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  1. Football helmet decals help?

    What are your plotter settings when cutting 20 mil convex decals?
  2. Is it time to upgade to FX

    Have you looked into buying another laminator? Or are you still using your Econo Jr laminator?
  3. Question Best vinyl for Gerber Edge 2 use

    Fred, thank you for your input, will look into buying Gerber vinyl. How do I change the vinyl type in composer? Where do I go in the settings? I also just bought some convex vinyl for football helmet job. Do I need to change the vinyl in composer for that too? Thank you
  4. Question Best vinyl for Gerber Edge 2 use

    Hi, I've been looking around for new vinyl to use with my Gerber edge 2. I currently use Oracle 651 vinyl but I am getting blank spots/misprints throughout printing decals, so I am looking for new vinyl to use. Does anyone have any vinyl that they like to use? That works really well on an Edge...
  5. Question Football Helmet Decal

    Envision 375. Printing on Edge 2
  6. Question Football Helmet Decal

    Hi, I bought some convex vinyl, 8 mil with 12 mil laminate, for a football team job I have. Does anyone who does football helmets have any advice for me going into this? Anyone who uses 20 mil vinyl, do you know your plotter settings by any chance? Will a hand crank laminator work to laminate...
  7. Gerber Edge Foil

    Thank you! I’ll try that!
  8. Gerber Edge Foil

    I am using the white as another layer. It’s not covering everything behind the blue. Do you think I should cover the whole thing with white and print blue over top?
  9. Gerber Edge Foil

    Hi, I have a cobalt blue foil and on both of these photos below I have printed white first and then the blue second, but there is almost an overlap of the white. Like a weird outline. This only happens when I use my blue but I use my blue a lot and it look bad. Does anyone know what the problem...
  10. Gerber Edge 2 misprints

    Where do you purchase your Arlon from? It's hard to find some 15" for a gerber edge.
  11. Gerber Edge 2 misprints

    I am using gerber foils but on Oracal 651 vinyl. Heard about people having problems with oracal on their Gerber Edge's so that might be the problem
  12. Gerber Edge 2 misprints

    Do you have any idea what the ideal air temperature and humidity?
  13. Gerber Edge 2 misprints

    Usually, at the beginning it happens more frequently than when the printer has been running for a while, but it still happens randomly in random spots. I have only printed on Oracal 651. I have heard people have trouble with Oracal. But I am doing an order for a football team on convex, but do...
  14. Gerber Edge 2 misprints

    Hi all, I have a gerber Edge 2 which prints well, I really like it, but when I run prints there is usually misprints within them, where the foil doesn’t print onto the vinyl. I usually double print and it helps it a little bit but that wastes a lot of foil. How can I prevent these misprints...
  15. Handheld squeegee help

    I am using 13 inch laminate on 15 inch vinyl. I have an order coming up for a football team that I will need to laminate about 800 inches. what hand crank laminator would you recommend? I do not have the budget right now to get a laminator that costs several thousand dollars. My thickest...
  16. Handheld squeegee help

    Any suggestions on which one to purchase? Which brand has best results?
  17. Handheld squeegee help

    hi, I attached photos to help understand but I am having trouble laminating my vinyl and keeping the laminate on straight. I see people have the laminate on top of the squeegee, like the fist picture, but I do not know how to set that up. Can anyone help or does anyone have a link to a video to...
  18. Gerber Edge 2 rod broke

    Hi, I am not sure what happened or even what this rod like object is but when I was taking a foil out of my Gerber Edge 2 this fell out. See pictures for better explain of what happened. How do I fix this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
  19. Which material is best for football helmet decals?

    Hi, I have been using Substance vinyl for my football helmets but I do not wish to keep heating them up while applying and I don't think my customers do too. I know there is convex, and I will probably switch to them, but what about 3m? do they have any vinyl thick enough for football helmet...
  20. Is this a clean print head??

    I did not end up buying the print head. I just went ahead and bought another printer
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