• I want to thank all the members that have upgraded your accounts. I truly appreciate your support of the site monetarily. Supporting the site keeps this site up and running as a lot of work daily goes on behind the scenes. Click to Support Signs101 ...

Search results

  1. Laser cutting Kydex

    ... what part of it? ALL the original 2-tone plastic for roto-engraving that was used for lasering WAS PVC (I am talking about 30 years ago, before the laser specific products started showing up.).... Actually you can still find videos on how to optimize cutting PVC so as not to leave the burn...
  2. Laser cutting Kydex

    ... if Kydex has the physical properties you need, why not just deal with the fumes? vent through a carbon filter, or if very limited, vent out a high stack so it disperses (please at least look at local ordinances on this... but it is likely permitted in small volume in it is regulated at all.)
  3. Hiring contractors - who sets the hourly rate?

    get an estimate from another installer - you can keep getting estimates from this one, and maybe he will see that you keep going elsewhere with the work, maybe he will go out of business. If he is truly charging 2-3 times the going rate, he either is VERY good, VERY cocky, or about price...
  4. Output size differs from file size!

    .... a simple check that will tell if this is the rollers or a digital problem - make 2 prints and see if they are the same size. If there is a physical problem (the media slipping in the rollers) it is incredibly unlikely that the error is repeatable with any kind of precision - so if the...
  5. Sick of HP support prices!!

    HP replaced many boards and who knows what else on our 700w when it first came in. I would not have any new equipment in a professional setting without a maintenance agreement with someone who have the full knowledge and resources to fix the machine. The cost is just part of doing business and...
  6. Sick of HP support prices!!

    step 1) purchase a maintenance agreement from your local vendor. step 2) calculate you prices to reflect the increased machine cost. 3) print on a machine that you know is being paid for and that you know someone else is fully responsible for keeping it running. When negotiating the...
  7. Dust under laminate tips?

    working dust free on a table like surface:.... when burning printing plates you need to make sure there is no dust between the negative and the plate - long arm hairs seem to be the best as you can brush your hairs across the plate (or sign here, should be the same) and the dust will jump to...
  8. Laser cutting Kydex

    ... if Kydex has the physical properties you need, why not just deal with the fumes? vent through a carbon filter, or if very limited, vent out a high stack so it disperses (please at least look at local ordinances on this... but it is likely permitted in small volume in it is regulated at all.)
  9. Need Help Sherwin Williams ProMar 200 Zero VOC Interior Latex paint - no stick!

    the roll I have is labeled "440LSE 3.2 mil gloss white vinyl.... from the website it's called "Industrial Grade High Tack Print Media" (I stuck a piece of this on the back of a Ricoh press - just a little sample, but very few things seem to stick, and at first this was very removeable, but...
  10. Need Help Sherwin Williams ProMar 200 Zero VOC Interior Latex paint - no stick!

    We have some pretty low-surface-energy paint on the walls of our school district - one of the few things I found that sticks is the Substance - their main clientele seems to be motorsports like snowmobiles and jet skis.... but this stuff sticks to our walls and also to every trouble plastic...
  11. Need Help -- HP 54 Plus Vinyl Die Cutter cutting die line twice

    in principal you are correct - however, there is an exception some of us have found: some files when imported have their lines converted into verry skinny objects that have hairline stroke and a fill that must approach a 0 thickness - these imported objects will cut twice as the hairline was...
  12. 700W take-up unloading?

    and make sure your tech installed the latest and greatest firmware - there were some issues with the take up reel that were fixed through software updates. (but I agree with balstestrat, the only unload option is for the mail media, and if you hit it with the take up roll attached but not...
  13. Portable Hand wash station

    The Substance vinyl works great on low-surface-energy plastics. I believe motorsports like snowmobiles is their main customer base, but the product is great, it sticks to the anti-graffiti paint they use in our schools.
  14. Need Help -- HP 54 Plus Vinyl Die Cutter cutting die line twice

    yes, that is what I said... if the line turns into a box, you have to use the fill, not the stroke as the stroke runs around the perimeter - it will look like 2 cuts in the same place....
  15. Church sign cabinet with letter track

    I KNEW IT!!!! "Gino" IS A BOT!!!!
  16. Need Help -- HP 54 Plus Vinyl Die Cutter cutting die line twice

    .... not sure if it is your issue, but I have imported files into Illustrator that do this... some lines import as very very skinny rectangles - we generally only use the stroke for a die-line so it only gets a hairline. When some 'lines' are imported they can become skinny objects (the fill...
  17. HP 365 Latex Printer Power Backup and Surge Protection

    Those should work well to reduce spikes int he line voltage - a big surge like a lightening strike nearby may well still jump to your equipment, and it will not be able to input much power as the capacitors have to fit in the box too... but this device gives exponentially greater protection...
  18. HP 365 Latex Printer Power Backup and Surge Protection

    ... the diesel generator will only work in 10 years if it had regular maintenance over the 10 year span - the powerwall will still be working in 10 years too, but no maintenance needed.
  19. HP 365 Latex Printer Power Backup and Surge Protection

    You do NOT need solar panels for a powerwall - they can generate moneys buying grid power at off-peak times and selling it back during peak times - no actual generation of electricity needed. Agreed, you invest your money where YOU are comfortable investing it, and I will invest mine where I am...
  20. HP 365 Latex Printer Power Backup and Surge Protection

    Diesel does not come with an oxidizer or with a detonator.... Not all BIG backups systems are diesel - though most are and almost all older ones are. New electric cell battery systems (use nat gas for hydrogen source) are becoming common. However all systems I have personally seen have a huge...
Top