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Recent content by JimHjr73

  1. Need Help Looking For A Wholesaler For Print & Contour Cut/Kiss Cut Vinyl

    Stryker, formerly Industrial Name Plate, in Wisconsin can do all your farmed out projects. Check them out. https://strykertough.com/ . We have been doing this for 65 years.
  2. Outsourced some laser engraving - is this quality reasonable?

    I also engrave reds bottom up. I also do this with browns and darker blues in addition textured 2-ply plastics any color. There is also Ultragrave by Romark Plastics that require 2 passes to keep the engraving clean. Although I have a special profile I created to do the second pass as a "clean...
  3. Corridor Blade Sign Bracket

    JDS might have something like it. https://www.jdsindustries.com/
  4. Mimaki JFX200-2513 Can'tPRINT/BTL error on machine

    I will also go with the chip being faulty. We had the same issue on our 2513. Exact message you are seeing but for Magenta bottle. Swapped chip and back in business.
  5. Need Wholesaler for Carton Boxes

    There is a a small business in Appleton, WI called Small Quantity Boxes, recently changed the name to Personalized Packaging Systems ( https://personalizedpackagingsystems.com/ ). They have been around for years and compete well with ULine for all sorts of cardboard and cartons. I do not work...
  6. CNC Router options for printed sheets.

    Something that small and few/far between I would personally just use a brake sheer. Bigger jobs though we use a drag knife on a Multicam Apex CNC.
  7. Best option for printing onto aluminum blanks in scale?

    I do this on my Mimaki jfx200-2513ex, however, I do no not print directly on the bed. I cover the bed with transfer mask with a very light adhesive. Then I print all the outlines on that, then using a top sheet cutter I cut the area out inside the outline to expose the suction holes and line my...
  8. Cutter or Router: Colex v Shop Sabre

    I use a ShopSabre Pro510, Becker vacuum, Gorilla dust collection, and it is a dream of a machine but it is finicky. Also, the F4 vacuum will not work with the 510. If you plan on doing more router type things later...invest now and be prepared for later with the ShopSabre. My machine has a 10...
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