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  1. Foam Cleaning Swabs?

    Where is everyone buying their Foam Cleaning Swabs? We used to order from griots garage qty200 for $22.00, but it seems they do not carry them any longer. Anyone else have any good leads? It's time for us to re-up and our source is gone :(
  2. Substrate shelf

    Decided it was time to (finally) build myself a way to store my substrates FLAT! It may not be pretty, but it works! :rolleyes:
  3. Issue with L260

    Anyone ever seen this happen? Over the past couple weeks I have started to see this, just the first few inches of the print. This one went on for much longer....I can't tell what it is....Is part of the heater getting too hot? This has happened on multiple materials, and doesn't happen all the...
  4. Highest tack reflective

    Hey everyone, ive got a little side project between all the wraps and fleet stuff. I'm cutting very small dots (1/8") in reflective materials but I'm having a hard time getting them to stick to the metal I'm working on. I've got oracle that I cut but was wondering what brands give a higher...
  5. Per diem for out of state work? Semi trailer wraps

    I was asked by my employer if I would travel out of state to do some semi trailer wraps. The location is roughly 6 hours away, and we would be staying in a hotel for approx. 10 days. We would print the wraps in house, and take everything down with us. The business owner would be paying for the...
  6. Graphtec FC8000 cutting strip

    Hi guys, Does anyone have any suggestions on alternatives for the cutting strip on our FC8000? At over $50cdn each time they're an expensive consumable.. Thanks, Steve
  7. Mutoh valujet 1617h

    Have had this machine for about 3 years and have already replaced 3 heads due to "clogs". It always seems to be the red ink. Last time, I had problems with the blue and I started cleaning manually and automatically, after a few tries the blue mostly came back but I completely lost my second...
  8. Temp vinyl posters falling down

    I installed some non-perm adhisive posters on drywall in a gym. After two weeks one of the posters fell down. This is a large chain so I'm assuming this doesnt happen all the time. Is there a special way to install them? I used a felt squgee and tried to get the edges real good. Should I...
  9. anyone recognize this font

    having hard time finding this one
  10. Mimaki JF 1631 origin issue

    I have a JF 1631 flatbed and I printed a table and then went to print another table and the origin shifted back on me about a 1/4 inch. I have shut it down and restarted a few time, slid the gantry to different positions, unplugged the machine for a bit and every time I try to set the origin...
  11. Flexi drives me nuts with this

    Anyone else have this issue? When I print multiple copies of a decal, and let's say I need 100....so I set it up in Production Manager, and they fit in 10 rows of 10, perfectly square on the sheet. Once it prints, it will change and do like 9 across, which make it 12 rows, with 1 all by itself...
  12. Xmas holiday

    Who else is taking time off at Xmas? That is the only time in whole year when i take any time off at all, so i am always excited lol. My last business day is December 23rd - will be cleaning shop & organizing stuff for next year. Then taking off & won't come to the shop til the January 4th :)
  13. Print stopped. Rip software is closed. No error messages. Damn Win update!

    I do not leave my printer print by itself but sometimes I gotta print so much I have no other choice. For this I have a camera set up looking at the printer. I can log in to my computer and see what's going on. Well, this is the 2nd or 3rd time that the printer stops. No head strike. The pc...
  14. Fun at the shop

    We post videos on instagram from time to time and we like to have a little fun... enjoy! https://youtu.be/8OH0sicpI24
  15. Year end bonuses?

    What's typical for employee year end or Christmas bonuses? We have a small shop and am wondering what other employers do at this time of year. Also, I'm creating an employee handbook and am on the "paid time off" section - any advice on that too? Thanks.
  16. Looking for an aluminum sign blank distributor in NC

    Looking for white painted .040 alunimum sign blanks, size 24X26 with round corners. So far, best price I see is $11.50 per. Anyone know a better priced source? I need about 20 at a time, ordered monthly.
  17. Sign restoration video

    Hello As promised when I finished I would post my video about this topic . Had a great time working on this. 77 peter st blackhall and Company ghost sign restoration. - YouTube
  18. Font help

    Hey everyone. Hoping I am posting this in the right area. REALLY new to the whole sign making/ plotter stuff, and I am just now after 20+ years of airbrushing, learning to use a plotter/ printer to increase and expand my business. I am sure I will initially be a *PITA* for asking to many...
  19. Need Help VS540 Drifting

    Hey guys, Printer is three years old never an issue.. the last few months we had issues with print quality and recently cuts drifting.. Print head was replaced last week due to a bad strike that well rendered it messed up. BUt right now, when i print.. we are doing some logos for a client...
  20. Rasterlink pro 5 - working disk c: space issue

    Hello for some reason we suddenly have a working disk C: issue and can only load one or two jobs at a time. What might cause this? Working disk C is at 94 % Physical memory is at 64% 3.9GB Any assistance would be appreciated
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