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  1. Now a proud Merchant Member

    I'm pleased to announce Forge Graphic Works is now a Merchant Member! Although we are a fairly new company we have years of experience in the design and large format print industry, and are pleased to offer both design and printing services to all 101 members! Please take a look at our Merchant...
  2. Plastic shopping bags?

    Just curious if anyone knows where to get these printed. Looking for some pretty good sized ones, like you might find at crate and barrell or similar dept stores?
  3. looking for 120" canvas material

    We regularly print on a material called Jet Tex from Dickson coatings that is very similar to in look and feel to a primed canvas cloth painters or artists use. Unfortunately it's back ordered till mid-Aug. Any of you experts out there know of a similar material available from another supplier?
  4. Any installers in the Chicago area?

    I have a wrap project I need a quick quote for. If interested, shoot me a PM and I'll get ya details.
  5. Is anyone G7 color certified?

    We are thinking of trying to get our G7 certification and am curious if anyone has tackled this, how difficult is it, any advice etc?
  6. HP Latex LX600 or LX800 - new inks?

    Just curious if any of you LX600 or LX800 owners have made the switchover to the new ink formulations yet? I heard the new inks are supposed to be more durable, and come along with a new option for double sided printing but curious if anyone has made the change and how much your profiles...
  7. HP FB700 / FB500 and white on acrylic?

    Hey all, I know this machine is fairly new technology, but thought I would reach out to see if anyone who owns one, or knows someone who owns one, has had successful applications of white on clear plex, cast acrylic, or similar material? We applied some pre mask to some prints we did to...
  8. new equipment delivery - how nervous were you?

    Yikes! So our new shop is ground level with no dock, and we just had our 2 largest machines delivered, an HP LX800 and an FB700. I don't think I took a breath the entire time. *insert bushmills icon here* It ain't much yet, but we're gettin there!
  9. football field signage - need solutions

    Hey all, Am wondering if any of you have come across any products that would be appropriate for outdoor use on a football field? They would need to be able to be weighted down, many of the installations will be on turf, running tracks, etc. Also able to withstand wind and be fairly easy to...
  10. No turning back now...

    Well, we finally ordered the equipment for our business. After much research and help from other 101 members, we settled on an HP LX800, FB 700 and Gerber M3000 cutter. Now I just gotta get our space ready, design website and cards, acquire tables, saws, computers, softwares, establish a...
  11. Latex LX600 or LX800 double sided?

    Of any of you that has one of these machines, have you ever tried printing double sided banners? If so, were you successful and how did you do it? Using what materials? We are days away from buying one, and this is our only outstanding question yet to be resolved, any advice or feedback would be...
  12. Sample files/advice for equip purchase?

    So in about 5 days I fly to our local resellers' demo center to view the 3 machines we are planning to purchase for our new business - HP LX800, HP FB700, and a Gerber M3000 cutter. They have offered to run some different materials and sample files while we view the machines in action prior to...
  13. Moving a flatbed cutter??

    We have an opportunity to buy a large, used flatbed cutter/router table. Am curious if anyone has experience with this? Should I call the manufacturer directly, or maybe a reseller to help arrange de-installation, crating, shipping, re-installation etc? Any good or bad experiences out there...
  14. Anyone ever tried Caldera Flow+ ?

    Just curious if anyone has tried this software or seen a demo? Seems like it might be a good overall workflow management solution. Am mostly curious how robust the pricing and quoting portions are... We are thinking of going with Caldera for our rips and thought it might integrate well. Thoughts?
  15. Opinons on our logo

    Wanted to offer up these logo options for feedback. We are starting a new design/large format printing shop and will hopefully be catering to fairly young, progressive, "hip" clients. The variations are quite subtle and am open to feedback on type, etc. but am looking more for "overall"...
  16. A few samples

    Being a Newbie, just wanted to show off a few samples of my design work. I have more that is strictly design related (posters, brochures, logos etc) but I thought this stuff would be more appropriate for a sign based forum. For the Dog supplements banner, I actually designed the logo and...
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