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  1. I'm looking for a new print and cut machine,currently using Mimaki CJV150-130

    I Work for a local Govt making street signs,banner,yards signs and so on. I'm currently using Mimaki CJV150-130 Print and cut combo. I would like to get a newer machine mine is a 2015 model. Does anyone have any suggestions on other brands. I am keeping in mind the maintenance of the machine...
  2. heat pressing shirts using siser easyweed vinyl, what printers are good for images

    I have just finished my first order of shirts for baseball, been using vinyl for banners,signs ext. I wanted to know what type of printers and paper are good for pressing images on shirts. Signwarehouse sells the Go UNO printer but I'm not making that kinda money right now, but I do want nice...
  3. what program is needed to output vinyl to cutter in corel

    I have finally stopped using gerber composer and updated to corel draw x5 and love it. My question is what software do I need to purchase to be able to output the vinyl to my tempo 600 plotter? Im gerber composer the have its own plotter program built in so I didnt have an worrys. I am also...
  4. gerber composer 5

    Im trying to fade a color on a banner to be printed by another company. Im having touble with trying to change the color to manipulate it so I can fade the color. my installed devices are just plotters which shouldnt matter cause I just want to email out the finished file. can anyone assist me...
  5. gerber composer 5 runs choppy

    I have a intel 1.98htz with 2 gigs 800 memory, video card,intel pent 4 processor. My question is I would like to build another tower with all new components that would be quick enough that I dont have any lag time. What motherboards and processors would be great without breaking the bank but...
  6. what type of vinyl can I get to keep the bubbles to a minumum when installing them

    I have a 24" plotter and I use oracal 751 vinyl and use them on vehicles. The problem is I get bubbles on the bigger artwork from time to time and I wondered if there was some other vinyl that would be better for installing on vehicles. I started using orocal 651 vinyl and I never got any...
  7. affordable printer plotter

    what is a resonable printer plotter to get. The size between 15inch and 24 inch. I get customers that need small things done form time to time. I currenty cut vinyl with a tempo 600
  8. gerber composer,corel,Illustrator which one is the easiest and easy to learn

    I have been using Grebers Composer for about 10years and just bought Corel draw x5 and now Im thinking of purchasing Illustrator. My question is will Illustrator be more set up like Composer or Corel. Corel is a little more difficult to use for me than Composer so I dont use it as much. I sand...
  9. coreldraw x5 Im trying to find the icon to plott my work?

    I have used Greber composer for years now and have pretty much mastered the program so I decided to get Coreldraw x5 and expand my horizons. I cant seem to find the icon for plotting like composer has. I dont know if I need to program corel to recognize that I do have a plotter or what? could...
  10. water jet machine, will it leave a clean edge on glass

    Ok buying glass trophys and sculptures is getting kinda expensive and I want to make custom images, what is a good water jet to buy and does it leave a clean edge on the glass? I want to open up another department to my buisness and I think this may pan out I hope anyways by advertising custom...
  11. screen printing machine for glasses

    I am interested in getting a screen printing machine for glasses but dont know which brands are good. Plus this will be kinda new to me so I dont know how difficult it will be and also time wise on making the glasses. I currently sandblast my glasses which is really fast but my customers are...
  12. rub n buff not working on glasses

    Ok I used rub n buff on my glasses and the cream is comming off after they have been scrubbed and washed. Im looking for some kind of paint that I can rub on my sand blasted glasses that wont come off in the wash
  13. what is a good paint to use on sandblasted glasses

    Where and what kind of fast drying durable paint can I rub over my sandblasted images on my glasses to give it some life?
  14. polishing granite after sand blasting

    Ok what is the easy way to plish up a countertop after I sandblast an image in it so its as shiny as the rest of the countertop
  15. laser vs sandblast for glasses

    I want to buy a machine that will etch glass but also etches granit,wood,plastic, and cuts wood and plastic. If I bought a sandblasting machine just for the glasses dont I have to weed the protective material after my plotter cuts it out? If so then the laser would be the way to go. Plus Im...
  16. co2 laser engraving machines?

    Ok my graphics shop made a 360 after I started messing with engraving glasses for weddings and wine glasses for friends. My question is what is a good reliable glass engravign machine out there that isnt going to break my budget too much? I am engraving the old fashiond way by weeding the vinyl...
  17. problem with 3.0 omega composer

    how do I get image fill to work because it isnt light up where I can use it. Is it something in the cd rom disk I didnt load?
  18. Problem with Transparent logo to Brochure

    I have Omega 3.0 and Im trying to make these brochures up, well when I save the file as a tif and import it to the brochure the logo is trasparent but the background to the logo is in white and not the color of the brochure. Isnt there an easy fix for this problem. Im stumped
  19. Gerber Tempo 600?

    How good is the Tempo 600 from Gerber if anyone has use it before?
  20. Mutoh printers

    How good does Mutoh stack up to the competition(reliability,picture quality and so on)
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