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  1. Question Mobile/Laptop Vinyl Cutting Software

    Hello Everyone, I am looking for vinyl-cutting software for my business. We do phone and laptop wraps. We were thinking of using Illustrator and vector cut files for it. But buying vector cut files for all the phone models and laptops would cost us a lot. Can anyone suggest any software for...
  2. Question Help Identify this 3M Material

    We started a phone and laptop wrap business few months ago. At first, we used 40C gloss white for UV printing. But customers complained it didn't stick well, especially at the edges and with thin vinyl cuts. We tried a different material from a similar business and it worked great. It sticks...
  3. Additional U-channel Support

    Hello Y'all, As the thread states I'm looking for some alternatives for U-channel support. I have a client who we installed some U-channels with a STIFF-PLATE and the hardware associated with it. People in their parking lot keep on running into the poll and bending/ultimately snapping the...
  4. Need Help Any Suggestions on Laminators

    With Royal Sovereign closing its doors my company needs to purchase a new laminator. Right now, we have a RSL-1402cw/sp. We mainly do street signs and 50/50 window perf. on our buses that would need laminating. I'm personally newish to sign making and would love any feedback I can get! Thank...
  5. Valuejet 1324x Printing issues, please help!

    Hello, I have a mutoh valuejet 1324x that I use almost daily as my main printer, and yesterday it started printing magenta off after a head strike. I've run vertical and horizontal alignments, although I admittedly am not the most well versed in the DIY fixing of these printers. Does anyone have...
  6. Roland- True Vis sg2-300 Printing Issues - HELP

    Hello Everyone, I am new to the page but found it when looking for answers to why are printer is printing the colors offset like the pictures below. I haven't run in to this problem with my past Roland experience till now as I just started working at a new Maker Space. It seems like they have...
  7. DryTac SpotOn - HP 700W - Profile advice needed

    So, I think the biggest issue I've had with this printer is the lack of profiles. I have a large job to print on DryTac SpotOn Matte, but I'm having wrinkling issues while printing. I am currently using the DryTac SpotOn Clear profile, but when I started printing test pieces there is consistent...
  8. summa F1612 vacuum not turning off during belt advance

    Our f1612 will not advance media. Normally, while cutting 4x8' sheets, it goes like this: summa cuts a bit, vacuum powers down, carriage moves to rear, carriage grabs sheet/belt and moves to front pulling sheet and belt with it. Instead, summa is doing this: summa cuts a bit, carriage moves to...
  9. Need Help Mimaki UCJV300-160 UV lamp 1 overheating

    Hello, i have a Mimaki UCJV300-160 and the lamp 1 started giving me temp high error, if I continue printing then the machine gives UV UNIT OVER HEAT error 706 and turns off, I think the blower fan is really dusty and almost no air comes out, but I don’t know how to open it to clean it and can’t...
  10. Help Wanted - Busy Shop in Hamilton, NJ

    Located in Hamilton, NJ Small busy sign shop looking for immediate help. Hiring for multiple positions. Production/installer and Graphic assistant. GRAPHIC DESIGN / PRODUCTION We are looking for a hardworking, focused Sign, Graphic Designer/ Production Assistant. Experience in a sign shop is a...
  11. Mutoh 1614 - EO74Err CR2 Current (HELP)

    I started having issue 2 days ago with the carriage almost finishes print and stops on left side then throws the code. I have cleaned the T-Fence/encoder strip. I tried to run another print - same thing. Double checked everything over tried running another print which it only printed the...
  12. Font Id Help

    Hello, My friend was wondering if anyone can help identify this font. Please let me know if you can. Thank you!
  13. Font id help

    Hello, Can someone please help me find this FourStroke font and possibly the SHO VMAX one also please? Thanks!
  14. Need Help Font help please

    I have this font I cannot find anywhere. Its the one that say "Surf Camp". Please help!
  15. HELP: Mutoh 1614A Printing issues

    I have had bought/used this printer for over a year now. Back at the end of March I noticed what appears to be missing/white lines in prints now matter what media was used. I thought clogged head so did several head cleanings, ran long cleanings, soaked head, etc several times which seamed to...
  16. HELP: MUTOH 1614A Printing Line Issues

    I have had bought/used this printer for over a year now. Back at the end of March I noticed what appears to be missing/white lines in prints now matter what media was used. I thought clogged head so did several head cleanings, ran long cleanings, soaked head, etc several times which seamed to...
  17. HELP: Mutoh 1614A lines in printing

    I have owned and printed on the machine for 1+yrs. This issue started back at the end of March noticed with color red first, then with the blues - in which I thought clogged nozzle (looked like white/missing lines here and there) at first did all cleanings, soaked head, ran strong cleans etc. It...
  18. Need Help Banding

    Hello, so I have a Mimaki JV150-160 and for some reason it keeps banding bad, especially on my reds. So I did a test print and this keeps happening with my reds (mostly) other times its either the black or the cyan (idkwtf). And I keep cleaning it and cleaning it and sometimes it gets normal...
  19. Need Help Font Help

    Hello, Can someone please help me ID this font? Thank you in advance!
  20. Font Help

    Hello! I need some more font help please! A customer asked me to make a decal for them using this font called "Rule of Thumb" but I can't seem to find it anywhere online or anywhere. Does anyone know if this is the actual name of this font? or where to possibly find it? Please let me know...
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