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  1. any translucent white paint suggestions? to see woodgrain on a routed sign?

    you may wish to consider sealing that with shellac before paint.
  2. Stupid radio people calling

    Any company cold calling me gets met with the resounding "CLICK" sound of a phone hanging up. A cold call at 9AM get listed on the never ever purchase from them list. A call from a company told to leave me alone gets a Atty General complaint. I am sick of it all. Their calls have just about...
  3. Where to find Used Mail Handling Equipment

    a good kitchen scale will help with the rubber banding. Wigh out the 50 cards.. and then after that just pile them on to the weight. Then band them. We can do 5,000 cards in about 20 minutes.
  4. Retailers Ready To Force Consumers To Pay ‘Swipe Fee’ For Using Plastic

    Every one, for all of us who think that swipe fees are against any certain TOS... The credit card companies just settled a class action lawsuit. In their agreement merchants are allowed to charge extra swipe fees for the use of a card now. That is why this topic started. Swipe fees will be...
  5. How do you manage an employee who knows more than you?

    A foot ball coach cannot throw a touch down pass. But he can direct how the game is played, And he will grow and nurture his players Let him grow and prosper and you will to. I had a boss once who caused more people to leave over his lack of leadership. This old boss failed to grow and nurture...
  6. Bypass the router?

    My entire internal network goes through the linksys switch. It cost all of about 30 bux.. That if the internet goes down I still have a working network.
  7. sign foam usages

    how many of us use sign foams? What is the most common thickness you use? What is the most commonly used weight? What is the best liked? And why? What is the least liked? And Why? Would you use a particular brand if it was near you and at a reasonable price?
  8. Am I Crazy????????

    start marketing to those least likely to make purchases of less than $200. Never again feel bad when someone beats you by 20 bux on a 80 bux order.
  9. The Ball Screw vs Lead Screw

    Rack and pinion is fine for about 98% of the work we do. The other 2% is metal held to tight tolerances. Those big old HASS use rack and pinion and ground ways and they are great for all they can do. And out of the last 34 or so CNC routers I never say a ball screw drive on any of them.. Lead...
  10. Website script or program - Design your own sign

    Anything that stand between your client calling you is bad. Anything that allows the bizz owner to turn a client into a paying member of the bizz is good. This play on the web self design type stuff stands in the way of the client making first contact. = BAD!
  11. Zund Router and Cutting Help

    get a compression bit. It cuts in up and down at the same time. It will cure those burrs.
  12. Carriage Rail Lubrication

    Be sure to clean those rails too. Often a very thin almost invisible layer of over spray is on them. It causes drag even though there is oil on the rails. That is enuf to cause the sensor for the motor to fault.
  13. Website script or program - Design your own sign

    the problem is.. Those online sales robots never lead the client to call. The priority is to get a call to make appointments.
  14. The answer is "NEVER"

    NEver fear bad press from any one.
  15. Denver Area Shooting!

    They forgot to mention that in Toronto just a day or two ago they just had their own mass shootings. Two of them in fact..
  16. Denver Area Shooting!

    A responsible and properly trained gun owner never shoots to wound. They are trained to fire at the center of mass. Firing at a moving leg or arm is a sure ticket for a miss. It is easier to hit the head than the leg. They are never encouraged to fire for a wounding shot. They are trained to...
  17. Denver Area Shooting!

    The real facts are... Lots of bad guys are stopped by a good guy with a gun. But, the media never reports about it when it does happen. Condolences to the victims..
  18. We should follow each other on Twitter.

    twitter, facebook etc,,, The predicted marketing models are not producing the results that many expected. If used in certain ways the social media can bring on some added creds. But that is just about the extent..
  19. What would cause this

    Maybe no one form his supplier chain... but,, Many posters on this thread suggested it was calendared.
  20. Corel draw to Autocad issue?

    "Seems" is the key word here. IT will show as a smooth arc in corel. But it will not be a smooth arc in another CAD program. DFX export is in line segments. That was the standard.
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