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  1. 4 ft x 8 ft commercial real estate sign

    Hello, I'm looking for the best option to adhere vinyl to wood. I've just attempted vinyl on painted plywood and it won't stick. I've noticed other signs that appear that they are adhered straight to wood. Is there a special type of wood I should be using? Is there a specific paint that works...
  2. Software Help Rasterlink 6

    I am new to Rasterlink after using Onyx the last 5 years or so and I am discovering problems in using Rasterlink 6 for some of the jobs that I found easy in Onyx. We get several orders for 18x24 signs that are double sided with each sign being different. From my understanding after reading the...
  3. Summa OPOS tips

    We have been long time, since 1996, Summa users. On our second cutter and have a DC4sx in house as well. For anyone who has owned one, you know what I mean when nothing else will do. The unfortunate thing for us it that we never had a tech/rep in house to show us all of the neat little tricks...
  4. High resolution maps

    Hello, I need to make a large sign for a customer which will need to include a map. I am hitting an absolute dead end trying to find any way to create a high-res map using Google Maps or MapQuest. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
  5. Corel draw X8 vs Adobe Cloud Since New Software Updates

    As stated above i am curious about what is better to work with in the graphic design market now days. Both platforms have released very updated versions of thier software. I ask this bc i am having issues with something when creating wraps for things. I was told i should be using Corel in the...
  6. Question HP L25500 Maintenance Kit 2

    Hello Everyone, Thank you for reading this post in advance and hope you can guide a newbie kindly with some help. Can someone tell me how long can I keep using my printer(HP l25500) after a maintenance kit 2 has popped up? I bought this printer using all the money I had and now I have to...
  7. Need Help 4 color on Colorburst on epson gs6000

    Hi to all happy new year! I own the epson GS6000, and I recently bougth a bulk ink system. Im having problem getting Ink so i was wondering if any of you guys set up the colorburst to print only on dual 4 cmyk only? and do you have any icc profiles using this configuration on colorburst, will...
  8. Graphtec 8600 Printer port

    My graphtec 8600 will not show up in cutting master 3 plugin in Adobe illustrator 6 when using the printer port. Im using ethernet right now but it's not very stable.
  9. Need Help Printing t-shirt transfers on HP L330???

    Hi peoples. I used to print transfers on Siser material with HP Photorealistic-LowTemperature Substrate setting on my old HP L25500. Now, on the 330 it seams that that preset/profile is gone. I was wandering what everyone else is using for transfer print. I tried Generic paper and lowered the...
  10. Roland XR-640 Printing out better Reds

    Hello I need Some Help printing out Better reds. I have a job that Needs A red Like Coke Red. Not having any luck even getting close to it I am Using a Roland XR-640 and Versaworks and Rolands Color palette in Corel Draw X8 I have used all the Profiles from Roland for the media that I...
  11. Stumped

    I thought this was going to be an easy one as it seemed familiar, but no luck, even after using FMF, WTF and WFI.
  12. Having trouble getting a nice double strike print.

    I have two printers and can't get a good double strike print out of either. One printer is a HP 310 Latex printer using the Flexiprint HP Basic RIP. I can not find any option in the RIP that allows me to double strike a print. Is it possible with my RIP? Second printer is VS-540 using...
  13. T-shirt transfer VP540

    Hey guys just a quick question, I have been trying to do some shirts using the roland digital heat transfer media, I have been using a generic oracal profile to print on the heat transfer, I kind of noticed that the green color hardly saturated that media, I mean I can see it printed but very...
  14. Cut Solution for HP 310

    I have a HP 310 and would like to buy a plotter to allow a print / cut workflow. The cutter will be replacing an aged Graphtek CE-5000-120. I am considering a Summa-S2T140. Is anyone using this machine to cut the output of the HP310? Are there other cutters I should be considering? I am...
  15. GraphixCalc 3.1

    I upgraded from 2.1 to 3.1 yesterday and am very pleased with the improvements. 31 years in business and I like the consistency of using sign pricing software. Use this, It's great
  16. Onyx Postershop 12 with Graphtec Cutter and Epson Printer

    Ok so i am looking for general information. Someone who might be using the same cutter and onyx postershop at least. the printer side of it is not as important at this moment.. I have 2 other threads open but this would be a more direct question for someone using the same setup. Thanks
  17. Digital factory v3

    Hi guru's anybody here using Digital Factory 3 with Corel?
  18. Anyone printing clear decals? What Printer is best for you?

    Looking for options!! I love the HP Latex's they have been fixing tons of issue's, but they just can't get them to print white. Do I have to go to a Flatbed to print this color? What are you using?
  19. Paint for wood substrates

    We have a CET hybrid printer. We went with straight cmyk, no white. No regrets there 'cause we would never use it. (And if that changes we can always add the white ink later since it's field upgradeable). But, having said that, I'm wanting to produce a sign using some old wood. It's for us...
  20. 3M Feller's availability?

    We been ordering a few rolls a month, or more sometimes, 48" 3M ij180CV3. We try to have enough on hand but sometimes we need to get it in a less than two days. My question is - Is 48" an odd size and not something they stock? Am I the only one using 48" here in Maine or the Northeast? Just...
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