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Hello All, So I have a store front window job to do with Perforated Film (Still sorting out which media to use here). But I'm also questioning myself on which lam to use. Normally, for everything we print on perforated media, we use 290GF. Easy. Done. But this particular install is on the...

Hi All, Those of you that are (or contemplating) having employees work from home, what software are you using? I get it that certain obvious operations can't be done remotely. And I understand the security etc. Those things are not the question. Just looking to see what others are using. I used...

Hi All, So we all have this guy/gal swing through our shops occasionally. You know them. Former sign industry employees, in between gigs. Graphic designers that know just enough to be dangerous (read: annoying). Sales guys from unrelated/dissimilar industries that believe that they can sell...

Hi All, This is for the Adobe guys. The ones that make use of all the "other" apps in the collection. I'm still on CS6. I got the master collection and is does everything I need it to do plus some. But Adobe is running this deal (that ends tonight) that would get me CC under 30 bucks per month...

I wonder if anyone else experiences these issues. Or is it just me? Sales guy gets project. Something we haven't done before .Then EVERYONE gets involved. Brain storming.Googling. Suggesting. I remember this one unrelated project that I feel telling an anecdotal story about'ing. Before you know...

I've got vector art for the "LAKE". Its the font for "apartments" I can not find to save my life. Any ideas?

I can't figure this one out. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Hi All, Regarding Multi-Tenant unit signs. Is there any formula you use to come up with a balanced look for the sign faces? For example: A monument sign. With eight faces. Two columns, four rows. I want to layout tenant names. But I want to make choosing a font/character size more efficient...

Hi All, Happy Friday. I have a large print job and i'm trying to make the workflow more efficient. So each run is 36 panels. What I'm currently doing is bringing my art into VWD. Then setting up my panels (overlap etc). Then ripping/printing 4 panels at a time. Each panel is 50" x 12'. So the...

Hello all, Grimco has a new item in their Briteline series called "WrapCast" I was wondering if anyone has used it and what you thought of it. From the site: 2 mil cast, high performance film Repositionable, low initial tac and air release adhesive 100% Opacity hiding the darkest of paints...

Hi All, Hope you're having a good week (its still early yet). I was hoping someone could recommend a product/film. I have a client for which we do do a ton of Floor graphics for. After some trial and error, we've settle on a product called Panorama Walk&Wall. Works well. Prints OK w/ EcoSol...

Any thoughts on this one? It cut vinyl. But I cant spot this any where.

Hi All, I've seen this product used before but I cannot, for the life of me, remember the brand or name of the product. The product I'm looking for is a liquid coating for all types of signs (Flat and other wise). It can be put on with a brush or rolled (And sprayed I think). It reminds me a...

So, I recently put together a simple file server for the shop. Windows 10 Machine. Added an extra hard drive with basic open shares so all PCs on the network can access. It is on the internet... But set so updates only go when I say. But man, the nags are out of control. So the two issues. 1)...

Hi All, Sorry if this question falls in the amateur hour category, but the search didn't yield the results I was looking for. So what happens is when my machines (SC-545, VG-640) stop for just a sec to change inks, I get this band of lighter color. Very apparent on images with solid color. Not...

Hi All, With a heavy heart I'm seeking advice on this problem. I come in the shop this Monday to find and disturbing email from my estimator. Something to the effect of, "I can't access the server..." The long and short of it is this: Our file server died. Mind you, we do have a back up, but I...

Hi All. Happy Friday. Of course as my luck would have it, I have this rush order, due before end of biz. End of biz being the instant this job is done. Customer sends file (designed on a mac) not sure if that matters. See the issues here. what I see in photoshop. This is what come out of...

Hi All, So I'm working on some Evacuation Maps and I normally use "project north" from the plans supplied by the contractor/customer. Today customer responds to a proof asking, "What should I be using, Project North vs True North? I don't know, you are the expert." It took all of me not to...

Can anyone help? EPS file won't open in cs6. And Flexi ruins it. Client can't figure it out. PM if you can (and are willing) to help out. Thanks !

Hi All, Someone here posted a site they were developing that showed a map were sign/graphics/wrap installers could sign up and get a pin on the map. It showed the installers location and contact info. I been searching for a few but I cant find the link. If someone remembers the original post...