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  1. How much to charge for vinyl install on glass doors?

    Simplicity and elegance go together, Less is More no matter where you start you can always make the best of what you have to work with, If you cut vinyl you can offer different colors metallics cost a bit more but do make a sign look more elegant when used properly also you can find simple but...
  2. Would you please express your opinion for pricing?

    The signs look good, the font choice could be better. Thats how you learn by trying new things and getting feedback . never get offended when people give you negative feedback they took the time off to help you. Its far worse when people let you go along with your mistaken ways and not say...
  3. Valuejet 1204 please provide some insight

    Thanks for the reply heyskull, I had all colors gone after lifting off the dampers (looks like the ink was being pulled back to the cartridge. Turn out i had a mix of problems. ink starvation and an air leak in my cap top also the head misaligned when i pulled the dampers. I managed to pull ink...
  4. Valuejet 1204 please provide some insight

    Hi everyone thanks for all the help over the past time, im back at it again i have a mutoh vj 1204 question . i lost one of the colors on the nozzle check (from ink starvation it seems) the damper was empty, pulled ink manually from the bottom of the damper to fill it somewhat. now i cant...
  5. Mutoh VJ1204 missing black nozzles only

    Mine had the same problem, you will get it to work im sure just do maintenance on it, the pump still needs to be replaced later on so start saving up for than but for now you're good just get everything nice and clean. there's a small piece by the capping station that might get clogged just take...
  6. Hello from Holland

    every one in Holland Speaks awesome English .Amsterdam is cool i liked Dam Square and all the bikes , you guys make some good looking signs i took some pictures to bring some ideas to the states but lost my camera shame bro. what RIP software are you using, are you trying to contour cut...
  7. Mutoh VJ1204 missing black nozzles only

    Take the right cover off , (the also need to take the orange lever off) then do a cleaning cycle. watch under the capping station for ink to flow downwards towards the waste tray, if the ink doesnt flow check for dried ink in the lines . you can clean this by taking them off and using cleaning...
  8. Getting into signage, Mutoh 1204 or roland versaart re-640

    I have the same mutoh, its a grat machine. sounds like you need to check out the head, if they had it stored the ink dried up, if its true it just been a few weeks try to do a self clean , put some media and print out a nozzle check(theres a button press for 2 seconds ) you should see many...
  9. Solar Powered Sign Shop - One year later

    cool story and congrats on taking the leap, it would be cool to have a fleet of electric vehicles, oh that would be cool near free transportation. Maybe in a few years when the cars are more affortable comparing to conventional. Anyway exellent job considering that printers use a lot of juice...
  10. waste ink from my printer?

    :ROFLMAO:, that will make them happy, my printer said i ran out of ink i didnt it had a bunch left in the cartridge, so i instead bought another chip and used the rest , i could buy a roll of material with all the "empty " cartridges if i actually got use of all the ink in paid for
  11. Huge thanks to FatCat FatCat

    I was having a huge problem with my mutoh machine and after hours of searching , i found a post by you on exactly how to fix my printer (clogged waste and pump ink lines)Just wanted to give thanks for a post you wrote you saved me tons of money and headbanging kept many clients happy thanks man
  12. sub-contracting

    Start small work your way up and smart. I have been doing this for two years now and there's a lot to learn , Focus on getting clients first then invest in machines, a wide format printer will bring in lots but i will take time for it to pay of itself.
  13. Graphtec ARMS system, neccessary?

    DKgrafix i will keep you in mind and thanks for the suggestions you Matt,. now that you mention it, im aiming to get the 54'' with graphtec but i also hear great things on summa maybe if a good chance to grab one at good price i will jump in .
  14. Do you follow a business guru?

    bryan tracy, is been tons of help, some people just need to be helped a bit as it takes ages to figure things out for your self why not take a short cut by learning from those who have done it before, confidence and people skill are universally significant for any industry, in the end we are...
  15. Vinyl Wrinkling While Printing

    Lower the heat settings on my mutoh i use 40 40 50. the max settings should only be used for banner materials thick substrates. if make sure the media is handled with care if it comes with small wrinkles it will be hard to install later on, you can use a heat gun on low settings to sometimes get...
  16. Graphtec ARMS system, neccessary?

    Thanks much for the support i will look into those brands aswell,
  17. Large format print resolution

    i design on photoshop on resolution of 120 for large format save the file to intended size example 2 ft x 4 ft as a jpeg then open it on flexi sign, on there before i click send i change the printer settings depending on what i need for banners i use the quickest setting to print them fast for...
  18. Printing Posters / "The cheapest sign you have"

    You can get a printer such as an hp 500 designjet, you can find them used for $500 is basically a wide format deskjet printer you can use it to make the posters as well as printing photography, the ink is way less expensive. I wouldn't do the posters on my solvent printer because you wouldn't...
  19. Graphtec ARMS system, neccessary?

    Hello everyone im looking to upgrade to a CE6000-120 48" these are the newer models, my undersatnding on the graptec machines is that they use a laser registration system and a more automatic quicker optical system. i found the machine for around $3300 which doesnt seen like a bad deal for a...
  20. Newbie needs help

    If you wish to have complex logos and letters with gradients and such you might need to invest in a wide format printer and posibly a plotter with registration support. If you want to get started you can begin with a plotter i suggest buying the best you can afford if you plan on doing this a...
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