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The sign shop I use to work at years ago had a 26" Big Squeegee laminator tool, and I thought it was just awesome! I have since been working freelance out of my house and Ive been wanting to get one just like we had at the shop but they seem to have gone extinct! Does anyone know where to buy...

I just bought a used GCC Expert II LX and have my trial of Great Cut. Ive use industrial cutters before so I feel like many basic settings would carry over but I just cant figure this software out! Decent tutorials just dont seem to exist out there for it for what I need to do. Im not really...

I am looking to replace a wooden sign I once made with another identical one using PVC so its more weather resistant. It will also require being painted. I generally use acrylic on my wood signs and they are more for indoor use, but are there any steps I need to take when it comes to painting...

Im trying to save ourselves from an expensive tech service call because I have done this before. I have a new work computer and cant figure out how to get things set back up to where I can send files to our DPM computer (which uses Windows 2000) like our other computers do. I do know you cant...

Can anyone recommend a sliding straight edge cutter that would work for something thick like magnet material? Preferably not too expensive

A client came in today wanting to recreate a banner that is using D rings on the corners. They are hanging off and sewn in. We dont do sewing here, we use double sided hem tape. Is there any alternative way of using these without sewing them in? He seems to really be picky about the banner...

This pops up now and then but never been able to pin point the reason. Sometimes when I laminate, there will be areas on the sheet that have a lot of tiny spots that makes me think of soda bubbles but its not really bubbles, not sure of a better way to describe it. Ive never been able to...

Im about to run a ton of oval decals. Some decals are slit down the backs of them to make peeling them off the backing a little easier. Is there a special tool for this or generally just done by a knife by not pressing down too hard? Just feel you risk damaging some decals this way.

We have a Roland large format printer using VersaWorks and we use the spot color "CutContour" for cutting out vinyl. I know there is a similar command that cuts down through the backing and perfs which is ideal for doing a bunch of oval decals. I cant for the life of me remember what that name...

We generally use 4mm corrugated plastic for this client but he wants something lighter that is not foamcore but still has the durability of the corrugated plastic. Im going to suggest a 2mm corrugated plastic but is there anything else that may work out? Its being used for a general easel...

Someone came to us today about creating a couple signs for their business but they need to be VDOT (Virginia) approved. Not having much luck finding the requirements for something like this. I would think it would have to be reflective atleast, pretty sure Ive seen materials in the Fellers...

A client wants a sign to be able to write autographs around it, probably on foamcore or PVC. They also asked to mount a childs sports jersey in the middle. Whats the best way to mount this? They said mounting it permanently would be ok. I was thinking either staples, velcro or hem tape...

I have to put in a sign in a parking lot, its just a small sign telling hours on a 4x4 stud and have to dig the hole. Is there a standard height they generally should be so they dont stand too high or too low?

I have the Roland Color System swatches installed in Illustrator but I would like access to these in InDesign also. Is there a way to do that? The only work around I can figure out is to color an object in Illustrator with the Roland swatch I want, then copy/paste the object into my document...

Im considering getting a plotter to create vinyl decals with for a small business. Probably more of an Etsy thing to start and some local gigs if Im lucky. Currently I use a high end Roland Soljet Pro XC-540 printer/plotter at work which I LOVE but its out of my price range to have at home...

Client brought us a previously made banner from somewhere else and needs a date change made to it. The lettering is cutout vinyl. It seems to me you can just pull the lettering off with your fingernail but dont want to experiment on this just yet. Is there a "better" method to doing this...

A client want to put some large vinyl banners on their angled rooftop. The landlord will not let them nail them into the roof. The only way I can think to do it is run rope through grommets that are staked into the ground, thrown over the rooftop and through the grommets, and staked into the...

Someone wants us to duplicate some vehicle decals they order through someone else. Looking at it closely, there is no printing. Its made up of black vinyl with red or silver vinyl over top. Of course, the colored ones on top of the black are placed in a very exact position on the black. Both...

What type of glue should I use to apply someones existing poster to foamcore? I assume some kind of spray adhesive?

The existing sign is thin aluminum on both sides with a rubber core. I need to hang a smaller sign below it but not sure of the best way for it to look good. I cant see any other way to do it than to just drill holes in the existing sign but feel that would look half ***. Maybe grommets? Id...