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  1. Dual Layer printer recommendations

    Indy Imaging might be able to do it
  2. Need Help Custom Shape Alum .125 54" x 60" with reflective

    Grimco, or any wholesale fab shop like Sign Fab or Sign Leaders
  3. Wholesaler for anti graffiti prints

    I had not heard of Vandal Guard before. It is more reasonably priced, so I’m going to get a roll of that instead.
  4. Wholesaler for anti graffiti prints

    This needs to be outdoor durable. Dry erase lam is only good for interior use. Where do you get Vandel guard lam from? Least expensive lam I found was $425 for 54"x75ft roll.
  5. Wholesaler for anti graffiti prints

    Hello - looking for a wholesaler for a few small prints with anti graffiti laminate. We have used Avery's version in the past, but it takes us forever to go through a roll. Would rather not spend $400-800 on a roll of laminate for a small job.
  6. "No More Walk-ins" - Good Idea, or Terrible Mistake?

    I agree that eliminating walk ins would not hurt our business, it just seems it would be offensive. Like how would customers pick up orders? We sell a lot of 4x8 construction signs. I don't want to have to deal with delivering every order. We have raised our minimum order and that seems to...
  7. pdf and psd logo blurry when open in illustrator

    It's blurry because it is a low resolution raster image. You need a better quality graphic.
  8. Suggestions Rush fees

    Absolutely charge rush fees, or turn down the work. Customers will drive you into the ground if you don't set up some boundaries. Unnecessary rush jobs (which is most of them) are so exhausting and most often hurt your bottom line.
  9. Nationals dictating pricing

    Big companies are always going to squeeze smaller companies for whatever they can, in any industry. We do very little work for nationals, and I am not a fan at all. I don't like middle people who don't know anything. I recall one very well-known company that had a price list as part of their...
  10. Print Color versus Pantone vs CMYK vs printers

    First of all, matching colors exactly to something already existing is very difficult. There are so many factors that can affect it. I would never make a promise to match existing colors. Most people understand this with paint - you have to paint corner to corner because a patch will never...
  11. IL Connecting HDU sign to pillars

    We use welded alum tube frames for support. We cut into the back side about 0.25in and epoxy the frame to the HDU.
  12. Flatbed CNC laser recommendations

    I’m pretty sure Trotec has a vision system.
  13. Rasterlink composites - tiles not available?

    We are doing a color-white-color print. White layer is printed at 20%. I think we have to use the composite function to do that. Yes, we can tile in the design software, but then we have to manually apply the steps to each individual tile.
  14. Estimates & Invoices

    I understand what Tex is saying, and for that reason I do sometimes lump things together. I tend to line item things out more often now. If someone wants to install their own sign, I say go for it. Or get their own permitting (if allowed). There is a lot of cost to training and having the...
  15. Rasterlink composites - tiles not available?

    We have a large graphic we are trying to print in Rasterlink with our UCJV300. With a single image (no layers), tiling is available, but not when we "composite" a couple of layers. Is is just not possible to tile a composite image?
  16. Acrylic light box returns, bending acrylic

    I have no idea how to make the returns out of acrylic. Seems like that would not be very durable. Perforated metal for the returns might be something to consider.
  17. Looking for a supplier for 10' x 15' eradicated flex faces

    Indy Imaging can do blockout sections on a flex face
  18. Week of morons

    Thanks for sharing, this is good stuff :). As for #3, that’s because you are progressing as a signmaker. Don’t sweat the crappy window decals, you are getting the good work ($1000+ signs).
  19. Bid package nightmare

    I’ve seen a lot of requirements before, but that’s crazy. If the project is large enough, and there is potential for more work, it might be worth the risk. Definitely do not try to charge a fee for the paperwork / time. You will get trash binned immediately. You have to just build it into...
  20. cut Vinyl on an awning

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