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  1. Need Advice & Help Please

    Sounds like you need to open your own shop and fire your boss.
  2. Program To Cut From

    SignCut | Professional Signmaking Software They have a trial period.
  3. New To This Venture! Help?

    Your first job in the sign business.
  4. Suggestions Acm...........................

    You need to look it up, it is between .45 - .85 for aluminum right now, 2 cents is not even worth it to take it because of using more in gas.
  5. Suggestions Acm...........................

    Aluminum pays out way more than steel. We all need to to Donkeytown (know how they got that name, from Pinocchio's friends) with truckloads of ACM to sell for aluminum. My metal guy makes me take all of the steel off the aluminum before he weighs it. I drive my truck on a large weigh station and...
  6. Need Help First Wrap

    Your here to assimilate among us which is fine, but you did steal away the #100 stickers a day from some sign company and someone out there is not doing the box truck. Maybe you did not do it, but your company did. We are a bunch of middle class people, which I assume you are to and competition...
  7. Suggestions Acm...........................

    They weigh your aluminum scrap to figure how to pay you by the pound. ACM's weight is in the core, which is plastic, and the thin aluminum sheet on top is probably one beer can thickness.
  8. 3mm Pvc Ok For Hanging Post?

    Plumbing pvc and patio furniture is different kind than sign material pvc, for signs it is closed foam cell pvc and the other is solid. I think it is considered type i and type 2. Since the sign kind is foam cell it will warp and crack like everyone is telling you. But remembering the Addie from...
  9. Round Hanging Banner Tubing Source

    displays2go: 8' Round Hanging Ceiling Banner with Custom Printed Stretch Fabric
  10. What's Your Favorite Tools Of The Trade?

    Have a purple Sooper Edge and it has a stainless steel edge that never gets "shaved" or nicked. It is about 5 years old and the edge is still smooth. Also has the curved guard and have never had The razor blade jump to get sliced. Image Impact.com is where it was purchased from.
  11. Trade Show Booth

    If you used a good polycarbonate lexan overlam it would be alright with the paper, better protection, but like someone mentioned kind of flimsy, better than just plain lam on paper.
  12. What's Your Favorite Tools Of The Trade?

    agree and a 6B pencil
  13. Suggestions Adding Bleed To A Simple Design For A Better Contour Cut [video]

    Can't wait until your next helpful tip, perhaps you could demonstrate some incredibly complicated procedure for pouring pi$$ out of a boot. bob made a video!
  14. 3mm Pvc Ok For Hanging Post?

    Thats why I use the fiberbrite, scrape metal places don't give you anything for fiberglass. Comes in colors and it is durable.
  15. 3mm Pvc Ok For Hanging Post?

    www.frpsigns.com / fiber brite will hold up, not warp and run off
  16. Need Help Adhering Acrylic Letters To Backing Board

    3M VHB 4941 / cut down strips to fit on backs of letters.
  17. Is Instant One Media The Only Seller That Offers Economical Cast Print Vinyl?

    cheap cast, oxymoron might be a term to use. The suggestion of Oracal 3551RA might be your best bet. Good luck with the plucking.
  18. 5 Ft X 20ft Banners Installed On Plywood

    So your only problem it seems is the project manager does not like your idea, says it is to super hard to do with the 5x10s and posts. Sounds like you need more than one banner because you mentioned "banners". I like the 5x10 plywood wall for the banner, you have to attach them to something...
  19. 5 Ft X 20ft Banners Installed On Plywood

    Digging in posts, applying 5'x10' MDO to posts, hanging and attachment of banner. Where are these going, is there ground to dig in, construction site, etc. need more information. The project manager is probably your go to guy on this project and is looking for a better idea. Since you want MDO...
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