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  1. Trying to cut out stencils with a my plotter. Please help

    http://www.breninc.com/Sign-Materials-College-Grove-TN.html
  2. Stencil Material for Plotter

    USA and Canada http://www.mcssl.com/store/breninc/stencil-and-masking-material
  3. Stencil Material for Plotter

    Try http://www.ncb-marking.co.uk/bren_stencil_cutting_machines-materials.html.Good selection of stencil films.
  4. How to change pounce offset on fc8000?

    Go to condition.Press 2 ,change tool to Pounce,then select 3 (Width) and change settings(distance between dots).Make sure Pounce attachment is set correctly in forward position(cut out).Do some tests set speed and force accordingly to thickens of media.
  5. Transfer tape wrinkles (transparent plastic 120 mic)

    Is this cut vinyl and white( after weeding) is carrying sheet? If so, clear transfer tape will lift with vinyl(black) and create tunnels .Large weeded vinyl jobs are prone to do so when clear transfer tape is applied.
  6. copper metallic paint

    Dont use copper metalic paints for long term.Mix pearlescent copper mica http://www.crescentbronze.com/order_products/pearlescent in clear with some maroon colour for opacity.You can paint dark red-brown or black and top with clear with mica.For long term I use exterior latex colours with...
  7. Hello from Ontario

    Hello from Maple!
  8. FB500 and Aluminium Materials

    http://www.ink4u.ca/contactus.aspx
  9. Gold Leaf questions

    Get this book - Gold Leaf Techniques by Kent H.Smith http://www.gildedplanet.com/gildingbooks.asp.This book will save you lot of:banghead::frustrated: in the future. Glass Gold are better quality leafs, selected no pin holes ,tears or beating marks.Glass Gold Leafs are also a bit thicker...
  10. Graphtec origin?

    Did you try double pen plot on paper? Second plot should follow exactly the line of first one and return to the same origin point.If not there may be some problem with calibration.Make sure advance after plot box is unchecked. When cut sandblast resist mask in optimize cutting order select...
  11. Office printer

    Google CIS ink system or check http://www.cobraink.com/ . I use similar system for two years without problems.
  12. Stencil Material question

    DIY. Laminate clear mylar(.005 , .007 or thicker) with low tack premask or Mac Tac paper Digimask. Cut wit plotter (use proper settings). Remove premask and weed your stencil. or Order stencil material from http://www.bren.org/stencil.htm ,cut and weed.
  13. Topcoat for silverleaf?

    Don't use silver .Silver will oxidize.Best options are: palladium or aluminium.
  14. Correct paint for fiberglass lighted sign face

    Try http://www.ximbonder.com/products_detail.asp?id=30 .
  15. Rolco quick dry gilding size...any good?

    I always us two coats.Make sure first coat is fully dry .This is very important when use slow size .Second coat may wrinkle if first is not dry.
  16. Rolco quick dry gilding size...any good?

    This helps to prevent "skin" forming issue.Cheers
  17. Rolco quick dry gilding size...any good?

    Every tim you take some size out of the can ,put one or two glass marbles in.The key is to keep amount of air in container and above size to minimum. This is old trick used by sign painters. Cheers
  18. How do you remove the paint from the back of a mirror?

    Hi .Most paint strippers do not work in this case .Tim's Mirror Stripper works fantastic - http://www.finishing.com/Chemicals/timothypoe.shtml.You can also order just silvered glass without backing paint from local mirror(production) shop.
  19. Plotting order - need help

    I owned D60 and cut from X3.Win Plot has no option such :data sorting or optimize cutting order, so design will be cut in same order as was created.You can change order in Object Manager but this method may be time consuming.Check also other cutting software like Co Cut(will cut directly from...
  20. cutter still not closing cuts 100%

    If blade quality creates problems, get them from Clean Cut Blade.:thumb::Canada 2:
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