!!!

    In that case I'd say it was his fault. I never leave a printer when I know it might run out of substrate... Especially banner. Whether you fire him or.not depends on what it's worth to you. Just remember it might cost you more to train someone new, who might cause a lot of headstrikes while...
  15. JV33 headstrike problem!!!!

    Nozzles could still be dirty, or again bent. Deflected nozzles tend to cause banding... And it can make the nozzle prints look good. I'd do a few more cleanings... Maybe make a 2-3 inch bar x the width of your media of C,M,Y,K and print it. It'll cause so much usage it might push away any...
  16. Should I switch to signlab....?

    I vnc into work all the time. Whether it's to grab files to work on at home, play with some new settings in onyx I just learned about, or if I'm just downstairs and hear the printer is done printing... I login and remote hit print. You can always turn updates off if you'd like. Most software...
  17. JV33 headstrike problem!!!!

    Does your operator sit there watching the printer as it prints 8 hours a day? Usually we hit print and go do other stuff... Come back when the queue is done and load a new roll and repeat. Headstrikes happen, whether media was loaded slanted or what. Cheap banner tends to lift/ bow, banner...
  18. Best price on HP 831A Latex inks

    So.. buy then one at a time from the above link for $115, get $20 from you... And that makes them only $95 each
  19. Need Help Convert file for me please

    No problem - Scaled them to 50% because of Adobes Size limit (Just pointing out again incase you didn't see it!). Didn't know pdfs are limited to 200" x 200" while illustrator is 227... Kind of stupid.
  20. Need Help Convert file for me please

    Send it over to lucidify[at]gmail.com and I'll convert it to pdf for you for free.
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