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  1. Suggestions backlit interior panel

    Looking for some suggestion, as i haven't done much with lighting since i've started doing business for myself. My Client is looking for a 6' x 6' panel, i'm figuring acrylic, to be custom cut and mounted to an interior wall. It's a 3-color design, one of the colors being black. Does anyone...
  2. Rant Customers who want things asap, but won't get you what you need

    Dealing with 2 different clients this week who got me a little frustrated. both are repeat customers. I delivered some aluminum signs and license plates to one and they asked me when i can get there to put the graphics on their new pickup. i told them as soon as they approve the proposals i sent...
  3. Suggestions windshield lettering

    I have a client who wants a line of text across the top of the windshield for their new truck - 2019 f350. i've done this before, and have created my own template to set up the file, but i was wondering if anyone knows if i can find a template somewhere for the windshield? reason being, it's...
  4. Chrome Vinyl

    I've got a customer looking for some mirrored chrome lettering on his van. all the mirror vinyls i'm finding are listed as 2 year durability. Are there any of these rated for longer? do you have a recommended brand or series that you prefer? I don't deal with too many of the specialty vinyls...
  5. Banner Scam?

    i think for the first time since going into business for myself i may have got one of those banner scams. i'll wait and see if i get a follow up, but i got a message "Hey There, i'm james B****** i want to know if your available to handle banner design and do you take credit card payments"
  6. Free Equipment

    I just got a message from a friend of mine who works for a franchise printer. He said they are throwing out a HP Designjet 5500PS. Sitting for the last few years, needs motherboard. free to me if i want it. Worth it? Not worth it? what's it take to replace a motherboard? thanks! Bill
  7. Need Help font id

    anyone recognize this font from a soccer jersey number?
  8. Need Help Font help

    Does anyone know what these fonts are called? I'm trying to put some items together for this guy, and don't know what the fonts are thanks!
  9. Discussion How do you pay yourself?

    After i quit working for the company i was a few years ago, i picked up a part time gig and built up my personal business on the side. it's growing well, and i've been a sole proprietorship since 2014. well now, i feel the business is growing, i'm in the process of converting to LLC, and i'm...
  10. Need Help photos on wood

    I have a client looking for a little wood sign. she wants a couple of photographs and a quote on it. my thoughts on how to do this are to print the photos on a thin vinyl and apply to the wood. then use a thick clear coat over them. i've done something like this before but never this small or...
  11. Wow, that's a high price

    slight rant, i suppose. 2 different customers in the last month. i feel that my prices are very low on these items, then i get this sort of thing. 1st, pair of magnetic signs, 12" x 12"...i did a pair previously for her, exactly the same, she comes back to pick up the 2nd set and says, "i...
  12. customer provided art with possible copyright issues

    I've seen a lot of posts on here about intellectual property and using lifted images, but i was wondering how some of you handle these sort of scenarios. i have several customers who do their own "design" work. a lot of times they are simply text and/or their clients logo, but occasionally i get...
  13. font id help

    can someone help me with the name of this font? client sent me a jpg of their shirt design, but doesn't know what the fonts are thanks!
  14. Sandblasting Cedar

    yesterday i blasted my first cedar sign. i bought a ready-blank from Allwood. it's looking pretty good so far, but i wanted to know, is there a standard depth? all the blasting i've done so far, i've pretty much just gone with what i thought looked good, but i wasn't sure if there is some rule...
  15. Hello from PA

    I've been on here for a little while, but just now noticed the new member welcome thread. i've worked for several sign, screen printing, and print shops over the last few years. after learning from several of them, how NOT to run a business, i decided to go part time at one of the screen...
  16. Cutting Sandmask

    I've been doing some experimenting with sandblasting over the last year or so, and the most time consuming part for me is cutting/weeding the mask. i was wondering if anyone has ever tried to cut sandmask with a laser? does it work? -Bill
  17. Pricing Help for stripes on a trailer

    I'm just curious as to what others might charge for this, i'm putting 2 stripes all the way around a horse trailer, they are 3" wide, 1 will be red, 1 will be grey. total length around the trailer is 500" (roughly) i'll also be putting a couple of graphics on this trailer at the same time as...
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