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  1. Looking for white PET film with permanent adhesive for latex ink

    Like the title says, I'm looking for a white PET film with permanent adhesive that is compatible with latex ink (HP 700w). I've been looking for this for quite some time know and the closest one I've found is compatible with UV ink only. All suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.
  2. Wrap material suggestion for color change

    I've been in the sign business for almost 20 years now but we don't do vehicles. I would like to try wrapping my motorcycle (indian challenger) this winter to change the color and would like to know what brand/series of material I should choose. My first idea was going with 3M or avery but I...
  3. VHB tape container

    I'm looking for a plastic container to carry VHB tape roll on install sites. I saw someone using this but I can't remember where and all my reaseach did not found anything. Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks. Ben
  4. digital print under epoxy floor

    I have a customer that make epoxy floor asking me to make some prints that will be installed on a floor then poured epoxy over it. I know I've saw this subject somewhere here but cannot find it anymore. Maybe I use the wrong keywords. The prints will have overlap/butt joint to cover almost...
  5. Omega 6.0, edge II communication problem

    So I have omega 6.0 with a gerber edge II. I'm trying to make a print and I have a communication error message. I run it on windows 11 and using a usb to parallel adaptor. Last time I use the setup (around a year ago) I was running this setup on a windows 8 machine without any problem. I've...
  6. Suggestions looking for new grommet machine

    Right now I'm using a manual grommet machine. It's great but after a while it start to be hard on the arm. We do not make alot of banners but sometime we got jobs that require doing grommets a whole day. So what is the next step after a manual machine? I would like to figure if the expense could...
  7. Summa D160R and Caldera barcode

    Is there a setting in either the cutter or caldera to set the distance between the cutline and barcode? For some reason, when I have a print and cut, in some case a part of the bar code will go in the cutline section. So when I weed it, I see a small part of the barcode that went in the design...
  8. Need recommendation for entry level flatbed cutter

    I was looking at colex for flatbed cutter. I can't afford it for now. Is there other options less expensive and compatible with caldera rip? I want to either buy a less expensive model or wait 2-3 years to buy a colex (or similar).
  9. Suggestions how to cut 50 pieces of vinyl effectively

    I have a 48in wide roll to textured frosted vinyl that need to be cut in piece of 48inX24in. I can't slit the roll because the pattern of the material is on the length of the roll. I don't have access to a machine like a fotoba and I think the texture is to roughs and thick to be cut with my...
  10. Laserable transfer tape recommendation

    I'm making acrylic signs using my laser. Right now, I'm using VHB tape but I'm looking for something I could install on the sheet of acrylic and cut everything with the laser. It will be mostly for small sign like 6inX6in but it could be 1/2 thick acrylic sometime. If I could use this same...
  11. Nesting plug-in for illustrator

    We just got our laser 2 months ago and I'm looking for a good nesting plug-in for illustrator. Thanks.
  12. Looking for a fotoba digitrim or xy cutter

    Is there anyone that have a fotoba digitrim or xy cutter for sale? It could be another brand too. Thank you. Ben
  13. pricing my Gerger Edge II and envision

    I have a Gerber edge II printer, envision vinyl cutter and omega 6.0 (with dongle) that I would like to sell. I also have around 24 foils cassettes. The vinyl cutter need service because I have a connection error code (I'm using my summa cutter). But the printer is still perfect. How much could...
  14. Show me your rack!

    I'm looking for storage system idea for rigid material like acylic, divond, coropast, etc. What do you have in your shop?
  15. Looking for a cheap laminator just to mount film on rigid board

    I already have a kala mistral laminator but the ''clean'' part of my shop is not on the same level of my ''fabrication'' part shop. So I'm looking for a cheap laminator to just mount film on rigid substrat. I would love to have an application table but the budget is not there. I was looking the...
  16. hanging sign from concrete ceiling

    I have few aluminum signs that need to me fix on a concrete ceiling. The sign is 10in high X 48in wide make of 12g aluminum. The cables/chain will be between 20in to 25in long and fixed on a concrete ceiling. I'm looking for the best practice and products to anchor this safely. Is there a...
  17. Looking for a printable self adhesive material compatible with laser

    I'm getting a laser soon and I'm looking for a shelf adhesive material (mat and gloss version) that can be printed with my HP latex and cut with my laser. I would, for example, install my vinyl on an acrylic sheet than contour cut the whole thing. I'm also looking for an optically clear version...
  18. Colex SXC1732 vs Esko X24

    I'm doing my homework to buy our first flatbed cutting machine. Right now we are between the Colex SXC1732 and the Esko X24. We will mostly use it to cut rolled material like vinyl but will start to do dimensional sign in-house instead of sub it out. For the cutting we will mostly do 1/2 thick...
  19. HP 700 take-up solution

    I have the HP 700. With almost all materials, if I don't use the take-up, the material will jam in the curing unit even if I advance the material outside of it at the start-up. The problem with this is I lost 5 linear feet each time I load a job. For smaller jobs, that is a big lost. Right now...
  20. looking for an acrylic bending machine

    like the title says, I'm looking for an acrylic bending machine to make mainly displays. The only one I've found so far that is interesting is this one on sign-in-china.com I would like to have some recommendations if this one is garbage. I'm planing to use it at least once every week. Right...
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