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That sounds like one of several potential issues: a dull blade, bad cutting strip (I forget the proper name), or an improperly adjusted plotter. What plotter are you using? Checkers

It reminds me of Ad Lib, but it's probably just a modified block like impact or compacta, maybe even a helvetica or swiss. Checkers

Check your viewing size and resolution. Off the top of my head, if you take a 4" x 6" 200 DPI image and place it in a 100 DPI file, it will appear to have doubled in size. Checkers

The file size is a little big, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem. With banners or the majority of "run of the mill" printing 100 dpi is more than adequate. Not knowing Flexi, one of the potential problems I see is that you don't appear to have a scratch disk. On a perfect system, if...

Even if you try to start small, but have any intentions of growing beyond creating a job for yourself, you'll need the plan. Guess how I know :) The reason why some of the franchises are so successful is because they have a good business plan and the operations manuals, and that's, literally...

Good for you. It's a nice change of pace to hear that you're getting into this business and trying to start off on the right foot. The one question I have to ask you is why do you want to write a plan? The SBA website offers a wealth of information that will get you thinking, but it won't really...

You may get lucky and have a simple fix as James is implying. To overly simplify the process, you have to assume the permissions of the old machine with the new machine. This can be done by selecting the files/folders and changing the security properties. Checkers

Perhaps Dom Casual? It's too early for me to think :) Checkers

Yep, priming is very important and, hopefully, the seals aren't shot. Please bear with me too, I'm drawing on the experience I had with a Novajet 36" and a Pro 700. SO, my info may not be accurate. If I remember correctly it's a 300 DPI printer, so the printheads are difficult to clog. So, you...

Welcome Bug! To me, it sounds like you don't have a clue and you're doing everything wrong. Wrong ink & media combinations, wrong profiling and not a clue on how to do it right. I would suggest that you find a supplier who is familiar with the printer and be prepared to spend a good chunk of...

Ya, a bit pricey, but if you think that's bad, take a look at this... https://store1.adobe.com/cfusion/store/index.cfm?store=OLS-US&view=ols_prod&category=/Applications/FontFolio&promocode=SP46FFOLIO and click on the full version tab. Remember that big number I threw at ya earlier today? Now you...

Hey Mike, did you try ClearviewHwy? I think it's pretty darn close, but you're not going to like the price... http://www.clearviewhwy.com/ Checkers

As the saying goes, you have to spend money to make money :) If you're pricing your product correctly, you should be able to afford to pay for a CD with just one sale. Here's a good source for more clip art similar to Golden Era... http://www.letterheadsignsupply.com/software.htm Mike Jackson...

Hey Rod, Just out of curiosity, what kinds of problems are you having with EstiMate? Checkers

I disagree Jill, to a certain extent. I think if you properly present or sell a product or service, you can make good money no matter what the product is. Remember the pet rock? Someone was laughing all the way to the bank! Anyway JC, IMHO, you'll need to do a lot more homework first. While the...

I've used or Demo'd most of the major estimating & CRM programs geared towards the sign industry, including Chris' GraphixCALC. No matter what program you use, it takes some time thought and effort to get it set up and running accurately. It took me about 16 to 24 hours of tweaking Estimate to...

Hey Doug, It's supposed to be 1/3 income, 1/3 overhead(paying yourself rent) and 1/3 dividends, assuming you own your building. I don't recall if you rent/lease or own. Checkers

I have to ask, did you maximize your personal decuctions yet? Stuff like contributing to your retirement, health savings or other accounts? What about prepaying some of your bills/taxes for next year? Did you book your flight to Vegas or some other sunny destination where there's a sign show or...

Did you try Ordway? They're a sponsor here. And I'll assume that you posted at printingdigital.net too. Checkers

Hehehe, try to get Beacon or any other company provide a "written" warranty that states the Epson's laminated prints will last up to 5 years. Also try to find out what their remidy is if the graphics fail within 6 months or a year :smile: Check out this link to see how long epson claims their...