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I've never done a wrap...of anything. Now I am getting interested in it and thought the members at Signs101 would be the greatest unbiased resource available to get factual, experience based advice. From the research I've done so far it seems that the most respected manufacturers are 3M, Arlon...

I've always thought that cast was a must for vehicle graphics until I read this: "Media Advancements Cast films are often categorized as high performance, providing advanced durability and conformability. Calendared films are typically used for intermediate, short-term, and economy projects...

Looking for liquid laminate the has UV absorbers in it as well as having a quick cure time. Ive read a little about the LED curing systems, but understand that there are actually UV curable coatings that somehow have UV absorbers in them. Anyone know how this works? Thanks for the advice!

Anyone doing this? Is Font Forge the best font editor in general (besides being free?) Anyone have any tips or short cuts?

anybody know how to put Opos reg marks on a layout generated in Illustrator without using the .ai plug-in? my real goal is to make the marks as large as possible. The manual says they must be at least 1/8" SQ and no greater than 3/8" SQ, however, when I use the plug-in they are generated...

I'm looking at a demo model Graphtec FC2250 flatbed plotter from 2011 that has been to trade shows and in demo rooms. It seems to run well, but being that its from 2011, it has no warranty...what do you think it's worth? What could go wrong? Thanks for your insight!

What would cause a foil to break mid-print? It’s been happening frequently lately on our DC4SX. Thanks for the advice!

Anyone know how to calibrate a graphtec fc2250 flatbed? Brand new one is cutting a little off on both axis. I'm not finding it in the manual. Thanks, MikeD

anyone have an explanation for the print to cut calibration test's design? There are 6 sets of #'s and lines printed across the platen. Does that mean that the first set (closest to the contrl panel) addresses that area of the platen, set 3 addresses the middle area of the platen while set 6...

Has anyone heard of Mimaki's next generation of wide format solvent printers coming out? What's the "next genreation" of JV33? Unfortunately for me, I won't be able to get to Vegas, and I am looking at buying some new Mimaki printers today... Should I wait? Thanks,

anyone have experience changing the opos sensor on a DC4SX in the South East?

To anyone using Summa Bar Code cutting and Wasatch (or any other RIP.) The bar-codes at the beginning of each layout I print via Wasatch have vertical and lines that but upto a horizontal line. The plotters generally have no problem reading them and cutting. However, the barcodes at the back of...

anyone know what this error means on a Mimaki JV33? "error 16 MRL Command" Thanks, MikeD

Anyone know how to get into JV33 service mode and have the printer tell you how many hours it's been run? Also, any thoughts on how long well a maintained JV33 will last before showing signs of old age? I need to come up with a plan for cycling out old printers for new ones... we recently had...

has anyone used the new media flanges Summa recently came out with? If so, can you post a pic? Thanks!

the cutting is mis-registered to the print on the scan axis (B) How do you get into service mode on this plotter? Where is the adjustment for X/Y calibration (Mimaki calls it A axis and B axis.) I had to make this same adjustment a couple years ago and forgot! Thanks for your help!

I'm looking for a company to partner up with that will handle our technical service needs for Mimaki, Summa, Graphtec and Gerber equipment as well as RIP software issues. The support from Summa and Gerber for the plotters and T.T. printers is great, but Graphtec and Mimaki support is lacking...

Been searching old threads but couldn't find what I'm looking for... What plotters do you all use to contour cut window graphics printed on perforated vinyl? It's been hit or miss with lots of plotters I've worked with because the registration marks don't completely print on the perforated...

We are having a problem with printing barcodes in Wasatch. The barcode Wasatch prints at the front of the job is fine, but the barcode printed at the end of the job has a gap between the vertical and horizontal lines that prevents our plotters from reading them. This is forcing us to rewind...

I need to scale a bunch of vector files up by 1.005%. Not much experience with the scale tool... I would like to write an action that does the scaling and I'm looking for a place to type in the scaling factor. Any advice is appreciated! MikeD