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  1. X Position Alarm

    My Graphtec FC7000 was running just fine, until it wasn't. I am now getting a X Position Alarm as soon as I hit process cutting path in Wasatch. It abruptly jumps to the right and sounds the X Position Alarm. Any ideas of what I could do?
  2. PDF / Illy Issues

    I am trying to place a pdf into illy for print, but once placed the PDF in illy is not what it should look like? I am not quite sure how to describe it, I am just hoping that someone out there understands what I am saying.
  3. A sweet language barrier

    I have a very sweet hispanic customer that orders from me, please know that I am not making fun of her. I just got a kick out of the email she sent me. Lord knows if I was trying to email her in spanish, mine would be worse. Angela I like how loos on back., can you ads 2 more sqwer to be...
  4. Any one out there an American History buff?

    If you are I highly recommend the series "The Men Who Built America". I thought it was going to be a snooze fest but ended up watching it for 4 hours straight last night and had to DVR the rest so I could get to sleep. It had all the major players Rockefeller, Carnegie, JP Morgan, Thomas...
  5. Custom Door Mats

    Customer wants some custom door mats. Who can I call? Thanks
  6. Nervous

    I am just getting into logo design, which you will be able to tell by the art work I am submitting. I am hoping for some friendly advice on where to go next or if it should go to the recycle bin instead. Please be gentle(ish)
  7. Might someone help me with this?

    A new customer came in today with this hand written design. I am not very good at redesigning something like this. I am wondering where to go from here. Any recommendations on who I can send this to would be appreciated.
  8. Why does my Gaussin Blur not work sometimes?

    I can't figure out why all of the sudden my Gaussian Blur stops working. I was Gaussian blurrin' all day yesterday and now it tells me there is an "error occurred while processing appearance of an object" Oh what have I done to upset you mighty Gaussian Blur? Please help me understand.
  9. Does all reflective vinyl cost an arm & a leg?

    Is reflective vinyl really that expensive?
  10. Maps on business cards and postcards

    A lot of my customers want a map to their location on a business card, postcard, ect. I have google mapped, yahoo mapped and can't figure out how to pull it off of the web cleanly. I thought I had it a few days ago but then ended up downloading the toolbar from hell and still didn't get a good...
  11. Any idea where I can get these?

    I have tried Gemini & Scotts, to no avail. Any guidance would me most appreciated.
  12. My Crappy Website

    My current website, for lack of better words, SUCKS. I am in the process of updating it with more photos, testimonials and so on. My question to all of you...what percentage of your business comes from your website? OH and dear lord please don't try to look up my crappy website. Thanks
  13. LED Sign Disposal

    I have a customer that is asking what to do with the large LED sign she is removing from her building. The dump will not take it because of the LED and the EPA says it will be 500 bucks for them to take it. Any suggestions?
  14. Drop shadows

    I am in Illy CS3 trying to do a drop shadow for a business card. Is this possible in illy? I am able to do drop shadows fine for large print but when it comes to business cards the drop shadows never seem to work. Any advice would be most appreciated.
  15. Wasatch 6.3 color problems

    I rip wasatch 6.3 to a mutoh value jet 1604. Just in the last few days having a problem with color, mainly with red, ( it's comming out burgandy). I have changed around the material profile and match it as close as I can to what I am print on ( 3mil adhesive calendar vinyl) I've also try to...
  16. Graphtec fc-7000, works, doesn't work

    I run a graphtec fc-7000 plotter, rip with wasatch, and print on a mutoh 1604 value jet. We print full color to vinyl with registration marks and then put onto the plotter to cut. Here is the problem, some files cut perfect on the graphtec and some do not. ( some files cut way off the mark...
  17. Vista Print another threat

    I've been in the sign biz for 10yrs. At the peak, 850k in revenue and 7 employees. Now two employees and about 120k annual rev. Margins seem to continually shrink, and large scale companies are moving in. Are we being comoditized. Four color offset printing has vanished on a local level. Will...
  18. Graphtec FC 7000 spooler error

    I keep getting a print spooler error when ripping from Wasatch 6.3. Re installed the software, check connection...ie. the basic stuff. I use windows xp....any suggestions? Thanks
  19. wasatch 6.3 spooler error

    I'm trying to cut from wasatch 6.3 to our graphtec fc-7000. Have had wasatch for over 4 years with no problems. Just in the last few weeks, began getting a print spooler error. Have done some basic things. i.e...reinstalled software, rebooted, checked cable connection. checked driver on windows...
  20. Reversed Vinyl (not a plotter question)

    I apologize for this stupid question in advance. I have a customer that wants window lettering for the inside of her store, it is to be reversed so it reads properly from the front. I thought no problem, I'll use the reflect tool in illy cs3 and there it is buuuuut there it isn't. What am I...
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