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Hello, all! I need to change out the ink negative pressure tubing in our CET Color FK512 flatbed and am having difficulty finding a source of supply for hose, fittings, crimpers and bands and solvent syringes. Can anyone recommend a domestic supplier? My exhaustive Google search only...

Setting it to "Manual" seems to have been the silver bullet. It's working nicely now. I don't understand why Flexi's production manager didn't send along it's own settings, but I guess that's something I can work around. Thanks a ton for the great advice, everyone!

Giving this a shot this morning. Graphtec finally got in touch with us and the tech support guru also recommended that I turn off tool changing. I'll re-post with results once I get things sorted out in a bit.

Todd, I set the cut options to NONE and itis still being overridden. Excel, thanks for the link. I had previously installed the plotter controller, however, when launched it comes back with an error. 100 or something like that (I'm out of the shop at the moment). If I recall correctly, the...

We've got a fc8000 that we're using with flexi 8, using the flexi production suite's production manager. When I set a condition to use a different speed on the plotter, it gets overridden to either a default setting of the hardware or the software. So, when I go to cut a sandblast resist at 20...

I use Onsrud 33635 1/4" bits. Part number 9445R5798-0, which has a channeled tip about 0.75" long. On a multicam L series CNC, I can cut 1" up to 3" thickness with a long enough bit on multiple passes. Typically, for 0.25" thickness 6061 AL, I set the router to 18000 RPM, at a 45 in/min...

Thanks, all. I'll check with the guy to see what's going on.

What causes tiny "knobs" to be left when cutting out letters and such on resist? The guy who does our resist cuts seems to have a problem cutting all the way around the letter or something (not sure what's going on - the boss interfaces with him, mainly). There's always a little spot left...

:Oops:... We've created a monster now, hehe. Can't wait to see it.

Another thought on "justifying" going with the higher poundage: "The money you save on materials, you'll spend on labor getting it right." We use 20# and spray auto primer and paint (with hardener).

Looks great - and the ability to swap out your picture circles will help a bunch. A neat idea that I just thought of would be to set the sign on a frame and build in a spot for one (or several) of those digital picture frames in the backing. Then, you could set the picture frame(s) into...

I'm really liking that texture. It looks awesome. Great work, there. We've been doing similar routing on 4' x 8' PVC sheets, bonding two together back-to-back to form a double sided sign. These are typically text and numerous governmental logos for parks and projects. I'm using Enroute 3...

Mainly, we're setting up names at a school. They want them recessed so students can't "accidentally" pop the letters off the signs. We can either fully inlay the letters into the sign, or only inlay the base, which will help protect them from being popped off easily. I played around using...

We've got a customer who doesn't want our typical surface-applied applique letters, but, instead, wants them inlaid about 1/32 in. into the substrate. I ran a few sample fonts (rounded and standard corners) through the router and we end up having problems with the rounding of corners when the...

I like the thick zip ties for areas with a high volume of student foot traffic. They're a bit tougher to break than the thin zip ties- usually requiring wire cutters or scissors to take off. For low traffic areas, the bungee ball and velcro strap ideas are nice and convenient. In our area...

Our shop is looking to upgrade to a new PC (finally!!). We use a MultiCam "M" Series CNC table for our routing. I called Multicam in Orlando, Florida, and was told that they had not tested the "M" series for either Vista or Windows 7. So, they won't say "yes" or "no", basically. Does anyone...

One other thought on foreign signage is to determine cultural use and government regulations. Here in the U.S., we have a ton of ADA laws that pretty much tell us what signs need to say and how they need to be laid out. Other countries don't typically use the same format; if they regulate...

A good avenue is to use a bi-lingual translator. When I was stationed in Korea, I had a friend who I met who turned out to be a U.S. civilian missionary. He worked part time for local Korean companies translating their instruction manuals and packaging materials into English, as well as...

Instead of HDU, you could also try 1" or 2" thickness PVC to beef up the backing. I'm not sure about bonding acrylic to PVC, however. It might take some experimentation. One good thing is that you have a stable surface to work with on the PVC. It easily threads studs and if your LEDs...

Yeah - If you were out there at Luke AFB, in Phoenix, at the time, you might have gotten the idea from me. I ran the support section at the 308th AMU for about 8 years, before I retired in mid-2008. We were Canyon State's first Air Force contract, on the base. (Canyon State has the franchise...