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  1. Making any money working for someone?

    I have been working in the sign industry for 13 years now as an employee. I have a few of my own side projects. I was curious to if anyone has made any real money as an employee vs. Owning your own place. Is there a possibility to make 70k or higher just as an employee.
  2. Business licenses for massachusetts greater boston area

    all electric signs will be outsourced. Manufactured and installed by a UL listed shop. The most exciting thing I would personally be doing is installing wall signs, monument signs, banners, post & panel etc, off ladders, all crane work will be outsourced and resold.
  3. Business licenses for massachusetts greater boston area

    I should know this but, with speaking with the licensure department, and law librarian both cant exactly tell me which ones I need to be fully legal. I understand I need to register with the city clerk and get a ST-4 cert for resale and tax. since signs can fall into similar areas of painting...
  4. pesticide lawn posting signs help

    I wound up using r-n-d for this job, shipping is taking 2-3 weeks. In the future I will just print on weather resistant paper and use the perforated cut option on my roland to keep it in house.
  5. xc-540 print, lam and cut method help

    Previously I have used the roland 545ex which has an "auto align" button on the main control panel. So after laminating I would direct my knife head to the circle by the rectangle and hit the auto align button and send my "cut only" job. The xc-540 does not have an auto align button, how do I...
  6. Sliding miter saw for cutting extrusions

    Makita seems to be well liked across the board here, anyone lubing the blade before cuts. Sign comp recommends this?
  7. Sliding miter saw for cutting extrusions

    Im looking into getting a sliding miter saw for cutting signcomp extruded lengths to make cabinets. I was looking at a makita LS1216L, the reviews are very positive and seems to be very accurate. Anyone have any hands on experience with this?
  8. pesticide lawn posting signs help

    I have a client that needs 1000 6"x6" lawn posting signs for when they treat lawns for bugs. This is required legally, super basic. We usually build signs and do big vinyl so high volume print jobs are usually subbed out and marked up. The vendors I am seeing out there for this only offer...
  9. removal of hood vinyl cracked and oxidized need ideas

    we have a vinyl zapper, im gonna try and soften it with acetone if it wont wreck the paint, and use the zapper. it would be cheaper for the guy to buy a new hood i know but he doesn't wanna do that. thanks for the ideas I appreciate it.
  10. removal of hood vinyl cracked and oxidized need ideas

    here is my situation. we have a vehicle we need to strip the hood graphics off of which is a reverse weed panel. the problem is it is 6yr old intermediate film that is cracked into scales and comes off in peices. cant scrape it, dont wanna use the power wheel and we dont think vinyl off or rapid...
  11. Best way to remove full vinyl windows

    lightly heat the glass, ive done this for the past ten years ive never cracked or broken glass. verticly slice the vinyl down to the bottom dividing it into sections, 18" to 24" sections. I had to remove 3 conference rooms lined with etched glass vinyl got it done before the day was out with one...
  12. hollandlac and eurolux pantone paint

    has anyone used this stuff? http://www.pantone.com/pages/products/product.aspx?ca=34&pid=476&
  13. Any ideas on how to speed up.......

    we've always painted carved signs with one shot which is oil for years. Whats wrong with that?
  14. Maybe a homemade cleaning solution??

    denatured alcohol and water 1:1 ratio
  15. Any ideas on how to speed up.......

    also use japan drier to speed up the curing process, i usually use it during the winter.
  16. Any ideas on how to speed up.......

    oil based enamel for everything, unless you like your paint flaking and scraping off
  17. Encad NovaJet Pro 600e problem: ejects media after init?

    I had a novajet 736, worst piece of crap ever, I actually lettered the top of the service panel and put "THE HEADACHE". that will cost you more in eff up reprints and sometimes the head with fire little dots of ink you don't want. invest in a roland or send it out.
  18. Application fluid and why?

    Ill only wet apply etched glass vinyl and large translucent vinyl, I usually mix a combo of diluted rapid tac and alcohol, the alcohol makes the fluid evaporate quicker leaving less water trapped under the vinyl.
  19. Advice for getting a small vinyl setup off the ground

    window lettering and vehicles and coros, i would suggest getting a ledco signmaster 44 for quantity jobs it'll make work flow easier. getting a small 4 color screen printing press(less vinyl waste on coro jobs). try to learn some wrap techniques. if your not doing any fabrication work these...
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