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i still LOVE silicone, aside from functionality my main draw is that I can get tubes for under $4, whereas Lexel/PowerGrab tubes are $7-10ea. obviously it doesn't work in every single situation, as we have different solutions for different situations, but I'd say we go through about 1000 tubes...

does it HAVE TO be matthews? for something that small, could be worth just getting a spray bomb of acrylic poly satin metallic silver. We stock that matthews color, as it is the base for a LOT of our color formulas, but I've touched up plenty of signs with that finish with those little...

bummer with EL tech, is the half life of the phosphor.... lotta work to make some cool stuff, just to have the effect go dim after a few months.

even though IJ35 is "cheap", I'd still put it in the 5yr category (as do many suppliers) failure in the 1-2year range would be result of heavy ink limits on a cut line or too much tension on your lamination web that causes the calendared overlaminate to stretch prior to it applying to the...

that's the maintenance manual, the original link posted was for the service manual that contained all the top-secret alignment procedures and service modes.

i rarely laminate coroplast signs. 4x8 sheets get printed as a whole, applied as a whole, and cut apart & stacked. customers want cheap, so why add $20 per sheet to laminate when they gotta last just long enough for the city to collect them & throw in the dumpster after election season? if I...

most vinyl plotters have an option before/during loading, that designates your media as "roll" or "leaf" prior to scanning. Sounds like you switched to leaf-mode, as it is trying to scan the full length of your media, whereas roll-mode just assumes a certain long-length and doesn't attempt to...

ways to get the government to subsidize sign shops ....aaaaand go!

niiiiiice prints! if I were to be a client demanding my artwork printed as fluorescent colors...you would NOT disappoint! Printer ink sets just keep getting better & better!

Ultra Matte overlaminate is awesome, and smooth, BUT it makes your images look like they were drawn with crayon.

yeah if you're just running CMYK you won't hit anything near fluorescent colors. even lm/lc won't help much either, which is why some printers are incorporating Orange ink in their sets to hit some of those brighter-colors....and still can't even print fluorescents. depending on the design, I...

i ALWAYS take-up my prints graphic-side-in, as to negate any handling issues to the laminator or rolling-out on the table BUT i always roll graphic-side-out after laminating or weed&masking, as to train the vinyl & keep mask from tunneling.

i use mister AND spoilboard vacuum hold down, no gasket, however there is noticeable expansion of the table surface when large deposits of oil puddle on the table.... but a quick resurface and its always been good-to-go. but oil puddles are rare, as with the misting system you're not putting...

vortex air is the bare-minimum, but you'll still have to feather your feeds & speeds as metal/metal friction quickly overcomes the cooling effect of expanding air. never hurts to start "cheap" and learn your lesson/workarounds BUT if you go with a coolant/mist system then you'll never regret it...

those signs are best installed with VHB tape plus !00% silicone adhesive combination. edited to add: you can install ADA signage on glass partitions. still serves its wayfinding purpose, is still within acceptable distance from latch-side of door, and there's no difference between a glass panel...

shopped the hell outta these application tables before taking the plunge after 2-3 sign expo's.... CWT is, in my opinion, the absolute best. RollsRoller comes in a close-2nd, rightfully-so as they actually shared the same engineer that designed their products, and you'll definitely be happy...

wishful thinking I'll sell you my 26500 for that, even have a mimaki jv3 i'd let-go for ~$1k, but best I can see anywhere are 360's in the $7-9k range....used 365's selling for $11k+ and new ones at $14k.

barf. economics 101. install is usually cheaper than removal plus install, as noted by the common law of mathematics: A < A + B ....technically the guy saved an "awful lotta money" by combining removal & install into one trip.

yes, you can use black vinyl on illuminated white background... bout as simple as an illuminated sign gets :) printing black would have the same effect, but if you're trying to do it in a single print-layer I would dial-up the ink density to the max....as your typical print isn't 100% opaque and...

rabble rabble.....outer glow. empathy goes both ways. take a moment to realize what triggered an initial reaction, and where it came from, and take another moment to consider your response....as to not continue the back/forth of it all into hysteria. its what all the cool people do nowadays...