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  1. Charging too much?

    I just lost a quote and i'm scratching my head a bit. 1100 4" x 5" white vinyl cut lettering with masking. Design is fairly easy to weed. 13 letters with a simple logo. I lost it to someone at $.62 each. I was more than 2x that, about 11 hours of weeding time was my estimate.
  2. Small UV Roll to Roll

    I'm in the need for a Small UV roll to roll printer The only 2 that i'm aware of are the: Roland LEJ-640 Mimaki UJV-160 UJV seems like a toy so that leaves just 1 option really. Are there any others?
  3. Kongsberg XP vs Zund G3

    We are looking at either a Kongsberg i-XP24 or a Zund G3. The i-XP is Newer than the XL model and they claim it's 2x the speed of the Zund G3. It has a Direct Drive system instead of the Zund G# which is belt drive. Esko claims the Kongsbergs are made of all steel innards where the Zund...
  4. Who is the Largest Sign Company in the US, non-Franchise?

    Largest by Revenue, but number of employees could be interesting.
  5. Anyone Having Issues on their FB700?

    2 Weeks old and three separate failures already. Anyone else having issues with their FB700 or FB500?
  6. Light up Cereal Boxes.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5_P3CmYnkc
  7. Banners in High Winds, Failure.

    Customer ordered 7 banners and pole brackets for a car dealership. What they failed to tell us is that the dealership is on the coast in a high wind area. But Regardless They are 15oz Double stitched. 1 of the pole brackets snapped. 1 banner ripped near the double stitch. I don't have any...
  8. Eliminating Static

    We seem to have are large build up of static this year causing issues printing banners. Specifically with the GS6000. Any Good Tips? Has anyone tried out the products from this Company? StopStatic.com? I think i'm going to order their kits, but for all I know it's snake oil.
  9. Beware of ADT

    Complete Scam Artists. We signed up for service 3 years ago. At that time we asked our sales rep directly about transfer to a new space, the said no problem it will be moved for free to the new space just give us 30 days. 2 years later we move, find out that was all BS. We had to pay to move...
  10. Belt Replace Second Time Gs6000

    Well it's that time again. Just had it replaced 3 months ago. Main drive belt disintegrates.
  11. Pitman Get your S together.

    I'm calling you guys out. Either your company is completely inept or your company is intentionally deceptive. We are tired of dealing with your constant overcharging on every single PO. You talk a big game (3 different reps now) but when it comes to billing time we can guaranteed that you...
  12. First Earth Like Habitable Planet Found.

    Gliese 581 g. 20.3 Light Years from Earth. In the Constellation Libra. 3.1 times the size of Earth, it orbits Gliese a Red Dward Star every 36.6 days. Taking into account the possible Atmosphere it's surface temperature is most likely Cold, but still life supporting from -24 F to 10 F in the...
  13. Paul Jr. Printer - Sign Shop in a Box.

    I'm counting the days until i see it on the market. What features would it have?
  14. Mimaki Launches Silver Ink

    http://www.mimakiusa.com/ES3silverink072010.pdf JV33. It's only coming in 220s, so I would expect it to have the same issues that white has. Is anyone actually Selling prints with Silver on the new Rolands?
  15. Your First Sign.

    Your first Paid Sign, do you remember it?
  16. Blowing your own Insulation

    Need to blow some Insulation in my Attic, has anyone does this themselves? It looks not to bad, buy 10 bags from HomeDepot and you get the blower for free for a day. Any tips?
  17. Mimaki Get Off your A--.

    Mimaki a Love Story. 2 years ago I fell in love with you. You were fast, sexy and had all the right curves. You could run circles around your competitors producing color that they could only dream of. You didn't break the bank like a Roland and put out on a regular basis. Your Solid and a Hard...
  18. Dealing with Crazy + Angry Customers

    Ok this is a first for me. Really put me on the edge on my "Customer first, Customer service mentality" Threats to strangle one of my employees. Yelling, cursing, swearing to not 1 but 4 of us, including me. He got passed around demanding to talk to a "Supervisor" before my team finally gave...
  19. Perf Cut Fc8000

    When we try this on our FC8000, it comes out terrible, the edges look like a saw blade, customers expect the edge to be clean cut or at least close to it. I don't remember the cuts being like this when they demoed the unit at the show. I saw Rolands cuts recently in FL and they were perf...
  20. Energizer = Blah

    So I bought some of those AA Lithium Batteries to use in my wireless mouse and after about 2 months of use I was surprised to see that my battery light was blinking. 2 Months was the life of my normal batteries and these Lithium batteries were about 4x the cost. I guess i'm a marketing Sucker...
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