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Ok, I may be able to get my hands on a Gerber Ionx at a very good price. I thanks to many of you I am aware that Gerber is getting out of the flatbed business but this might be a good way for me to get into the flatbed uv product line at a decent price. My question is this...I need a...

Man you guys are smart...thanks for all the advice and tips. My problem is I have been asking around for about 3 weeks...which machine to get. I think I have been told at least once that every machine is awful and every machine is great. How do I decide? My budget is at no more than...

One a limited budget.... I make novelty signs and I am trying to get them done faster and try to maintain the cut vinyl quality I currently use. I am thinking flatbed printer...I need a true flatbed. I looked at the vutek 200 and it really will not fit my needs. I realized the UV outdoor...

I am in the research mode for a new flatbed. I am looking at a couple that are in my price range(used) I make aluminum novelty signs and thanks to the help of others on this forum I am slowly weeding out printers that will not fit my needs. The Ionx seems to be a possibility and could fit...

I am looking at a used one that is crated and decommissioned

I am in the process of possibly buying a vutek 200/600, but I was wondering if someone that owned one could possibly print a few samples for me to see if the machine will accomplish what I need it to accomplish. I know it may sound weird to most sign shop owners, but my needs are pretty...

Yes they are quite often double sided. tjhis is nice but keep in mind my blanks also have rounded corners and two holes drilled in them. Not something I want to take on at this time.

Currently, I cut my vinyl letters and border and then I also cut out a square the size of my blank, so when I weed out the square it leaves behind the vinyl I want on the substrate. Then all I do is slide the blank up against the square weeded out edge and drop the blank. Perfect!! Of course...

Actually we make novelty signs as well as MUTCD signs.

Thanks for the info Mike... Do you have a solvent printer or the UV printer?

I would like your thoughts about the Vutek 200/600. I have my eye on a couple used. One a 2004 one a 2006, both between $25,000 and $30,000 I have put traveling with a uv printer to festivals on the back burner. what I like about the Vutek, is it will allow me to expand the wooden sign...

Yeah, I have been told that a few times, but it is the cutting part that gets me. For one I would probably scratch the aluminum in a shearer (if I owned one), don't you think? Also, it would be more labor on my end. I kind of like getting them ready to go.

lol...keep in mind I have been doing this for over 10 years and it has taken a lot of sales and work to build up to this. As you know things do not happen overnight.

That is one of my sites that we sell through. yes.

They are one off customizable. I do get many orders for quantity of the same thing but most are one offs. Any thoughts?

One other deal. One of my suppliers was trying to talk me into buying a large latex printer but I asked him...how do I get the blanks lined up on the printed material?

I'll tell you what artbot...you seem to know what you are talking about so I would like to hear more. I have been selling my novelty signs for 10 years. I have been using vinyls up til now, so I would like to keep at least the quality of an average vinyl. Some of my customers might use these...

Good question. We sell about $30000-$60000 per month. We sell direct to consumer online, and to many retailers. We are also licensed for about 20 products with General Motors.

Sorry I was not very clear... Here is the small machine. I thought it would be nice to go to shows and print onto my aluminum blanks. By shows I mean festivals. That would be a huge advantage for me if I could use the machine at shows and festivals. The other machine is a Colorspan UVX...