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All of a sudden Thrive is painfully slow............and I can't figure out why. No recent Windows updates, no changes to computer. We're using it to print to 3 printers and send to 2 cutters and it's become painful to use, overnight. Takes a full minute + to RIP/process any new file, and will...

We're supposed to be creating a couple of signs similar to the attached for our customer. What I'm thinking is use 6mm ACM as the substrate, digitally printed background (cast vinyl) and use 1/2" white acrylic w/ VHB for the letters, and some kind of acrylic sandwich for the logo. Am I crazy...

Long story short, we ran a large job on this material (General Formulations 201 HTAP-AE), laminated w/ cast gloss, kiss-cut, masked with 3M SCPS-55. Customer went to install and premask won't lift the vinyl off the liner. (No small details either) If anyone has worked with this stuff, you...

Is anyone into this type of stuff? (After doing some quick research I believe this is a polyethylene foam....) What is the best way to cut foam inserts so that parts can be dropped in for shipping? I've attached a picture of an example, what we need to make would be slightly different. They...

Our 8 year old XR-640 recently started printing pretty lousy and given the fact that we had a few nozzles out we thought a head replacement would solve the issue. No more crisp lines and were experiencing more banding than we had in the past. After having a tech replace head A, there is no...

Anyone have experience with using Arlon 3220 for permanent outdoor vehicle graphics? Would you trust it for fleet graphics? We would usually use 3M 8518 for this but can't get our hands on any and need to find an alternative. 3220 seems to be readily available at a much better price point...

Anyone care to share what they would charge for a chrome delete on a 2022 F-150 Platinum? -Side mirrors -Door handles -Lower window trim -Tailgate platinum panel & door handle -Fender vents -Front grille & lower bumper insert -Side step bars We removed all parts and wrapped w/ 3M 2080 Gloss...

Tried dissecting it and tracing it, running through What the font etc. but not finding an exact match. Probably could've hand traced it by now, but now I'm determined to find it! Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

We recently migrated from Quickbooks Desktop Pro to Quickbooks Online. I'll keep my rants/complaints to myself about that journey for now, but QBO's shortcomings have led me down a rabbit hole of exploring all the 3rd party add-ons that make up for said shortcomings. (More...

Do you guys have a brand/series of silicone you like to use for winter/cold temp stud mount installs? We supplied a bunch of flat cut aluminum letters to a customer for them to install, and now they're asking. I personally don't install these (we usually sub out installs like this) so I'd like...

Just wanted to see what you guys are using for virus etc. protection? My email got hacked a couple of months ago and made me realize how exposed we are. Also reading the other thread about backups and ransomware threats got me a bit paranoid. We've always gotten away with just having Avira...

Anyone familiar with this material/application? (See picture) Intended to completely obscure the view from one side and kind of allow visibility through the other. Used for privacy/security application, where it is very important that the visibility be obscured from one side. I looks like...

Good morning everyone, I'm wondering if any Summa F1612 users have run into this error before: E10058: Failed to detect down position of slot 2 with ADC, end position reached (step 1). Check if tool is installed correctly or set down position manually. This is happening with the heavy duty...

Anyone have experience wrapping these? Customer is looking to cover up all the blue with white, then we would add cut graphic overlays afterwards. These are 2007 trailers and blue was painted on. (I don't have access to units) Any thoughts, warnings, advice, would be greatly appreciated. I...

I'm wondering if you guys can help me out with something I've been struggling with for a while and I'm at a dead end. We're having a close look at our expenses and overhead, and just wanting to make sure we're charging enough to cover our overhead and make enough profit. The previous thread...

We want to have a look at our most profitable items and product offerings. As I'm sure you all know, being in such a custom industry creates some challenges in doing this. We don't sell any standard "off the shelf" products, every job is custom. That being said, we do have some main...

Does such an animal exist? I've got a new potential customer looking for some 50' long site banners and wants both sides to be black w/ the odd printed logo (logo on one side only). I figured we could rig up one of our printers (not sure who the lucky victim will be yet) to run the material...

Are cutting mats intended to be single use when using a router on a conveyer belt flatbed cutter? Should cut quality be severely affected when cutting on top of a gently used cutting mat? Does it makes sense that once cut on both sides the mat would be cut right through? (Down position offset...

Looking for an economically priced 54" printable engineer grade reflective. Would need a 50yd roll for a job we're bidding on. Only really finding Oralite 5600 that checks all the boxes. Am I missing anything? -Needs to be 54" wide -Needs to be available in 50yd rolls -Needs to meet minimum...

A customer is looking for a permanent decal for a school's basketball court. Decal would be a 52" circle in center court. The flooring is apparently rubber - specs are attached. Has anyone done anything like this and had it hold up? We would only be supplying the decal, and they apparently...