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  1. Need Help ICC profile for subsurface printing

    That is a very helpful answer, thank you very much. Will try it out and see what happens.
  2. Need Help ICC profile for subsurface printing

    Thanks, we have heard that the thinner the material the better the profile. Problem is, there isn't any thinner material than .060 available. We are thinking we could use .020 polycarbonate instead of .060 acrylic. Not sure if the difference between polycarb and acrylic is going to skew the...
  3. Need Help ICC profile for subsurface printing

    We print mostly on matte clear acrylic. We print reverse on the backside (glossy - aka "second surface"). We have a Xrite photo spectrometer and our profile for first surface prints works well. We tried creating a profile reading through acrylic for second surface prints and the results are...
  4. UV Flatbed - Stratojet

    Got another question for you, whats the best way to get in touch?
  5. UV Flatbed - Stratojet

    Thanks for jumping in. We have a Econo Shark 1212. We purchased it a few years ago. It was a demo model. What are your experiences with the machine? Has everything worked as you anticipated? How did you feel about the training? How do you like Caldera as a RIP? We have had a difficult...
  6. UV Flatbed - Stratojet

    Looking to get a user group of Stratojet owners together to share some experience. If you are interested let me know. Thanks
  7. Question Gamut

    Is there a way to tell if a certain color is within a printers color gamut? I have seen illustrations of CMYK color gamuts but don't know how to tell what colors fall inside or outside of it. Trying to come up with a way to decide when we have come as close to a color as the printer can...
  8. Shift in raster engraving

    Hello, I have a Universal laser and am raster engraving acrylic panels from imported PDF files as text and as curves. I have noticed there is a greater tendency for a shift to occur in vertical strokes when engraving as curves rather than text. Any one else see this happening? Thanks in...
  9. x rite i1 Basic Pro 2

    Looking for some guidance on printer profiles and color management. We use a Stratojet Shark printer with 4 colors plus white We have Caldera as the RIP Can't get colors to come out very accurately with the ICC profiles that came with the machine. Caldera suggested we get the X Rite i1 Basic Pro...
  10. Question Import PDF text

    Thanks for the suggestions, information, etc. Is there a way to import Flexi files into Corel and have the text remain editable?
  11. Question Import PDF text

    I have customers who send me PDF files that contain text and graphics. When importing into the file into Corel 18, an option pops up to import text as TEXT or CURVES. When I select TEXT sometimes the text imports as text and sometimes it imports as curves. (In this particular case it is...
  12. Adhesive wont hold

    Thanks for all the advice. The paint does seem to be the issue. Manufacturer adding silicone might explain it. Anyone know of manufacturer and brand?
  13. Adhesive wont hold

    Installed cutout acrylic letters December 2016 in High School Cafeteria, on freshly painted soffits above service counters. White foam tape mounted. The tape didn't adhere well to the paint. Anyone know of a kind of paint that adhesive doesn't stick to? Any suggestions on what type of...
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