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I have a customer who's a realtor for Century 21. They've rebranded to a circular logo, and she's interested in the idea of a circular real estate sign, but she wants it double-sided. It would be something unique in the market that could draw attention. My first thought was to use a t-stake...

I've got a realtor who's looking for some custom angle-iron frames. When I lived in Dallas, I had a supplier up there who could do custom work, but I've forgot what their name was and I'd prefer someone more local if possible. Anyone know a company in the Austin TX area that can handle this?

I have my first order under my own business from a tax exempt organization. What are my responsibilities in processing and keeping records of this regarding the sales tax exemption? I'm not sure what I need to request from them, or what info I need to keep myself. I'm in Texas, so that's the...

Today I had a customer email me to say that I didn't deliver a product, which I personally had delivered almost a week ago. So I went to my stack of delivery slips, found the correct date, verified the order number. Lo and behold! It was signed by the very individual telling me it wasn't...

I have a Drytac Jet Mounter JM63 Pro. I think it's been at the company for about a year and a half, maybe two. So I leave for a long weekend and come back to the "Photocell" light blinking red, showing a blockage error. I try troubleshooting all the way down to removing the laminate and print...

Here are some pics of a sign I recently reworked. Another company did the original sign maybe 5-7 years ago, according to the customer. These 4x8 panels were put up back to back with one facing north and the other facing south in central Texas. Original sign was made of layered vinyl - black...

I'm looking for some very large, hi-res images of wood, stone, concrete, metal, etc. We are doing some large wall graphics that will be viewed from as close as 1-2 feet, so we need great image quality. So far, I've found Arroway Textures, which looks like a possibility, but it's hard to tell if...

Does anyone near Austin, TX, do printed table cloths? I have a company in Dallas that I used when I lived up there, but was wondering if anyone was local?

So I'm looking into films for an interior wall wrap for our new office space. It's an "industrial" style building in the Old Town area, with corrugated metal panels, exposed brick, and some painted drywall. We've got multiple types of surfaces, but only want to buy one roll of material. This is...

So, I got a sample of some stuff the guy was calling "synthetic paper". It's a scratch and tear resistant material that feels about as thick as a postcard. A lot of restaurants are starting to use these for menus and such. These were obviously run on a printing press, but it got me wondering if...

Since the weather has become hot and dry, I've been having tons of issues with static build up on my laminator, especially when running Avery's cast wrap laminate with the plastic liner. Our shop doesn't have any carpet, so that's not an issue. I've found the static string online, but not sure...

So, does anyone laminate solid color vinyls before wrapping with them? My supervisor is looking at the Avery 900 Supercast Black film we have, and thinks it's too thin for what the customer wants. He suggested we could laminate it, which could increase the thickness and add a protective layer...

Just came across this video about Visual Magnetics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB54Wau3Bzg Has anyone used this material before? Do you think it would be worth offering to customers? Can you make money off it? I'm also running a VersaCamm vs-540i not a flatbed. Will the material work on...

Hey everyone, I'm running a VS-540i with a CMYKcmk ink setup. I'm trying to find print profiles for VW for my printer, but Roland's profile center has next to nothing for this ink setup. The last shop I worked at ran just a CMYK setup, so this is new territory for me. So here's my 2-part...

Hey everyone. I'm Trevor and I've been hired on to a marketing firm to set up their large-format printing department in the Austin, TX area. I've worked for 3 years at a small startup sign & print shop in Dallas, where I worked my way up to the store manager. My experience is mostly in vinyl...

I've recently been hired on with a marketing firm to setup their wide-format printing department. This is the first time I'm the one recommending and setting up the policies for how we'll do business with the signs and printing. What are some recommendations you have for establishing shop...