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  1. STEEL Sign Frames - Single Rail

    I'm looking for a SUPPLIER of STEEL SIGN FRAMES like this: 3" Aluminum Single Rail Frame The link above is for aluminum - a competitor is buying steel ones somewhere. Anyone know where?
  2. Is there such a thing as a frustration-free laminator?

    Wrinkle solution We have ENDURALAM 1400ZJ from signwarehouse. (7 years) It is the most frustrating piece of equipment I own - but after fiddling with setup for months it usually works well. We did recently have a roll of laminate –210 – from Signwarehouse that wrinkled terribly. It would...
  3. Don't bother if you're married to OEM Ink

    Francis @ Premier ink is great to deal with. I've been getting ink from Francis & PremierColour for the last year. I just run a 1204 and we're not super huge ink users - 13 Liters the last year. I was leery about going to 'bulk' inks from OEM - but even Signwarehouse started selling us...
  4. Sign Fail

  5. Sign Fail

    Would the 3M 94 Primer alone be enough to promote the bonding of the 3951RA Decals? Or do I need to do BOTH -non RA vinyl & 94 Primer?
  6. Sign Fail

    What would be an example of High bond vinyl? (Buy primarily ORACAL Products)
  7. Sign Fail

    We made some 10" x 14" die cut stickers (rounded corners) out of 3951RA Material & 290 Laminate. They were applied at a grain elevator on the entrance doors. The doors are metal but appear to be painted with a latex paint and have a slight texture. They have only been on a little over 1 year...
  8. Creating FILM POSITIVES on Large Format Printer

    What do you use for RIP SOFTWARE? (I have Ghostscript installed and can print halftones to any printer with it from CorelDraw). What 'ink set' do you use? What FILM do you use? (this is the big one. One vendor has film but its Close to $3/ 11" x 17" sheet.)
  9. silvering taking far to long going away

    Our Graphtec also has difficulty sometimes reading crop marks through laminate. In its control panel there are settings to adjust the threshold - which helped tremendously. We occasionally darken some marks with a ballpoint pen or apply a small matt white sticker w/ crop marks over it, if it...
  10. Creating FILM POSITIVES on Large Format Printer

    We Screen print and do digital signs in house. Our Laser printer (11x17) which we've been using to make film positives for shirt screen printing for 12+ years is nearing the end. In researching printers - I found an EPSON 4900 Bundle with ACUPRINT RIP software (for making the halftones)...
  11. New Equipment Advice

    Digital has been good for us. We screen print (mostly shirts, some signs) and have Digital equipment for signs, banners, bumper stickers etc. Between the two, the Digital equipment was one of the better investments. Lots of things you can do with it. The printer, when bundled with a...
  12. Die Cut Vinyl under rear wiper

    I have a customer that wants to put her logo and text on her mini van's rear window. (Die Cut) I asked how often she used the rear wiper. "usually just one swipe to get the rain or snow off". Has anyone had experience with this? What life expectancy should she expect? Will it start...
  13. Pricing WARNING Signage / Durability

    Thank you. Good input. Height installation would be at access points from elevator - never free standing scissors lift.
  14. Pricing WARNING Signage / Durability

    Your Scenario is a bit extreme, but point taken - I'll spring for the better fasteners. (They do have a similar system at Home Store which uses an extruded plastic.)
  15. Pricing WARNING Signage / Durability

    I have a grain elevator that came to me and wants me to make all of their WARNING signs on their new facility. Although they can buy most all of them stock on plastic, they want me to consolidate them onto Metal. There will be 50-80 signs around the facility. The basic Text sign I'll do with...
  16. Ink Compatibility MUTOH vs MIMAKI?

    I have a Mutoh ValueJet 1204. I ran out of magenta. (Ultra Solvent VJ-MSINK3A-MA220) A neighboring town runs a Mimaki and has pigment solvent inks - SS2 (440ML) Would this work in my machine in a pinch? Need to know ASAP.
  17. Mutoh Ink Cartridges

    I buy the 220 ml cartridges for my Valujet 1204. I have saved the empties and have a good sized box full of them over the past 2 years. Is there anything that can be done with them? Is there a market for them? Can they be refilled?
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