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  1. File Organization

    Like lots of shops I'm sure, I have a huge collection of designs & icons that I have collected over the years, mostly to do with safety signs, parking signs etc. I'm trying to streamline a few processes and I've realized that setting up any type of safety sign takes a lot longer than it should...
  2. Vinyl install toolbox

    I'm hoping someone can make some recommendations on tool boxes/bags that work for them. I do a lot of vinyl installs at local hospitals, anything from 8"x8" door decals to wall wraps. With hospitals parking is usually not very close and I'm having to haul the vinyl and tools fairly long...
  3. F1612 Router issue

    I've been having an issue with our 1612 and the standard router module. When routering sheet goods that require multiple passes, the last pass does not perfectly line up with the other passes on the X axis, it's like the final pass is shifted to the right by a few thou for the final pass. Has...
  4. Non Adhesive clear

    Does anyone know of a solvent printable clear film that does not have adhesive? Something like a clear acetate? We use it for printing donor names and sandwiching between 2 layers of acrylic.
  5. I know I've seen it before...

    Anyone have any ideas what the attached font is? Thanks in advance!
  6. Corel Font issues

    Does anyone else have font issues with corel? we have 4 pc's with corel 2018 installed, all our fonts are stored on our network drive that is accessible to all computers, I have pointed to the shared font directory in Corel Font manager but I still have issues with files created on 1 pc not...
  7. File server question

    We have an older windows 7 pc that we use as a file server in the shop, all working files get saved to it and it's accessible to every computer in the shop. It also gets backed up to Carbonite. It's getting a bit old now and I want to be proactive in replacing it. About 10 years ago I tried...
  8. F1612 weight limit?

    Does anyone know if there is a weight limit for sheets on the 1612? Ours works great, but i had a job recently routering a 5'x10' of 6mm ACM, it was a straight router job, no reg marks, and the piece cut about 0.5" too short, the issue started at the point where the sheet was advanced, all I...
  9. ACM for parking signs

    What is the general consensus for using 3mm thick ACM to make 12"x18" parking signs? I usually have extra space when I'm routing sheets and I thought it would be nice to use some of the sheet up. Would 3mm ACM be strong enough?
  10. Flatbed printed rowmark

    Has anyone successfully flatbed printed onto rowmark then laser engraved and cut it? I have a client who makes guitar pedals, we engrave plastic faceplate for him, he wants some that look like rusted metal, he currently hand paints each one but that takes too long. My thought is to have some...
  11. Onyx cut line issue

    I'm hoping someone can help with an issue I'm having. I have a job where I'm printing a few hundred client supplied pdf files, we are printing, laminating then cutting them out on our summa flatbed. I setup a quickset in onyx 12.2 to automatically put a through cut line around the perimeter of...
  12. How many is too many...emails

    Why is it that the smallest jobs usually have the most amount of handholding needed? I just completed a job for a client, a small engraved sign, total bill was $114, however there were 36 emails back and forth about the project, some were small revisions, but most were just general questions or...
  13. High tack clear

    Does anyone know of a clear solvent printable vinyl with a high tack adhesive? Doesn't need to be optically clear.
  14. Is Scale really that difficult?

    I didn't think the concept of scale would be that difficult for people to grasp, I have a marketing company client who sent me a bunch of images to print, along with the required finished sizes, the images are not even remotely close to the correct aspect ratio, one is currently 120"x36" and...
  15. F1612 not cutting square

    Our 2 year old F1612 is all of a sudden having issues, I'm hoping someone else has come across this and knows what might fix this. We are cutting a bunch of elevator door graphics on our 1612, basically a bunch of 24"x84" rectangles, Client supplied the artwork and I had Onyx put the CutContour...
  16. Gemini Lead times

    Is anyone else noticing extremely long lead times from Gemini? We ordered some flat cut acrylic letters, it took about 4 business days to get my proof back, and when I went to track the order, its.not shipping until the 7th of March. In the past acrylic letters have been in my hands in less...
  17. AutoCad file issues

    I've got a bit of a head scratcher here. I have a client we engrave plastic electrical plates for, the tags have their logo as well as a CSA logo on them. The customer sets the files up in autocad and prints to a PDF which they send us. The issue I'm having is the 2 logos are bitmap images...
  18. Sheet nesting

    Has anyone been able to figure out a way to use excel or filemaker to figure out material useage nesting in our industry? I'm toying around with filemaker and what I'm hoping to do is be able to enter a list of sign sizes (all different) and materials/sheets and have the program figure out how...
  19. Small printer for hang tags

    We've been outsourcing paper hang tags like the attached, but we are starting to get more requests for them, The supplier I use also sells blank tags with the paper grommet on top, what would be a suitable desktop style printer for printing on these? would I be looking at a photocopier type...
  20. Onyx Conserve media not conserving media

    I'm running an Epson S80600 off of Onyx thrive 12.2, i have a job where I'm printing a bunch of individual small files on vinyl, mounting to 4x8 sheets of PVC and then routing them on my summa, In onyx I have the page size set to 48"x96" and when I import all the files, Onyx is wanting to print...
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